This morning, (February 24, 2022) Russian President Vladimir Putin addressing the Russian public, after having addressed it three days earlier, announced the start of a ‘special operation’ in Ukraine. While still clinging to the narrative that this was a defensive action to protect the self-proclaimed republics in Donetsk the Russian …

Ukraine is about much more than the security of one sovereign nation. The battle for Ukraine is a battle for the new world order. In that battle, Russian President Vladimir Putin is living up to the worst expectations of Western policymakers and analysts. Unlike Chinese President Xi Jinping, Mr. Putin …

The leaders of Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania on February 23 signed a joint declaration in Kyiv on February 23 saying Ukraine deserves to be granted candidate status for membership in the European Union. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the declaration sent an important signal to the people of Ukraine, and …