The Guns of Winter
Russia continues to weaponize the winter with attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Ukraine, meanwhile, strikes back with drone attacks on military installations deep inside Russian territory. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Russia
When The War Is Over
As Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine enters its ninth month, one large question lingers: Just how does this war end? Should the West push for a total defeat for Russia or should it attempt to broker negotiations? Continue reading
Toward a Marshall Plan for Ukraine
What will it take to rebuild Ukraine when the war is over? Continue reading
Threats, Lies, and Dirty Bombs
As Ukrainian troops move on the strategically vital city of Kherson in the south, alarms are sounding that Russia may detonate a dirty bomb – and blame it on Kyiv as part of a false flag operation. Meanwhile, with midterm elections fast approaching in the United States, cracks are beginning to appear in the Congress about U.S. support for Ukraine. Continue reading
University of Texas at Arlington Talk – October 2022
Brian Whitmore, Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of Texas at Arlington, visits UTA to host a discussion over the Ukraine War and why Russia and Ukraine are so different. Continue reading
The Ukraine War Escalates
Ukraine strikes the only bridge linking the annexed Crimean peninsula to Russia, scoring a key strategic and symbolic victory after a month of victories on the battlefields in the east and the south. Continue reading
Ukraine Strikes Back
Vladimir Putin’s Russia may just be the first country in history to claim to be annexing another country’s territory even as its own troops were simultaneously and hastily retreating from that very territory. Continue reading
War, Mobilization, and Blowback
Vladimir Putin’s mobilization runs into a snag as Russians take to the streets and draft-age men flee the country in massive numbers. Continue reading
Putin’s Escalation: An Act of Desperation or a Turning Point?
In the wake of humiliating military setbacks in northeastern Ukraine, Vladimir Putin implicitly threatens the West with nuclear blackmail and calls up 300,000 reservists to replenish his depleted troops on the battlefield. Continue reading
NBC-5 with Lili Zheng – September 2022
The families of WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan will meet with President Joe Biden on Friday, as the White House continues to push for their release from detention in Russia. Brian Whitmore weighs in. Continue reading