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Ukraine’s Historical Identity and Russia’s Unfounded Claims

The Ukrainian identity, deeply rooted in a centuries-old legacy, transcends the confines of historical borders, forging a resilient connection between the Ukrainian people and their land

crimea, explainer, history, history of, information, russia, russo-ukraine, ukraine

The warning signs of nuclear escalation by Russia

Despite ongoing tensions and nuclear talk from Russian officials, the constant fear of a Russian nuclear strike is currently unwarranted

nato, nuclear, russian army, russo-ukraine, ukraine, war

Nukes remain an option but are unlikely

The threat of nuclear weapons has dissipated somewhat in the discourse around the Russo-Ukraine War but make no mistake, they are still very much on the table for Putin.

russo-ukraine, ukraine, war

How Belarus could be used for a new northern offensive

With more and more videos appearing from Telegram and Twitter of massive amounts of Russian and Belorussian equipment arriving in Gomel and Pinsk the threat of a renewed northern offensive into Ukraine bears down but how the Russians will do it is in question.

belarus, invasion, kyiv, russian army, russo-ukraine, ukraine, war

Who blew up the Nordstream pipelines?

Everyone is talking about the explosions on the Nordstream pipelines that happened yesterday but which state actor undertook this operation … More

EU, inflation, nordstream, pipeline, russo-ukraine, ukraine, usa, war

American criticism of Russia doesn’t excuse their own crimes

While this is often a hard pill to swallow for many living in the western world, it is even harder to accept for many Americans who have grown up under the auspicious presumption of their nation’s excellence and alleged heroics.

america, domestic policy, nuclear, russian army, russo-ukraine, uk, ukraine, usa, war, weapons

Why the Russian Army is failing in Ukraine

There will no doubt be lengthy research papers in the coming years and decades that will examine in great detail the failings of the Russian Army in their Special Military Operation in Ukraine, what this post will do is attempt to break down those reasons in layman’s terms.

domestic policy, failure, russian army, russo-ukraine, ukraine, war
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