Prigozhin’s plane has crashed, apparently killing everyone onboard: Prigozhin, an ex-convict turned billionaire, was to leave for Belarus as part of an amnesty deal offered by President Vladimir Putin to him and his mercenary force. While thousands of his armed … Continue reading →
Churchill on Russia in 1939: a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. The larger quote: “I cannot forecast to you the action of Russia. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there … Continue reading →
Stephen Green writes: The Russo-Ukraine War might very well end up a quagmire, but neither Russia nor Ukraine is there yet… The Russo-Ukraine War just turned one year old. That is not by any measure even a long war… Absent … Continue reading →
..in the past. I happened across this 2010 interview with Victor Davis Hanson. I’ve cued up two short segments that I found impressive. Here’s the first part, which is about Russia and Putin: Here’s the second part, which is about … Continue reading →
If true, this article on the Russian leadership is certainly depressing. I have no way to know whether it’s true, but my gut feeling is that it is. It makes some interesting points, for example that the reason the Russian … Continue reading →
I offer my usual caveat on linking to this post with recent news on Russia’s war effort in Ukraine. The fog of war is always operative, so each person will probably take this differently. But I think it’s fairly clear … Continue reading →
I’m only surprised that Putin didn’t do this earlier: Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin formally accomplished what has been telegraphed for a few weeks, the annexation of four Ukrainian oblasts (provinces). Before a crowd of what passes for dignitaries in … 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 →
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 →
…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 →
I found this quite fascinating. I was already familiar with this guy – Konstantin Kisin – from his “Triggernometry” podcasts, but I was previously unaware of much of his personal history as discussed here.
Continue reading →Poor innocent Russia, threatened on all sides by enemies while minding its own peaceful business, wants everyone in the world to know it’s prepared and ready: Russia announced on Wednesday it had successfully launched a new missile that it said … Continue reading →