ODESSA, UKRAINE — Vladimir Putin is taking full advantage of the expanding war in the Middle East to launch a major offensive in Ukraine, coordinating ground assaults along the front with missile and drone strikes against main cities, as the…
The exuberance that accompanied the start of Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive has soured into uncertainty. A recent TIME magazine piece on Zelensky paints a picture of a man struggling to battle impatience in his American allies and corruption in his own…
If there is a single issue that encapsulates the political incompetence of both Republicans and Democrats, it is the debate over aid to Ukraine. With nearly $300 billion in frozen Russian assets held by the G7, using those funds to…
Withdrawing support for Ukraine based on the belief that the war is akin to Vietnam is not supported by history. After the 1954 defeat of the French, a peace agreement was brokered in Vietnam, and free elections were to be…
The war in Ukraine is approaching its 18-month anniversary, and Russia and Ukraine seem no closer to a resolution. It’s unclear what would force both countries to the negotiating table — but, if Ukraine has any say, it likely won’t…
Ukraine’s President Zelensky recently blamed the U.S. for the slow pace of Ukraine’s counter-offensive in its war against the Russian invaders, according to press reports: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russian air superiority was “stopping” Kyiv’s counteroffensive, and he…
Remember how, mere months ago, the debt-ceiling deal struck between Democrats and Republicans to avoid a government shutdown was touted as “an historic first step toward shifting government back toward common sense and conservatism”? The hope was that the spending…
In the 16 months since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, it has become clear that President Vladimir Putin’s aim to install a Russian-subservient government or to annex much of the country’s territory is unlikely to succeed at costs anywhere near…
Former New Jersey Gov. and GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie recently visited war-torn Ukraine. And to show solidarity with Ukrainians in their war against Russia, he presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with lyrics to Bon Jovi’s song “It’s My Life.”…
