It’s complicated: Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky declared Tuesday that, when the war is finally over, Ukraine would emerge from the rubble a “big Israel.” He meant that the war would never really be over, that Ukraine would be on a … Continue reading →
As I’ve said before, I haven’t posted much specific Russia/Ukraine war coverage – battles, atrocities, troop movements, weapons used – because of a combination of the fog of war and the purposeful fog of propaganda. But the topic keeps coming … Continue reading →
The policies of the Biden administration have done a lot for Israeli/Arab relations: A summit was held in Israel over the weekend between Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Israel and the United States. The meeting was designed to … Continue reading →
Again: We’ve heard it from Vladimir Putin himself. We’ve heard it from Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. But just in case we somehow missed the message, a political scientist and longtime supporter of Putin by the name of Sergey Mikheev … Continue reading →
I’ve not been impressed by the intelligence community’s take on much of anything Russian (or maybe anything in general), and that’s not just lately. I’ve written before about how the intelligence community failed to accurately foresee and predict the collapse … Continue reading →
Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine we’ve been arguing in the comments here about his motives and goals. Putting that aside, this post is about something else: the state of the Russian military. And by “military” I mean army, navy, … Continue reading →
Zelenskyy recently made a speech right before the NATO summit in which he said this (in English): The War of Russia is not only the war against Ukraine. Its meaning is much wider. Russian started the war against freedom as … Continue reading →
Here’s a guy who gets to say a few “I told you so”s: Hat tip: commenter Barry Meislin. Unfortunately, with all the woke business that Obama and Biden have pushed in our military, I fear we’re going in a similar … Continue reading →
Commenter “Kate” writes: I don’t think anyone on our side of the fence knows what’s really going on in Russia, or whether public opinion there makes any difference. Some military observers are now estimating Russian military deaths so far at … Continue reading →
Here’s a report from the besieged city of Mariupol. It’s harrowing. A companion piece to that is here: Former UK veterans affairs minister Johnny Mercer, an erstwhile artillery officer who did three tours in Afghanistan, visited Kyiv/Kiev, and
Continue reading →Commenter “physicsguy” writes: Many seem to have forgotten how close the Biden family is to the corruption in Ukraine. I have kept that in mind as I look at the administration’s response. I’m definitely not letting Putin off the hook; … Continue reading →
Both Ukraine and Russia are majority Russian Orthodox countries, and this is relevant because the church is very politically involved and politically influential to a much greater degree than in a country such as the US or in western Europe. … Continue reading →