Given the unhappiness of many of the Russian conscripts, this appears to be a clever approach: In his video address, President Zelensky, made 3 promises to Russians who were forced into conscription and surrender to Ukraine: — Sid Chambers, PhD … Continue reading →
As if things weren’t bad enough, now this: Natural-gas is erupting like geysers on the surface of the Baltic Sea above the damaged Nord Stream pipelines, images from the Danish military show. Danish Defence on Tuesday released a video taken … Continue reading →
Putin is planning the tried-and-true Russian tactic of throwing a lot of its male citizens into the fray and overwhelming the enemy by numbers. One problem, though, is that – unlike, for example, the Nazi invasion of WWII, when Russia … Continue reading →
Plenty. I don’t usually report on the ups and downs of the military events in Ukraine, nor do I make prognostications except for making one – which still stands – that this will go on for quite a while longer … Continue reading →
…the Iran Deal. Of course, we’ve heard before that it’s close to a done deal, and that hasn’t happened yet. But I think it probably will be finalized in the not-too-distant future.
Continue reading →There’s more on the new Iran Deal here, in particular what the Iranian leaders are saying about their plans for Israel. The article mentions the Biden administration’s weakness several times as one of the factors leading to all of this: … Continue reading →
And we don’t know how or why: Russia’s Saki Air Base, safely tucked away 120 miles or more behind the front lines, lost as many as 10 warplanes and various buildings in a series of explosions on Tuesday — but … Continue reading →
The title of this post is taken from the title of a book of photographs by Roman Vishniac, of Jewish life in Eastern Europe in the 1930s. Here is the story of how the photos were taken: …[B]etween 1934 and … Continue reading →
I’ve avoided making predictions about the endgame of the war in Ukraine, but here’s an article that discusses the possibilities: At the time of this writing, it is not yet clear what the outcome will be. His first strategy having … Continue reading →
Commenter “MBunge” thinks I haven’t paid enough attention to Ukraine lately. This was his snarky effort to bring it up: Hey! Any body remember that war in Ukraine? You know, the one everybody was so excited about because it was … Continue reading →
Well, well, well: Finland will apply for membership in the NATO military alliance, the country’s president, Sauli Niinisto, confirmed on Sunday, in a historic policy shift prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Moscow, which shares a 1,300 km (800 mile) … Continue reading →
…not with a bang but a whimper: The smaller number of marching units, the absence of the “Z” sloganeering, any air units, and the elite of the Russian Army all gave the parade a more subdued air. It was not … Continue reading →