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What happened to Russia’s Air Force?

March 2, 2022
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Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US intelligence expected a ferocious attack by Moscow, which would immediately activate the enormous Russian air force that its military had prepared in order to dominate Ukraine’s skies. However, the first six days have defied predictions, with Moscow acting significantly more cautiously with its air force, to the […]

February 27, 2022
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Washington and its allies blocked certain Russian banks’ access to the SWIFT international payment system on Saturday as part of new sanctions on Moscow as it continues its attack on Ukraine. The complete statement from the allies is as follows: We, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, […]

23 Feb 22

Emergency aid for Ukraine receives bipartisan support in Congress

New financial legislation to handle the Ukraine issue is being drafted, with possible action next week, according to US legislators on Tuesday. Republicans and Democrats in Congress are showing support for further expenditure in the face of Russian force deployments in eastern Ukraine. Some senators are also urging the United States to increase arms […]

21 Feb 22

Europe readies for a massive flood of Ukrainian refugees

Eastern European states are ready for a refugee catastrophe if Russia invades Ukraine, with perhaps millions of civilians crossing the border into neighboring countries, according to Western officials and charity workers. Apart from the humanitarian consequences, European authorities expect Russia and its allies to try to use any big movement for political goals, sowing divides […]

19 Feb 22

China would diplomatically support Russia if it invades Ukraine

Experts believe China would back Russia diplomatically and maybe economically if it invaded Ukraine, exacerbating Beijing’s already poor relations with the West, but would refrain from offering military assistance. President Joe Biden warned on Friday that Russia’s Vladimir Putin has chosen to attack Ukraine within days, which Russia disputes. China’s foreign ministry has frequently chastised […]

17 Feb 22

Why Europe’s Nuclear Energy Shutdown Will Empower Putin

By undercutting one of the primary transition assets to a renewable future, Europe is gambling heavily on natural gas. In doing so, they are choosing a battlefield in which Putin is well advantaged. Natural gas is clearly the centerpiece to the European energy strategy of the future but with local gas production falling and seeming […]

16 Feb 22

Biden warns Russia that a war on Ukraine would be devastating

President Joe Biden stated on Tuesday that the Russian populace does not desire a “bloody and destructive war against Ukraine,” and that diplomatic solutions to the Eastern European impasse are still possible to Russian officials. “While I will not deploy American troops to fight in Ukraine, we have provided the Ukrainian military with tools to […]

12 Feb 22

Ukraine has joined the Baltic states in asking the OSCE about Russian army movements

Ukraine initiated an inquiry through the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Friday in an attempt to force Russia to explain its enormous army buildup along the border, after a similar move by the Baltic states against Belarus failed. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba stated on Twitter Friday that Kyiv has activated the […]

03 Feb 22

In the midst of the Ukraine crisis, the US will send troops to Eastern Europe

The Pentagon announced Wednesday that President Joe Biden has formally approved the deployment of 3,000 US troops to Poland, Germany, and Romania, in an effort to bolster NATO countries in Eastern Europe in the face of tens of thousands of Russian troops amassed along Ukraine’s border. According to US officials, the deployments to Eastern Europe […]

22 Dec 21

What does President Putin want?

President Putin has made it clear that he wants immediate talks to secure clear legal agreements that Nato will not expand eastwards. He has further alleged that Russian-speaking people in Ukraine continue to face prejudices and are not safe. Moscow is looking to prevent Ukraine joining NATO or the EU, not in the near future, […]