John T Psaropoulos at Al Jazeera calls out Putin’s increasing belligerence: Russia this week rejected the latest United States peace proposal for Ukraine and declared victory in battles over key Ukrainian cities – claims Ukraine has dismissed as propaganda....
Putin and Trump, public domain, courtesy of Wikimedia Writing at the Wall Street Journal, Holman Jenkins says that it “will take a lot more than what Donald Trump is doing to convince Putin that it is in his best interest to stop.” … Wouldn’t it be...
Business Insider reports the plunge in Russia’s oil revenues when Russia can least afford it, just as US sanctions hit: Russia’s vital oil and gas revenues tumbled 27% in October from a year earlier, data from the Finance Ministry show — a sharp blow to...
French fishing nets, Pexels license, photo by SlimMars 13 The Guardian reports: Old French fishing nets defend Ukraine: The lifespan of a deep-sea net is between 12 and 24 months, after which they become worn and beyond repair. Until now, the estimated 800 tonnes of...
Chris Snow at Medium observes: Much propaganda surrounds Pokrovsk. Russia has been trying to conquer the town since July of 2024. Russia will likely achieve their strategic objective soon, but at what cost? Wars of attrition are not won by capturing cities. They are...
