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Why Ukraine?

There is no doubt that atrocities have been committed in Ukraine, seemingly by Russian attacking forces, and in a perfect world those who so acted would be held responsible. But the world is highly imperfect when it comes to accountability for international crimes. When the International Criminal Court in 2020 …

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Turkey: Beware of Islamists Bearing Gifts

Then there was what turned out to be a myth about the success of Turkish drones used by the Ukrainian army inflicting “huge” damage on the invading Russian columns. Drones, regardless of their capabilities, cannot be game-changers in a conflict with such vastly asymmetrical military might. The West must send …

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Heavy Sanctions Against Russia Could Usher In A Wider Economic War – Analysis

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was met with unprecedented economic sanctions by the United States and its allies in order to cripple Russia’s capacity to wage war. Never before in post–World War II history has an economy of Russia’s size been reprimanded with such force. Moreover, the sanctions could remain …

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Can The Russian Economy Withstand The Sanctions? – Analysis

Can the Russian economy withstand Western sanctions? Summary Western sanctions could trigger a fall in Russia’s GDP of up to 15% and cause inflation to rise above 20%. This is going to be tough on the Russian people, but will it be enough to mobilise them against Putin? In all …

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US to deploy Patriot missile system with troops to Slovakia as Russian war on Ukraine rages on

The U.S. is deploying a Patriot missile system to Slovakia, along with troops to operate it, after Slovakia sent a long-range, anti-aircraft battery to Ukraine, chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Friday. Ukrainian officials have been asking other countries to donate the S-300 anti-aircraft system, which is a Soviet Union-era …

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US official: Russia appoints new Ukraine war commander

Russia has tapped a new Ukraine war commander to take centralized control of the next phase of battle after its costly failures in the opening campaign and carnage for Ukrainian civilians. U.S. officials don’t see one man making a difference in Moscow’s prospects. Russia turned to Gen. Alexander Dvornikov, 60, …

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Do voleb ve Francii zásadně promlouvá Putin. I když asi jinak, než si představoval

Komentář Petra Janyšky: Nadcházející neděli se odehraje první kolo francouzských prezidentských voleb, o dva týdny později druhé, finální. Specifické je na nich to, že zřejmě předem známe vítěze: Emmanuela Macrona. Muselo by nastat hodně velké politické zemětřesení, aby to dopadlo jinak. A s velkou pravděpodobností je znám už i výsledek …

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Russia’s war in Ukraine means the end of counterterrorism consensus

For the past two decades at the United Nations, counterterrorism has been one of the few international security issues on which the West and Russia could work together. That is, until Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine dealt a hammer blow to the rules-based international system that grew out …

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U.S. To Send Patriot Air-Defense System To Slovakia After Its Donation Of S-300 To Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden has thanked Slovakia for donating its Soviet-era S-300 air-defense system to Ukraine and said it will be replaced with a U.S.-made Patriot system. Biden said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has raised the need to transfer such systems to Ukraine. “To enable this transfer and ensure the …

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