It’s becoming hard for the West to pretend that Russia will fail at its aims in Ukraine, most importantly, destroying its abilty to wage war.
Read more...Russia has started rolling out its retailiaory “special economic measures”. But it’s still not clear what they amount to in practice.
Read more...More sanctions sparring, with the latest US move looking petty and lame.
Read more...A key scene from the protracted Azovstal steel factory drama.
Read more...On the rise and decline of the dollar system.
Read more...Why it would not be so smart for the US to sell seized Russian assets.
Read more...Russia will soon launch economic sanctions, as directed in a Putin executive order.
Read more...Michael Hudson expliains how the US hopes to benefit from its proxy war with Russia.
Read more...The EU is planning to punch Russia hard with yet another embargo, this of its oil. But will this wind up being more rope a dope?
Read more...A prescient piece on the trajectory of Ukraine-Russia tensions.
Read more...Russia implements its gas for roubles scheme as promised, cutting off supplies to non-adherents. Howling ensues.
Read more...Indian external affairs minister S. Jaishankar shared views on rules-based order with world diplomats at a conference Tuesday in Delhi.
Read more...“Once the world’s courts establish such a precedent in Ukraine v. Russia (X), would-be strongmen might have to think twice before invading another country, knowing that wars of choice now come with a prohibitive price tag.?
Read more...What are the potential costs of cutting Russian energy imports as a further tightening of the sanction regime?
Read more...Yves here. Helmer gives interlocking updates, one of what can be inferred about the state of the war in Ukraine, the other on the prospects for Team Dem come November. Recall that Helmer was part of the Carter Administration, as so has some perspective. A couple of additions: Helmer provides evidence that Ukraine is regrouping […]
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