Is the West Really to Blame For the Russia-Ukraine War?
It was not NATO’s eastward expansion that provoked Russia into invading Ukraine, but Putin’s imperial ambitions, argues Wesley Smith.
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No, Ukraine Isn’t Losing and Stalemate Isn’t Inevitable
A recent article in Die Welt by Christoph B. Schiltz said it was impossible for Ukraine to win the war, claiming it is running out of men and matériel. In fact, the opposite is true.
Russian Popular Support for War in Ukraine Begins to Waver
According to a leaked Russian government opinion poll, popular support for the war in Ukraine is beginning to weaken. Twenty-five per cent of respondents want the war to continue vs 55% who want a negotiated settlement.
Believing the Ukrainians Could Have Pursued a Diplomatic Route to Avoiding War With Russia is For the Birds
It’s not fair to blame the war in Ukraine on Ukraine’s failure to honour the Minsk II agreement. Russia had no intention of honouring it either.
Is the Risk of Nuclear War really One in Six? It is Hard to Envisage a Scenario in Which Putin Would Gain From Using Nuclear Weapons
How likely is it that Russia will use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine? Not very likely, says Ian Rons, who can envisage only negative consequences for Putin if he goes nuclear.
For Critics of the War in Ukraine Who Thought Putin Should be Appeased, it’s Humble Pie Time
Those who thought the war in Ukraine was unwinnable and the best option was to offer Putin the Donetsk and Luhansk in return for peace have been proved wrong. It now looks as though Ukraine can expel the invader.
How Accurate is Jacques Baud’s Analysis of the War in Ukraine?
Retired Swiss intelligence officer Jacques Baud is often cited as a reliable source about what's really going on in Ukraine. (Putin was provoked, the Ukrainian military is full of Nazis, etc.) But how reliable is he?
And Finally…
In this week's London Calling, the topics are the WHO pandemic treaty, the woke Ninjas who risked life and limb to take on... middle-aged feminists and my excitement about seeing Top Gun: Maverick.
Russia’s Muted Response to Finland’s Interest in Joining NATO Suggests its Invasion of Ukraine Was Nothing to do With NATO Expansion
If Russia's invasion of Ukraine was prompted by NATO's eastward expansion, as some Putin apologists argue, why has the official reaction to Finland's NATO application been so muted?
Is Arming Ukraine and Sanctioning Russia the Right Response to Putin’s Invasion?
Listen to the Daily Sceptic's Noah Carl debate Triggernometry's Konstantin Kisin on whether arming Ukraine and sanctioning Russia is the right response to Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
