For decades, Alexander Dugin argued that Russia had a messianic mission, and that destroying an independent Ukraine was necessary to fulfilling it.
Abandoning Ukraine would send an unmistakable message that the United States no longer defends freedom when it comes under attack.
A push to translate sacred texts into Ukraine's national language peaks just as President Donald Trump abandons U.S. support for the country.
The claim that NATO expansion triggered the war is nothing new. But what President Trump is doing is qualitatively different, and far more dangerous.
While Vladimir Putin has become the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine, a billionaire businessman is working in the shadows and shaping the conflict. Konstantin Malofeyev used his wealth and propaganda machine to push for Russian expansionism,
Vladimir Putin claimed to be protecting Russian speakers in Crimea in 2014 and is believed to be ready to make a similar case to invade his country's neighbours where there are large numbers of Russia
While Europe is far away from such measures, Sir Keir Starmer has already promised to boost defence amid the threat from Russia. The projection for the ‘Eurussian Empire’ ends three months later, in September 2030, when Putin is supposed to announce a ‘special military operation’ on Nato.
Organized by locals with ties to Ukraine, the rally in Palm Springs came near the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of its neighboring country.
When Russia illegally annexed Crimea in March 2014, my grandfather was so deeply affected that his heart stopped beating, and he died. After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, I sat with my husband in a Philadelphia-area Panera crying, my own heart breaking.