The war in Ukraine has changed the international landscape in Europe in ways which few pundits predicted. The bulk of the political changes which the war has unleashed are thus…
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5 Transformations that took place during the Russo-Ukrainian War
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeAs the Russo-Ukrainian War completed a year on the 24th of February 2023, the world and Europe in particular once again witnessed the ravages of war on European soil after decades.…
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One year later, why do Russians still support the war?
After February 24, 2022, it became apparent that most Russians supported what Putin called “a special military operation.” Yet, weeks later, most Russians still supported an obvious full-scale war with…
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Canada’s Russia sanctions are hitting people with no connection to Putin’s war
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksCanada’s economic measures against Russia — which are meant to target the assets of wealthy oligarchs and government officials — are hitting the personal finances of people with no ties to the Putin…
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The organizers of the visit of Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to Kyiv, scheduled for this week, faced a lot of problems at the preparation stage. The Ukrainian side presented…
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Former Israeli prime minister rebuts claim, boosted by Russia, that the US blocked a Ukraine peace agreement
by Cody Doyleby Cody DoyleA former Israeli prime minister is walking back his suggestion that the United States may have “blocked” an agreement last year to end the war in Ukraine, a claim that…
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Ukraine and the West are talking about an imminent Russian offensive. What can it be?
by Thomas Burkeby Thomas BurkeRussia is preparing a new big offensive in Ukraine, which will begin in the next two weeks. Such warnings have recently been heard from Ukrainian and Western officials, they are also…
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How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down
by Blake Brooksby Blake BrooksAt about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, received a troubling phone call. After spending months building up a more than 100,000-strong invasion force on…
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Putinology: the art of analyzing the man in the Kremlin
As Russian President Vladimir Putin massed his military on Ukraine’s border in late 2021, many analysts doubted Putin would actually invade. But not Dmitri Alperovitch. “He was seeing Ukraine slip away…
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Russia at War: Bakhmut still holds
by Elis Carterby Elis CarterLondon, Brussels (14/2 – 17) Pu·to·ni·a /ˈpo͞otəˈnēə/ Pu·to·ni·an /ˈpo͞otəˈnēyən/ (Noun: A state of dictatorship under the self-illusion of recreating a status quo by force to impose an ideology on others)…