Category Archives: Russia
GOP right wants to appease Putin, expose NATO
Let’s get something straight. When the extremist Republicans, including Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin (pictured below), push to cut off military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, they become allies of Vladimir Putin. They may not see it that way, but … Read the rest
For Putin: Not winning is losing
Putin is Losing The concept that Vladimir Putin is losing his Ukrainian war because he is not winning may seem contrived. But it’s reality. As an article in Foreign Affairs pointed out, it was Putin who set out his grand … Read the rest
Keep foot on Putin’s neck
I went to bed on the eve of the 4th of July with fireworks still thumping away in the neighborhood and bright bursts of light dancing through our bedroom windows, but was having a hard time getting to sleep with … Read the rest
Ukrainians remind us what Memorial Day means
Thoughts after Memorial Day: An estimated 700,000 American men and women gave the infinite gift of their lives to our democracy in the dozen wars and conflicts since the Revolutionary War. That’s such a big number that is hard to … Read the rest
Ukraine’s Crunch Time
It’s crunch time in Ukraine’s defense of its sovereign lands from a vicious assault by Russia. If ever there were a case for a united defense of an ally, Ukraine’s valiant fight against the criminal Russian aggressors is it. Russian … Read the rest
GOP divided, prosecute Putin in absentia
One of several identity crises in the Republican Party jumped to front page last week when Ron DeSantis (pictured below), the leading challenger to Donald Trump, became a mini-Trump with a soft-on-Putin’s stance on Ukraine. The Republican Party has historically … Read the rest
Put the hammer down on Putin
It’s crunch time in Ukraine’s defense of its democracy against the brutal, unprovoked criminal Russian invasion that just passed its one-year anniversary. One of the best assessments of the state of the war and America’s role in Ukraine’s heroic defense … Read the rest
Like the Finns in 1939, Ukraine proved Russians can be stopped
UKRAINE – RUSSIA UPDATE Like Stalin, like Putin. If you want to understand Putin’s unprovoked, empire-reaching, fantastical, barbaric and inhuman assault on Ukraine, look back 84 years to Josef Stalin’s assault on Finland in the winter of 1939-1940. Stalin’s brutal … Read the rest
Bipartisan U.S. resolve paying off in Ukraine
With the election of Derrick Van Orden, a retired Navy Seal with five combat tours to the Wisconsin delegation, there should be more of a united front in favor of the “U.S. investment” in defeating Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. … Read the rest
Retreat from Kherson: a sobering reality for Putin
The humiliating defeat Vladimir Putin suffered in his army’s retreat from Kherson was a war-changing victory for Ukrainian warriors and their western allies. There’s lot more to it than the reclamation of one regional capital. The retreat of the Russian … Read the rest
