Neither a loyal Ukraine like Belarus nor a conquered one like Mariupol is working for Russia

The further defense of Myrnohrad under these conditions appears highly questionable

Central Asia is economically and politically integrating into non-Russian projects

The battle for the Eurasian steppe - control of the grain corridor from the Caspian to the Black Sea

After Putin, Russia will get its own Time of Troubles

In other words "it is Meloni’s fault that Putin attacked Ukraine"

We often confuse the answers to two completely different questions: what is Putin striving for, and how far is he willing to go to achieve it

Putin’s political objectives are incompatible with the modern world and its legal foundations

The Russians are learning — and at all three main levels of command: tactical, operational and strategic

Any long-term Ukrainian defense move faces immediate Kremlin pushback