He allowed Russia to use Belarusian territory as a platform to attack Ukraine and permitted Moscow to deploy nuclear-capable missiles near the Ukrainian border. He hijacked a European airliner and manufactured a migrant crisis. And he has carried out a brutal crackdown on dissent that includes the torture of opposition figures.
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So what happened? And why? On the Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with veteran journalist Michael Weiss, news director at the New Lines magazine, contributing editor at The Daily Beast, and director of special investigations at the Free Russia Foundation, about Russia’s flailing propaganda effort and the latest developments on the ground. Continue reading
Alyaksandr Lukashenka warned the West this week that it was risking World War III by continuing to arm Ukraine, even as he allowed Russia to deploy nuclear-capable missiles on Belarusian territory near the Ukrainian border. Continue reading
By Brian Whitmore Alyaksandr Lukashenka just may be Vladimir Putin’s last remaining ally in the former Soviet space. At a May 16 summit meeting in Moscow to mark the twentieth … Continue reading
Listen to how Brian Whitmore and Jeff Mankoff argue that imperialism is tied to culture and that Russia may not see the changes you’d expect in a world after Putin. Continue reading
Lukashenka’s autocratic regime has decided to take off the gloves when dealing with Belarusian citizens. Continue reading
Apparently, Ukraine is not the only country Russia has been plotting to invade in recent years. In the summer of 2020, Russia allegedly developed a detailed plan to invade and occupy Belarus. Continue reading
Week 8 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Is there enough evidence to call it genocide? Continue reading
When Vladimir Putin and Alyaksandr Lukashenka met at a space launch facility in the Russian Far East on April 12, the carefully choreographed press conference was full of the predictable agitprop, lies, and disinformation. Continue reading
Scenes of mass graves and civilians shot execution style in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv, are imprinted into the World’s mind, and it may never be the same again. Continue reading
