Why Russia’s anti-war movement matters
On March 14, a Russian state TV journalist named Maria Ovsyannikova burst onto the set of a live news broadcast on Russia’s main state-run TV channel holding a sign with…
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Vladimir Putin’s war to crush Ukraine is part of a long Kremlin tradition
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is bringing back memories of earlier attempts by the Kremlin to extinguish Ukrainian statehood aspirations and crush the country. As Putin’s invasion force intensifies the…
The EU needs Ukraine
Today, as Russia wages war on Ukraine, the European Union has risen to the occasion and rallied to support the Ukrainian people. Ukraine has unified the EU like never before by…
Vladimir Putin has almost no chance of successfully occupying Ukraine
Ukrainians are bravely defending their country against Russian aggression, but President Vladimir Putin’s forces have seized or are on the verge of seizing a number of cities across southern and…
Vladimir Putin has nothing but bad options in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is not going according to plan. When he made the decision to invade, Putin seems to have sincerely believed Ukrainians would lay down…
Ukraine’s exodus escalates as millions more prepare to flee Putin’s invasion
Many Ukrainians first heard the explosions of Russian missiles on the news or via online video footage. But as Putin’s war continues to escalate, the horrors of the conflict have…
Russia’s veto makes a mockery of the United Nations Security Council
“This is an extraordinary moment,” declared US ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield during a recent UN General Assembly (UNGA) emergency special session on Ukraine. “Now, at more than…
Lend-Lease 2022: How the US can back Ukraine against Putin
The failed effort to get Polish MiG-29 jets into the hands of Ukrainian pilots highlights the need for the United States to take calculated risks in the struggle to stop…
Not just Putin: Most Russians support the war in Ukraine
Amid the shock and horror of Russia’s Ukraine invasion, many have sought to blame everything solely on Vladimir Putin. As international audiences try to make sense of the unthinkable scenes…
Putin’s Ukraine War leaves Russia trapped behind a new iron curtain
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has prompted an unprecedented and multi-layered international response to support Ukraine and Ukrainians. Liberalism, it seems, may have some life left in it. As the…