In many ways, Putin is a known quantity. “He has always been a killer,” Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) tweeted last week. But now he, and many others with access to classified briefings, worry that Putin may be “unhinged.” All will concede the Kremlin is impenetrable, and U.S. intel[...]
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March 1st, 2022 - 5:17 am § in Foreign Affairs, Russia
Many U.S. officials are worried about Putin’s state of mind
February 28th, 2022 - 2:36 pm § in Russia
How Putin sees the rest of the world
Russia’s ruler is fond of brandishing his nuclear arsenal. As for humanity, “He’s said many times: if there is no Russia, why do we need the planet? … this is a threat that if Russia isn’t treated as he wants, then everything will be destroyed.” (Read story here; [...]
Stupid China left citizens in Ukraine
The U.S. warned Americans to get out of Ukraine. China didn’t warn its citizens to leave, so now about 6,000 Chinese are stuck there. “Unlike nationals from many other countries, they did not receive instructions to leave the country before the invasion began, as Chinese officials pushed[...]
You gotta live in Russia to boycott Russian vodka
“Less than 1% of vodka consumed in the United States is produced in Russia,” CNN says. “In fact, more than half of all vodka consumed domestically is actually made here.” (Forbes says 1.3%.) Russian Standard and Green Mark are the only brands sold in the U.S. imported from Ru[...]
February 27th, 2022 - 4:50 pm § in Foreign Affairs, Russia
Map: What Russia holds on Day 4
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Row, row your boat
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PHOTOGRAPHY: Invincible
… this Russian tank is not! I don’t know what took it out, but I’d hate to have been inside. If this was a T-90, and it looks like one, there’s about $5 million of Russian government funds smoking in that ditch. (Photo from Foreign Policy magazine; the same tank is seen in th[...]
Russians with a sense of humor
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Is Putin creating a giant of history?
In August 1914, Germany demanded passage for its troops through tiny Belgium. King Albert refused, “took personal command of the Belgian Army, and held the Germans off long enough for Britain and France to prepare for the Battle of the Marne” (quoted from Wikipedia here), the pivotal ba[...]
Ukraine and nuclear risk
For decades, the U.S. and Russia avoided direct confrontations that could escalate to nuclear war. Leaders on both sides were cautious. Putin may be cut from different cloth. Even before he invaded Ukraine, Biden declared sending U.S. troops was off the table, and Russia’s nukes was why, but P[...]