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
With war raging in Ukraine’s east and south, there are mounting concerns that the threat to the country’s north and west, including the capital Kyiv, could soon return. Continue reading
Belarus is becoming the lynchpin of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats to expand the war in Ukraine. Continue reading
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
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
Does declaring victory make you a victor? As both Russia and Ukraine say they’ve won the war, it’s far from the only question on people’s minds, but an important distinction, nonetheless. Listen to this week’s episode as we tackle these lines of questions. Continue reading
the famously mercurial Lukashenka, of course, the bar for what constitutes erratic behavior and over-the-top contradictory rhetoric has always been exceedingly high. But in recent weeks, he seems to be clearing it with ease. 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
Brian Whitmore, speaks with former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who was in office at the time of the 2007 attacks, about Continue reading
