War in Ukraine

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US intelligence says Ukraine’s offensive a failure

Ukraine misfires on taking southern town of Melitopol while signs grow of what could be a decisive Russian offensive

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Ukraine war fatigue is growing

Fatigue with the war in Ukraine is growing louder as the war in Ukraine drags on with no end in sight.

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Putin’s plot to split the West may be succeeding

The Kremlin is now using every tool it can find to foment divisions within the Nato military alliance

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Bribes and hiding at home: the Ukrainian men trying to avoid conscription

Some are spending life savings to stay out of the war, but such actions are seen as treasonous by those already fighting

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NATO Official Suggests Ukraine Could Cede Territory to Russia to Join Alliance

The comments were made by Stian Jenssen, chief of staff for NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg

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Fans of Cluster Bombs Dominate WaPo’s Opinion Section

The Washington Post (6/23/22) describes its opinion section as a platform for articles that “provide a diversity of voices and perspectives for our readers.” Yet as the US and its allies pour military aid into Ukraine, escalating the already bloody conflict with ever-more deadly new weapons, the paper’s opinion pages begin to look less like a platform for diverse voices and more like a cheerleading squad for the military/industrial complex.

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The Summer of Fraying Threads

“Ukraine has two options: accept its role as a buffer state, or be dismembered. If the US goads them into an attempt to subjugate the Donbass, Russia will slice away eastern Ukraine and assimilate it — and there is *nothing* the US can do to prevent it.”

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VIDEO: Neocons Will Blame Anyone But Themselves For Losing Ukraine | With ACURA’s James W. Carden

Carden’s article entitled “The Coming Battle for ‘Who Lost Ukraine?’” in The American Conservative lays out his view that the same people who caused the Ukraine war in the first place will go to great lengths to justify why loosing it will be the fault of those of us who opposed this proxy-war in the […]

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Ukraine, NATO and the End of Deterrence

My late, dear friend Jean-Marie Benoist, great democratic political philosopher, devout Christian, bon viveur and fervent champion of European Christian civilization is gone more than 30 years now and I still miss him – more than ever.

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Can Washington pivot from its maximalist aims in Ukraine?

Biden may have to shift to a plan B, but can he do it after insisting the freedom of the global world order is at stake?