With peace plan cut from 28 to 19 points, Moscow has now raised territorial demands. Trump envoy expected to travel to Russia to deliver latest plan discussed by US, European allies & Kyiv.
After initially showing interest in supplying the long-range missile to Ukraine, Trump appeared hesitant following his meeting with Zelenskyy, a day after his phone call with Putin.
In series of posts on X, White House trade adviser Navarro laid out ‘India-Russia oil math’ & said ‘the road to peace in Ukraine runs through New Delhi’.
For nearly 18 months, 16 are classified as missing by Russians with little info shared to families. At least 12 have perished in frontlines of Ukraine, while 96 returned home.
Zelenskyy was bold in standing up against a superpower knowing bigger stakes needed bigger bargains and he seemingly fell flat on that front. But there are no free lunches.
Names like Vasyliy Tsagolov, Anton Popernyak, Koterlin Rostyslav, Petro Antyp and many more graced the collection of Indians chronicling the Ukraine war in their art studios.
One of the reasons behind Ukraine’s success in destroying Russian boats is their familiarity with these ships. Prominent Russian cruisers were built at the Mykolaiv shipyard, which is now in Ukraine.
General MM Naravane’s memoir—Four Stars of Destiny—reveals that he was left hanging by political leadership for more than two hours as Chinese tanks drove towards Indian positions.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
Russia never should’ve received Lend-lease from the U.S. in WWII and the West never should’ve given eastern Europe to Stalin. Instead they should’ve listened to U.S. Gen. Patton and destroyed the Russian military.
If Europe cannot take the United States for granted, after 75 years of NATO, new friends in the Asia – Pacific should take note. Some believe the Ukraine conflict is attributable to the eastward expansion of NATO. The policy of containment of China, which now includes a large economic component, to the extent of undoing globalisation, could also create an unpleasant outcome. Taiwan to provide the spark.
What is lost in all the Ukraine reporting is the basic ‘why’s of the conflict. Russia doesn’t pose a threat to continental europe. They simply can’t prevail against the combined might of NATO so the spectre of a Russian conquest east of Ukraine is a myth. Russia is interested in keeping its border states outside of any US led military alliance, just as the US was during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The EU, especially France, was at the beginning of the war, sensitive to these concerns. According to Dr. John Mearsehmier, the US and UK essentially forced EU into this long war by scuttling the Nafthali Benett led negotiations in Istanbul. Now however the EU, and particularly Macron, has made a volte face, declaring that their ‘credibility’ is at stake. The reluctant EU has now morphed into the spearhead of the support mission. Why? Dr. Arta Moeni thinks that it is a project for greater ‘nationhood’ for the EU in which Ukraine is an unfortunate pawn. I’d like to see other opinions on the why. While the number of shells Ukraine gets and the various political instruments of supplying it are important, the whys of the affair are far more interesting to read.
Russia never should’ve received Lend-lease from the U.S. in WWII and the West never should’ve given eastern Europe to Stalin. Instead they should’ve listened to U.S. Gen. Patton and destroyed the Russian military.
If Europe cannot take the United States for granted, after 75 years of NATO, new friends in the Asia – Pacific should take note. Some believe the Ukraine conflict is attributable to the eastward expansion of NATO. The policy of containment of China, which now includes a large economic component, to the extent of undoing globalisation, could also create an unpleasant outcome. Taiwan to provide the spark.
What is lost in all the Ukraine reporting is the basic ‘why’s of the conflict. Russia doesn’t pose a threat to continental europe. They simply can’t prevail against the combined might of NATO so the spectre of a Russian conquest east of Ukraine is a myth. Russia is interested in keeping its border states outside of any US led military alliance, just as the US was during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The EU, especially France, was at the beginning of the war, sensitive to these concerns. According to Dr. John Mearsehmier, the US and UK essentially forced EU into this long war by scuttling the Nafthali Benett led negotiations in Istanbul. Now however the EU, and particularly Macron, has made a volte face, declaring that their ‘credibility’ is at stake. The reluctant EU has now morphed into the spearhead of the support mission. Why? Dr. Arta Moeni thinks that it is a project for greater ‘nationhood’ for the EU in which Ukraine is an unfortunate pawn. I’d like to see other opinions on the why. While the number of shells Ukraine gets and the various political instruments of supplying it are important, the whys of the affair are far more interesting to read.