Niall Ferguson, at Time, provides a magisterial assessment of the likely end of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the aftermath. … How many concessions should Ukraine have to make to secure an end to the hostilities? And what will it take to persuade Putin...
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...
