The real story behind the Ukraine-Russian war, and why the US is involved.
Tag - russia
We aren’t funding the Ukrainian army as an insurance policy against World War III.
This is a post gathering together various things I’ve been pondering recently. To start with the most recent, I just watched the very long Perun YouTube video where he covered recent events in Ukraine. It’s almost an hour and a half long but it is well worth listening to. A...
Given the utter rout of Russian Forces in Kharkiv Oblast which is now, apparently, spreading to northern Lukhansk Oblast the big question is what next. Phillips P. OBrien has an interesting map where he lays down what he thinks is probably defensible for Russia (below). Basically...
Hands and consciences get dirty in war, which is why it shouldn’t ever be tempted without just cause.
Podcast, Kibbe on Liberty
A Young Person’s Guide to the War in Ukraine | Guests: Ukrainian Students for Freedom | Ep 174
Matt Kibbe ran into several young persons from Ukraine who were eager to tell the world about what is going on in their country.
Podcast, Kibbe on Liberty
Ukraine’s Underground Railroad | Guests: Tom Palmer, Andreas Jürgens, Tomek Kolodziejczuk | Ep 173
Matt Kibbe talks with Tom Palmer, Andreas Jürgens, and Tomek Kolodziejczuk about their efforts to transport badly needed supplies into Ukraine during the Russian invasion.
Note: Much of this post based on tweets by Trent Telenko, particularly this thread and replies, links etc. I think the Russian attack from their border south around Izyum may be in trouble. Big trouble. And the reason, if I’m right, is that they are now overextended with respect to...
The novelty of the war in Ukraine has worn off, failing to elicit yellow-blue-washed pleas for peace.
The title to this post is inspired by this Unherd article where Yanis Varoufakis explains why he thinks Ukraine cannot win (and is an expansion of a comment I made there). The key segment IMHO is where Varoufakis claims: There is no way that the Ukrainian army is going to defeat the...