War in Ukraine

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US gets a nasty surprise in Ukraine

Biden’s own party calling for negotiated war settlement while Moscow’s ‘dirty bomb’ claim may actually have merit

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Reflections on the Coup in Ukraine – 2014-2022

Victor Yanukovich was elected President of the Ukraine in 2010 narrowly defeating Yulia Timoshenko with 49% of votes cast to Timoshenko’s 45%. The Ukrainian Presidential term of office lasts for five years. Yanukovich’s party, the Party of the Regions, together with its coalition partner, the Communist party of the Ukraine, also had a majority in the Ukrainian Parliament, with Mykola Azarov as Prime Minister. The membership of the European Union was one of the more salient issues during this time and was the trigger for subsequent upheavals.

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Why Germany’s pursuit of peace in Ukraine is paralyzed

Berlin’s dependence on Russian gas and its deference to US policy puts it in a difficult spot, particularly with voters.

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Judgment Day is fast approaching

Dear readers, to my great regret, I am once again duty bound to walk the streets bearing the sign ‘The End of the World is Nigh’.

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The Wound We Refuse To Heal

“Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness.” ~ 1 John 2:9

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Playing at War in Ukraine

Congress should signal its readiness to invoke the War Powers Act, while demanding that the Biden administration broker peace.

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Biden Has an ‘Off-Ramp’ on Ukraine

A Rose has bloomed In the Blinken/Sullivan/Biden desert of ideas on Ukraine. I refer to Rose Gottemoeller, 69, who was Under Secretary of State for Arms Control during the Obama/Biden second term and knows much more about the real world than the boys Biden has in the back room (if I may risk damning her with faint praise).

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Ukraine in the mold of a classic proxy war

The US isn’t at war with Russia, technically – but its proxy support for Ukraine has the potential to ignite World War III

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Ukraine war is ‘Biden’s war’ now

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Oct 18, 2022 that evidence of military personnel of United States and other Western countries having their boots on the ground in Ukraine is mounting.

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Joe Biden: a modern-day Koschei the Immortal

With origins that go back eons, fairy tales offer timeless lessons on truth and morality. Today, both Russia and Ukraine face a villain in Washington DC who is right out of Slavic folklore.