COLE S. ARONSON at Politico reports from Kyiv on the growing strength, autonomy and orthodoxy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church: The Orthodox Church of Ukraine … is now Ukraine’s most important spiritual institution. Long governed by the Russian Orthodox Church,...
RealLifeLore at Yourtube reveals how driving Finland and Sweden into NATO makes the Russian Federation dramatically more vulnerable. Bad move, Vlad!...
Taras Kuzio of The Atlantic Council demolishes the propaganda exercise that is the new standard Russian high school history text. Excerpt: The messianic view of Russian history outlined in this newly published textbook is part of a long tradition of Russian...
Politico.eu reports on some ways in which Putin’s brutality has injured Russian influence in Ukraine, perhaps forever: Excerpt: KYIV — President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine has triggered many unintended consequences — from prodding Sweden and...
The New York Times reports: After Russia’s ruble hit a 16-month low against the U.S. dollar, raising fears of rising inflation, even one of President Vladimir V. Putin’s top cheerleaders in state media lashed out at the country’s financial authorities on Thursday over...
