Just days after the International Criminal Court issued a war crimes indictment for Vladimir Putin, making him the world’s most famous and most wanted fugitive, Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Moscow for a state visit, his 40th meeting with the Kremlin leader. Continue reading
Even as its invasion of Ukraine falters, Russia has clearly not given up on its ambitions to effectively absorb and annex Belarus. Continue reading
One year ago, Vladimir Putin launched a war of aggression and a war of choice against Ukraine — and he expected it to be a cakewalk. It wasn’t. Continue reading
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is nearing the one-year mark. In the first of two Power Vertical episodes marking the anniversary, host Brian Whitmore speaks with Volodymyr Dubovyk, an associate professor in the Faculty of International Relations at Mechnikov National University in Odesa and a visiting professor at Tufts University about the war’s major milestones, where it may be headed, and what European security might look like when it is over. Continue reading
Billions of dollars in defense assistance; advanced weapons systems like HIMARS, Patriot Missile Batteries, and Abrams tanks; military training and intelligence sharing. Continue reading
After weeks of diplomatic wrangling, the United States and the NATO allies have broken a logjam and reached a consensus — and the big winner is Ukraine. Continue reading
Vladimir Putin may be a lot of things, but a historian is not one of them. Continue reading
The axis of autocrats in Eastern Europe is also an axis of war criminals. Continue reading
Ukrainian special forces and guerilla units strike deep inside Russian-occupied Crimea, hitting two airfields and a munitions depot, challenging Moscow’s control of the peninsula. Continue reading
The battle for the Donbas rages in Ukraine’s east with Russian forces on the verge of capturing the strategically vital city of Sievierodonetsk. And with Ukrainian cities facing a merciless onslaught of Russian artillery and missile attacks, Kyiv calls on the West to send more long-range weapons to push back the offensive. Continue reading
