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The Ukraine war, August 25, 2023: The decline of truth and respect for expertise–The foreign policy ignorance of the American electorate and its portents



Ukraine War, June 2, 2023: Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in eloquent speech, rejects negotiations at this point, “territorial concessions”, and any ceasefire which would freeze the conflict




Ukraine War, January 12, 2023: Putin restores old guard to command over Ukraine war


Ukraine War, December 10, 2022: Boris Johnson urges transfer of advanced weapons, greater military aid to Ukraine; Biden signals NATO that U.S. policy respecting Putin’s “red line” regarding attacks on targets in Russia will not change


Ukraine War, December 7, 2022: Germany supports Ukrainian arracks on Russian territory


Ukraine War, October 28, 2022: Biden needs to speak to Putin in language he understands; Biden makes sure Ukraine fights with one hand tied behind its back

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Ukraine War, October 26, 2022: The context for analysis of current developments; The “dirty bomb” as a Russian propaganda distraction from current war crimes

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Ukraine War, October 12, 2022: Harebrained President Biden floats idea of meeting with Putin at G-20 in Indonesia

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Ukraine War, October 10, 2022: Decision time for Biden–respond to Russian escalation in a way that gets Putin’s attention, or cave in to his nuclear threats

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Ukraine War, September 29, 2022: Russia’s treaties with puppet authorities are void under international law, as is the “annexation”; Peggy Noonan on Putin’s nuclear threats

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Ukraine War, August 31, 2022: Nuclear weapons, China, and winning the war in Ukraine

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Ukraine War, August 28, 2022: New Chinese white paper points to military conquest of Taiwan

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Ukraine War, August 17, 2022: It is time to get serious and end this war

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Ukraine War, August 16, 2022: Putin, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, and the risk of nuclear war

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Ukraine War, August 2, 2022 (II): China and Taiwan in Putin’s new world order

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Ukraine War, August 2, 2022 (I): Pelosi’s reckless visit to Taiwan, and Biden’s failure of foreign policy leadership

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