I am getting emails from all types of sources about Ukrainian cities already being liberated. The problem is that there are, as predicted, A LOT of fakes out there, including from anti-Putin Russian interests. So rather than risk getting it wrong and list those cities, I will just offer a few comments and then take a break…
Putin Launches “Special Military Operation” In Ukraine, Kiev Calls It “Full-Scale Invasion”…
Reports are coming in that the Russians have taken over an air base and/or airport near Kiev, possibly with the aim of taking out command and control centers supporting operations in Donbas…
The Situation in Ukraine Is About to Quickly Escalate, Probably in the Next Days…
Yesterday Putin gave a quite amazing (and short) press conference. Not only did he declare that Russia recognizes the LDNR Republics in their own, legal, borders (i.e. the full Donetsk and Lugansk regions), he also listed the four steps needed to be taken by the Ukraine to avoid a direct, unilateral, Russian action:…
Ukraine ‘Invasion’ Not New: Russia Has Had Troops in Donbas for 8 Years Now…
The comment seemingly contradicts Biden statement that Monday troop movements are “beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.”…
Germany Halts Nord Stream 2 Approval…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said the gas pipeline project cannot go ahead now in these crisis circumstances. He said the approval process has been halted…
FLASHBACK: Trump Slams Germany over Russian Gas Pipeline, Calling It a Horrible Mistake…
US President Donald Trump has criticized Germany over its support for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, claiming this gives Russia power over European energy…
Biden’s Ukraine Response After-Party Produces Some Horrific Optics…
Nearly 24 hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine under the guise of recognizing the autonomy of parts of the Donbas region, US President Joe Biden finally mustered a response…
PUTIN ORDERS PEACEKEEPING OPERATION IN UKRAINE’S DONETZK PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC AND LUHANSK PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC AS INDEPENDENT STATES…
In the latest development out of the Donbas, Reuters reports that under its new agreement with separatist leaders, Russia has a right to build and establish military bases in eastern Ukraine…
Putin Tells Biden and the West to Pound Sand…
Putin is not going to “invade” Ukraine. Nope. But Russia now is prepared to fight on behalf of two independent Republics who ask for Putin’s help…
Moscow Says U.S. Embassy “Out of Touch with Reality” After Dire “Terror Alert”…
The US Embassy in Moscow issued an unusual “terrorism alert” to American nationals residing in the country on Sunday. It warned all US citizens of possible “attacks in shopping malls, metro, and railway stations” – and on that basis urged Americans to begin prepping plans to leave Russia…