New York Times President Vladimir Putin said he was open to talks after Kyiv said it would discuss adopting “neutral status.” Earlier, Russia’s foreign minister said Moscow would not negotiate until Ukraine stopped fighting. READ MORE
Russia Today The Ukrainian president has formally invited his Russian counterpart to engage in diplomatic talks over the current crisis. Speaking on Friday, the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, extended an olive branch to Russian President Vladimir Putin, proposing negotiations, as fighting continues throughout the country and clashes get […]
By Liana Fix and Michael Kimmage Foreign Affairs When Russia joined the ongoing civil war in Syria, in the summer of 2015, it shocked the United States and its partners. Out of frustration, then President Barack Obama claimed that Syria would become a “quagmire” for Russia and Russian […]
By Theo Wayt New York Post Elon Musk and his younger brother are being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission over whether the siblings violated insider trading laws, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The probe reportedly centers on Kimbal Musk’s sale in November of 88,500 […]
What is Moscow thinking? Anatol Lieven on the brutal calculations behind Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Even as Russian armed forces destroy much of Ukraine’s military capability and ground troops push toward the country’s major cities—with at least dozens of civilians already dead and hundreds more wounded—Vladimir Putin’s ultimate intentions […]
By Caitlin Johnstone Putin has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the goal of which he claims is not to occupy the country but to “demilitarize” and “de-Nazify” it. We’ve no reason to put blind faith in any of those claims. Only time will tell. As of this writing dozens […]
A vocal critic of the Russian leadership is Garry Kasparov, the chess grandmaster who ranked world number one repeatedly for 20 years before turning his attention to politics. He’s telling leaders to “help Ukraine fight against the monster you helped create.” Kasparov speaks with Walter Isaacson.
NBC’s Matt Bodner joins Shep Smith to report from Moscow on what he’s hearing about Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine inside Russia.
Pictures showed Russian police clamping down on anti war protesters in Moscow and Petersburg, some of whom had to be physically carried away by officers in police uniform. Earlier, a Russian opposition activist who called for anti-war protests told Reuters that she had been detained by police on Thursday. […]
The Russians launched over 160 ballistic missiles and rockets on military installations across Ukraine. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks on U.S. sanctions and Ukraine resistance.
Fox News host reacts to Russia waging war on Ukraine on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’
By Chris Spargo, Law and Crime Jordan Morgan (right with her father C. Wesley Morgan in a photo from Facebook) was shot dead on Tuesday during a home invasion. The daughter of a Republican former state representative from Kentucky was shot and killed during an early morning home […]
Krystal and Saagar deliver their final thoughts on the Russian invasion of Ukraine for today including why they were wrong and what the future holds for the Ukrainian people
Krystal breaks down the trends in work as the pandemic has generated an entire infrastructure of remote work leading to more separation between the professional class and working class
Rav Arora discusses the fallout from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s invocation of the Emergency Powers Act in dealing with trucker protests.
Saagar looks back through Russian history to see why Putin’s belligerence when it comes to invading Ukraine could backfire in the long run.
That’s because many Dems had PTSD from the Trump era + dealing with Covid. They have had to tune out for sanity reasons! Most of the Dems I know told me they needed a break. I really think this is one of the main reasons.
Kim Iversen explains the World Economic Forum’s efforts to introduce a digital ID.
Krystal and Saagar analyze the amount of blame that should be put on the Biden administration for Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine at this moment in history
That sounds a lot less like an apology to the people and a lot more like an apology to the Saudis for being honest about their atrocities.
Katie Halper discusses Jen Psaki’s potential future career as a cable news host.
Krystal and Saagar respond to the polling numbers showing that most Americans do not want a full scale US intervention in Ukraine which could change as Putin’s invasion goes on
I mean you also have people like Tucker Carlson kind of rooting for Russia so Fox and the Republicans are definitely going to be split over this
Emily Jashinsky reacts to former President Donald Trump’s comments about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Krystal and Saagar look at how the markets have reacted to Putin’s invasion in Ukraine and the response from Biden and the western world creating economic instability via oil and gas prices
“Happiness is bad, misery is good, and anyone who disagrees deserves a fate worse than burning in hell forever.” -John Bolton, probably.
Robby Soave makes the case that issues related to transgenderism and gender fluidity shouldn’t be adjudicated in primary school classrooms.
Krystal and Saagar cover the response from former President Trump to the war in Ukraine happening under the Biden administration and how foreign policy divides are sharpening within the GOP
“Kenya is gravely concerned by the announcement made by the Russian federation to recognize the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine as independent states. In our considered view, this action and announcement breaches the territorial integrity of Ukraine. We do not deny that there may be serious security […]
Ryan Grim analyzes the GOP’s strategy going into the 2022 midterms.
Krystal and Saagar discuss the strategic response from Biden and the EU to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine that has included even more sanctions and bolstering the NATO forces
COVID in 2020: Ama gonna fuck up this year so badly everybody gonna curse it for decades to come! Humans in 2022: hold my WMDs
Retired Lt. Col. Daniel Davis details the diplomatic and military history leading to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Krystal and Saagar bring up to date news coverage of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine that began last night and they discuss how it will change the geopolitical order for years to come
By Marcus Weisgerber, Global Business Editor, Defense One American aerospace and defense manufacturers could be caught in the crossfire as U.S. and western governments seek to punish Russia for invading Ukraine. Russia accounts for a relatively small but important part of such companies’ supply chains and customer base. […]
By Vladimir Golstein, Consortium News There once was a country called Yugoslavia. It was a multi-ethnic, multi-religious federalist country, rather prosperous by Socialist standards, and consisting of proud people who stood up to Adolph Hitler and even Joseph Stalin. There were intermarriages, great food, and great films too. […]
2021: The worst is behind us and things are looking better. 2022: Hold my beer 🍺
The main danger at present is that the war could spread to other countries. I don’t know that the Wests’ “leaders” would have the balls to do anything not sanction-related.
By Peter Zeihan on February 24, 2022 Now that the question of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has proven itself not to be a hypothetical, Western governments will be pushed to respond. The United States and its European allies are likely to pursue a sanctions campaign, but this is […]
By Peter Zeihan on February 24, 2022 For those of you who have read my second book, The Absent Superpower, recent events in Ukraine should not come as a surprise. Chapter 6, The Twilight War, lays out how Russian geography and demographic realities would dictate Russian aggression in its […]
Oliver Stone’s documentary from some years back. WATCH HERE Ukraine, the ‘borderlands’ between Russia and ‘civilized’ Europe is on fire. For centuries, it has been at the center of a tug-of-war between powers seeking to control its rich lands and Russia’s access to the Mediterranean. The Maidan Massacre […]
Krystal and Saagar provide detailed, in-depth coverage of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and how the world has responded so far in terms of the political leadership, financial markets, domestic populations, and what this means for our geopolitical future.
By Matt Taibbi and Ford Fischer News2Share captures hundreds of protesters marching to the White House to ask Joe Biden to deliver more support for Ukraine, and antiwar actions involving Code Pink, ANSWER Coalition, and other groups TK partners News2Share put together a reel of dueling protests in […]
By Peter Zeihan on February 24, 2022 Russia has followed through with its months-long threats of invasion of Ukraine. The Russian military has not focused on securing the separatist republics of eastern Ukraine; rather, the Russian military under the direction of President Vladimir Putin have launched missile and air […]
Crimethinc This text was composed together by several active anti-authoritarian activists from Ukraine. We do not represent one organization, but we came together to write this text and prepare for a possible war. Besides us, the text was edited by more than ten people, including participants in the […]
I included some comments of my own about regional geopolitics in the Eurasian corridor and international relations generally at the end of Pete’s statement. By Peter R. Quinones Yesterday, I interviewed Scott Horton getting information as up-to-date as possible on what’s going on with Russia and Ukraine. Of […]
Russia Today Blasts have been reported in several Ukraine cities, as Moscow launched a “special operation” in Donbass. A series of explosions have been reported across Ukraine, with eyewitnesses saying blasts have occurred near a number of major cities as Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an order authorizing […]
By Anatoly Karlin Vladimir Putin: “We Are Ready to Show What Real Decommunization Would Mean for Ukraine” Since my article last week predicting the imminent “Regathering of the Russian Lands”, the prospect of a large-scale Russian invasion has gone from ambiguous to extremely likely (90% on Metaculus). Personally, […]
By Eric Levitz, The Intelligencer Blue America is a nation with an ever-shrinking countryside. In 2008, Barack Obama won 875 U.S. counties; in 2020, Joe Biden won 527, thanks largely to the rightward drift of rural jurisdictions. The fact that the Democratic coalition has grown increasingly urban is […]
By Pilar Arias | Fox News Bethany K. Farber suing City of Los Angeles, LAPD and LAX police. A southern California woman experienced a case of mistaken identity while trying to board a flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Mexico last April. Bethany K. Farber, 30, was […]
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