The NATO Alliance has been very clear that it has no Article V mutual defense obigations to a NATO non-member state, and it will not militarily intervene in Ukraine unless – perhaps, maybe – Russia uses chemical or tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. This is a higher bar than both the United Nations and NATO … Read more
Russia is a terrorist state ruled by a homicidal sociopath. Vladimir Putin is a war criminal. Putin ordered the Chechen capital, Grozny, laid to waste. Tens of thousands of Chechen civilians were killed. Russia’s wars in Chechnya offer a grim warning of what could be in Ukraine. Putin order the world heritage site of the … Read more
For years during the Cold War Americans serving at forward bases in NATO countries were cautioned to fear an invasion from the “vaunted” Russian Army. It may have been true then, but the current Russian Army that we have seen struggle in Ukraine over the past three weeks appears to be a Potemkin Army. Vladimir … Read more
Above: A charred Russian tank and captured tanks are seen, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in the Sumy region, Ukraine, March 7. Something about this report feels oh so familiar from history … The Daily Mail (London) reports utin ‘has placed the head of the FSB’s foreign intelligence branch under house arrest because he is … Read more
Much has been made this past week about Poland offering its old Mig-29 Russian built aircraft to Ukraine via the U.S. through Germany. The Department of Defense said “thanks, but no thanks,” that’s not a viable option. Republican senators like Mitt Romney started howling “just give them the damn planes,” trying to turn this into … Read more