News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
All our mainstream media have claimed that the Wagner mutiny has weakened Putin. But the evidence suggests the opposite, writes David Craig, after the Russian leader swiftly faced down the threat.
The Kakhovka Dam was designed to withstand a nuclear attack, so the possibility of it being blown up by Ukrainian missiles is extremely remote. Russia, by contrast, had the means and the motive.
On June 6th, Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam was destroyed, unleashing vast quantities of water that are now flooding downstream areas. The question, as in the case of the Nord Stream sabotage, is whodunnit?
Duncan Allan, a fellow of Chatham House, has written a report speculating about what might happen if Ukraine's counter-offensive is successful and Putin is deposed. He fears that may not end well.
Ian Rons has written about Calvin Robinson’s views on Ukraine again for the Daily Sceptic, this time in a good faith effort to get Calvin to change his mind. Ian believes there can be no peace without Putin's defeat.
Calvin Robinson’s pox-on-both-their-houses position on the war in Ukraine is intellectually lazy and morally wrong, argues Ian Rons in the Daily Sceptic.
The US has given Ukraine unprecedented support. But how long will it last? Recent polls suggest a sizeable chunk of Americans remain committed to military assistance, though a growing number are sceptical.
According to a new report, Zelensky's decision to ban three pro-Russian TV channels was the "last straw" for Putin. Yet an advisor to Zelensky previously said the move was "calculated to fit in with the U.S. agenda".
According to Ian Rons in the Daily Sceptic, the drone attack on the Kremlin is unlikely to have been a false flag operation. He thinks the Ukrainians were behind it.
John Kirby, spokesman for America's National Security Council, recently claimed that Russia has lost 20,000 men since December. Is this figure plausible? Based on the best available information, the answer is "yes".
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