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Ukraine Live Day 414: Ukraine Reports Attacks Across Front Line
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Ukrainians Fear Russia But Don’t Trust EU
Staunton, March 20 — Since the Maidan, a new Kyiv poll shows, the share of Ukrainians favoring EU integration has risen from 41 percent to 47.2 percent since the Maidan, while the share of those backing integration with Moscow has fallen from 35 percent to 12.3 percent. At the same time, the portion of Ukrainians […]
Hungary Helping Moscow Destabilize Ukraine From the West
Staunton, March 5 – Budapest has announced that it has handed out Hungarian citizenship papers to 94,000 people in Trans-Carpathia in Western Ukraine in expedited fashion. The Hungarian official responsible for nationality policy says that this is part of a broader effort to boost the size of the country’s population and points out that two-thirds […]
Putin’s ‘Greatest Task’ Is To Become a New Stalin
Staunton, March 5 – On the 62 anniversary of his death today, Stalin continues to cast an ever darker shadow over Russia, sparking debates about how he should best be remembered. But beyond these symbols, the influence of Stalin on the thinking of Vladimir Putin and his regime is increasingly obvious and strong, as Moscow […]
Bullets, Bombs or Euros
Look at Ukraine and a few things become clear. The first is that Russia is willing to pledge bullets and troops to meet its goals. The other is that the West, and especially the EU, are more willing to fight with dollars and Euros rather than bullets. Since the early occupation of Crimea, sanctions and […]
Ukraine Live Day 372: Russian-Backed Forces Capture Villages East Of Mariupol
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Ukraine Live Day 368: Kiev Reports Attacks, Russian Convoys, Recon Flights Near Mariupol
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If US Doesn’t Arm Ukraine, Putin Will Move Against Baltic Countries
Staunton, February 16 — If President Obama follows German Chancellor Merkel and doesn’t arm Ukraine, the US president will not only “be playing the role Putin has assigned to him” but he will also open the way toward an effort by Moscow to dominate the Baltic countries while threatening the world with first use of […]
Ukraine Live Day 354: Humanitarian Corridor Out Of Debaltsevo Announced
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