Category: Geopolitics

U.S. to send new troops to European allies as ‘first major movement’ in Russia-Ukraine standoff

By Brigid Kennedy The Week President Biden has approved the deployment of roughly 3,000 additional American troops to Europe “in the coming days“, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal confirmed Wednesday. It’s “the first major movement of U.S. forces in Russia’s military standoff with Ukraine,” intended to shore up the […]

Natural Gas and Ukraine

Russia has maintained a threatening posture against Ukraine, including maintaining approximately 100,000 troops near the Ukrainian border. The United States and the United Kingdom have taken the lead in crafting a set of financial sanctions they are threatening to levy against Russia in the case of any aggression. […]

‘Stand Down,’ Milley Warns Russia

By Tara Copp, Senior Pentagon Reporter, Defense One Joint Chiefs chairman issues warning as Defense Secretary Austin says, “Conflict is not inevitable.” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley pressed the U.S. position Friday that the Russian-Ukrainian crisis could still be solved without war […]

Putin the Practical Wants Ukraine Grain

by Brian Czech Pundits, think tanks, and politicians are asking, “What does Putin want with Ukraine?” If you’re familiar with Ukraine’s flag—especially the bottom half—you’re halfway to the answer. Putin: inscrutable yet exuding practicality. (Image: CC BY-SA 2.0, Credit: Global Panorama) But let’s start with the conventional wisdom. […]

STOP THE NEOCONS FROM STARTING A WAR!

By Eric Margolis Amid surging tensions over Ukraine, the head of Germany’s navy had the courage to voice Europe’s fears over this totally unnecessary, contrived crisis. In a speech to an Indian think tank, Vice-admiral Kay-Achim Schonbach proposed the Western powers ‘respect’ Russian leader Vladimir Putin and accept […]