The Kremlin’s Fairy-Tales & Dugina’s Assassination

August 23, 2022 Hi Friends. There have been a few developments that warrant a new post on the war in Ukraine. A few days ago, Turkey's Erdogan had a meeting with Zelenskyy after talking to Putin in Sochi. The meeting lasted 40 minutes, and both sides would only says they talked about generalities. We now …

The Forever War: Why is there no Ukrainian counter-attack?

August 14, 2022 I do not, as a general rule, read much Western press about the war in Ukraine. It's not that the information is bad (it's actually often very well sourced and documented), and it's not it's biased (god knows, there are authors shilling for both sides, although in general I think it's pretty …

Atrocities and the Slow Death of Russia, Part 2

August 4, 2022 In my previous post, I discussed two recent events that speak to the barbaric nature of this war, especially as practiced by the Russians. (Incidentally, you can read a fascinating report about how The Insider and Bellingcat discovered the identity of the perpetrator in the castration video and the location of the …

Atrocities and the Slow Death of Russia

August 3, 2022 Friends: I am writing another somewhat long-ish blog post because Facebook has banned my account yet again for 30 days (again, from the Bulgarian side, which really seems to be going after any accounts that seem pro-Ukrainian). I will give you a quick front update before moving on to some interesting strategic …