Ukraine: Expansion of the battle zone (tags)
Russia is vastly superior in this type of warfare – which resembles an industrially operated process of destruction – because the Kremlin can draw on far greater reserves. Putin's gamble on a war of attrition is paying off. It is not just about the superiority of tanks, artillery and ammunition, or about the increasing Russian air superiority. It is above all about manpower.
Ukraine will not win. Only a peace plan by the major powers can end the war (tags)
A genuine peace treaty would require agreement on a host of thorny issues (e.g., borders, reconstruction assistance, prisoner repatriation, accountability for war crimes, security guarantees, transit arrangements for the Black Sea and Sea of Azov, etc.),
Western Lunatics Risk Nuclear War (tags)
anti-war
Putin's Diplomatic Gambit (tags)
Ukraine
Obama Threatens Russia and China (tags)
Obama
Debunking Western Propaganda (tags)
Russia
Escalating East/West Tensions (tags)
Ukraine
Syrian Chemical Weapons Deal: What Follows? (tags)
Syria