Showing posts with label Economic Sanctions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Economic Sanctions. Show all posts
Saturday, October 8, 2022

Crimea Bridge Explosion Disrupts Crucial Supply Route for Russian Forces (VIDEO)

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At the video, just after 10 seconds, the car was spared a direct hit, but the blast-shrapnel ignited the gas tank and blew up the vehicle. P...
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Russia’s Mobilization, Plunging Oil Prices Weaken Putin’s Economic Hand

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At the Wall Street Journal , " Economic storm clouds come as Russian president orders more financial resources directed at war in Ukrai...
Saturday, September 24, 2022

Louise Mensch on Putin's War

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From September 16th, on Twitter : 1/ I don’t think this war, or Putin, are going to make it to next summer. in case you haven’t been paying...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

'A Brutal, Needless War ... Chosen by One Man': Biden, at United Nations, Slams Putin's Invasion of Ukraine (VIDEO)

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Following-up, " Putin Orders Draft of Reservists for War in Ukraine, Threatens Nuclear Response ." At the Los Angeles Times , &quo...

Putin Orders Draft of Reservists for War in Ukraine, Threatens Nuclear Response

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A big day in great power politics. At the Wall Street Journal , " The Russian president’s move sought to bolster his faltering military...
Friday, September 16, 2022

Russia’s Battered Army Has No Quick Fix in Ukraine (VIDEO)

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 At the Wall Street Journal , " Kyiv’s counterattack tests Moscow’s forces and raises stakes for Kremlin at home ": Russian forces...

It’s Time to Prepare for a Ukrainian Victory

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From Anne Applebaum, at the Atlantic , " The liberation of Russian-occupied territory might bring down Vladimir Putin ": Over the ...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 15

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At the Institute for the Study of War : Ukrainian forces are continuing counteroffensive operations in eastern Ukraine, increasingly pressur...

Why Ukraine Will Win

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From Frances Fukuyama, at the Journal of Democracy , " The country’s military is advancing on the battlefield. If Ukraine defeats Russi...
Saturday, September 3, 2022

Moscow’s Struggle to Sustain Its War in Ukraine

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At Foreign Affairs , " Is Russia’s Economy on the Brink? ": In April, just weeks after he launched the invasion of Ukraine, Russia...
Sunday, March 20, 2022

Long Bloody Battle for Kyiv Looms (VIDEO)

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At the New York Times , " The Battle for Kyiv Looms as a Long and Bloody Conflict ": Ukraine’s capital is the biggest prize of all...

Institute for the Study of War

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It's like these cats were put in deep-freeze since the surge in Iraq. And now? A go-to resource on the "Russian Campaign Offensive....

REPORT: Russia Has Empowered Neo-Nazi Factions in Zelensky's Army

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There's some debate over this here , and I'm sure lots more on Twitter and elsewhere. Nazis in the Ukraine army? This is way beyond ...

The Annihilation of Mariupol (VIDEO)

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At the Financial Times , " ‘Hell on earth’: survivors recount Mariupol’s annihilation under Russian bombs ": Residents who escaped...

Ukraine Blasts Kremlin for Bombing Civilians, Alleged Forced Removal of Ukrainians to Russia

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Russia can't win on the battlefield, so Putin will level the cities and terrorize the civilian population, attempting to demoralize Kyiv...

How the U.S. and EU Cut Russia Off From the Global Economy

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This is extremely fascinating to me. For all the talk of U.S. relative decline, the administration's actions have displayed the brute po...
Friday, March 18, 2022

Survivors Emerge From Bombed Ukrainian Theater (VIDEO)

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At WSJ , " Survivors Emerge From Ukrainian Theater Bombed in Russian Airstrike ": Rescuers freed 130 people from the building in M...

Ukraine Could Win

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From James Holmes, at 1945, " Yes, Ukraine Could Beat Russia ": Which antagonist—if either—will prevail in Ukraine? The longevit...

Biden Warns China of 'Consequences' if It Aids Russian War

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We'll see. I'd love to see China shut down with a barrage of sanctions to match or exceed those imposed on Russia. Hoo boy, that wou...
Sunday, March 13, 2022

Thirty-Five Killed as Russia Strikes Ukraine Military Base Near Polish Border (VIDEO)

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War is hell. Bloody fucking hell. At WSJ , " Russian Missiles Strike Ukrainian Military Training Base Near Polish Border ": Attack...