Russia announces it will withdraw troops from Ukraine border region
The Russia-Ukraine crisis appears to be de-escalating, with the anouncement by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu that Russian troops will be withdrawing from the border…
Sergei Shoigu
Commentary: Putin and Russia, the Ukraine, and Appeasement by the West
Boris Wischnewskij recalls, in an Op-Ed in the Süddeutscher Zeitung on August 14, Winston Churchill’s terse note to Neville Chamberlain upon the latter’s return from…
Russian truck convoy nears Ukraine, amid confusion; Igor Girkin (aka Igor Strelkov) reported as seriously wounded; Putin’s triumphant return to the Crimea — with link to maps of conflict zone
From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals…
What if Russian truck convoy enters into Ukraine without Kiev’s authorization?
For background, see “Putin’s Trojan Horse: Military aggressor sends military-style aid convoy to Ukraine as its irregular forces are encircled,” The Trenchant Observer, August 12,…
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: Russian military intervention in Ukraine “a high probability”
Reuters reports, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday Russia is sending an aid convoy to eastern Ukraine despite urgent Western warnings against using humanitarian help…
Russian invasion of Ukraine viewed as increasingly likely
In Europe, some commentators see a Russian invasion of the Ukraine by regular forces as increasingly likely. See Richard Herzinger (Korrespondent für Politik und Gesellschaft),…
Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine possibly imminent; Russia lays out “facts” to justify “humanitarian intervention”, masses combat-ready troops on Ukrainian border
“When I speak of Russians and Russian-speaking citizens,” Mr. Putin said, “I am referring to those people who consider themselves part of the broad Russian…