US intercepts eight Russian fighter jets near Alaska in two days
As anxieties grow over U.S. airspace security in recent weeks, the military intercepted eight Russian fighter jets near Alaska in two separate incidents this week.
AP Poll: Less Than Half Of Americans Support Shipping Our Weapons To Ukraine
48% now say they favor the U.S. providing weapons to Ukraine, with 29 percent opposed and 22 percent neither in favor nor opposed. This is a decline from May 2022, when 60 percent were in favor of sending weapons to Ukraine.
NATO increasingly worried about Russian submarines amid rising tension
A top concern is that those subs could be used to attack or interfere with undersea cables and pipelines.
Blinken: Crimea a ‘red line’ for Putin as Ukraine weighs plans to retake it
The secretary of state, in a private call with experts, expressed his hesitation about a possible Ukrainian offensive for the peninsula.
Russia's 'Thin' Lines Give Ukraine an Opening to Attack Crimea
A drone attack on Russians in Crimea was launched Thursday morning on the Crimean port city of Sevastopol.
Soros says Russian defeat in Ukraine would trigger dissolution of 'Russian empire'
"The countries of the former Soviet Union can hardly wait to see the Russians defeated in Ukraine because they want to assert their independence," Soros said.
The Horrifying Endgame in Ukraine
Is the U.S. just going to throw up its hands and concede Russian victory? NATO may actually disintegrate in the face of such spectacular failure. So, we’ll probably double down.
Russia after the war: United but divisible
Is it a win for the West if Russia disappears? Be careful what you wish for.
The Hill: Biden and NATO should do what it takes to stop Putin in Ukraine
If Russia conquers, U.S. efforts will be viewed as another defeat in a string of lost wars. Europe will live in fear of further Russian incursions powered by Putin’s nuclear threats.
WaPo: Ukrainians are vanguards for the underpinnings of democracy
It’s absurd to withhold support based on the premise that “Russia retains the ability to escalate to the nuclear level” when the realities of human casualties and property damage from aerial attacks occur almost hourly.
Top Putin war official plunges 160 feet to her death from high-rise building
Yankina was a key figure in the funding of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.