UKRAINIAN GLORY

Is Putin Hostage to Russia’s Oligarchs?

At Facebook, Akos Magyar weaves an intriguing counternarrative as to how Putin is held hostage by Russia’s oligarchs.  With permission (and link to the original): The summit that the media claimed was proof of Trump’s Russian allegiances produced the...

Karl Rove on Ukraine’s Three Endgame Scenarios and Their Impact

Ace veteran political operative Karl Rove assesses the three scenarios for Ukraine and their potential consequences for Donald Trump, Ukraine, America and the world: Politically, there appear to be three possible outcomes for Mr. Trump. One is that the American...

Russia and Ukraine Agree: Trump Hands Putin a Big Win With Summit

The New York Times reports that by meeting with Putin in Alaska, Trump has already handed Putin a big win.  Excerpt: Merely meeting with Mr. Trump is a big win for President Vladimir V. Putin, bringing the Russian leader out of a diplomatic deep freeze and giving him...

Putin’s Achilles Heel: His Yearning For and Lack of Legitimacy

                                                              President Vladimir Putin, left, meeting with members of Russia’s Security Council.  Kremlin At the New York Times Alexander Baunov, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center and an expert on...