Biden’s Aid Dilemma: Strained Alliances and Congressional Roadblocks
President Joe Biden’s efforts to secure a substantial aid package for Ukraine and Israel have hit significant roadblocks, with interlinked challenges in Congress and shifting international alliances, particularly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Strained Relations and Aid Stalemate The Biden administration’s diplomatic maneuvers are under scrutiny amid rising tensions with Netanyahu and complications in […]
Discussing the Plane Crash That Presumably Killed Yevgeny Prigozhin
You may have heard about the plane crash northwest of Moscow, which killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of Wagner, a private military company. However, you may not fully understand the story if you haven’t been keeping up with Russian politics. Let’s break it down for those who are out of the loop. What is the […]
Wagner Group Rebellion Calls into Question Russian Military Stability
The Russian war for Ukraine faced obstruction last week following the short-lived attempted military mutiny executed by Russia’s Wagner group. In the wake of the rebellion, Russia has scrambled to calm infighting, with much of the Western world questioning Russian military stability and organization moving forward. The Events of the Wagner Group Insurrection On June […]
Powerful Speeches From Two World Leaders as Anniversary of War in Ukraine Dawns
Biden Delivers Address in Warsaw, Poland On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, President Joe Biden delivered an address to a crowd of thousands in Warsaw, Poland. This speech comes after his visit to the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv the day prior as he visits with Ukrainian officials and their allies to mark the one-year anniversary […]
Sweden and Finland Eye NATO Options
On Wednesday both Sweden and Finland broke a long history of military and political neutrality by applying for admittance to NATO. The Swedish prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto visited the White House yesterday to mark the historic occasion. “Finland and Sweden make NATO stronger,” President Joe Biden said at the Rose […]
Weekend Reviews! Russian Warship Sunk as War With Ukraine Rages on
The flagship of the Russian Black Sea fleet was sunk this week as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to cause disruption and panic in the largest land war in Europe since World War II. In a symbolic and material defeat for the Russian offense, Ukrainian freedom fighters peppered the Moskva warship with an offense of missiles […]
Putin’s Possible Motive in Overtaking Ukraine
Since Russia’s most recent invasion of Ukraine on February 24, an estimated 549 civilians have died and nearly a thousand are reported to be wounded. However, most contend the actual number is likely higher. Two-and-a-half million people have fled Ukraine since the invasion, the fastest refugee crisis since World War II. Russian President Vladimir Putin has silenced […]
Weekend Review: Russia and Ukraine Crisis Continues
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will continue efforts to move toward an invasion of Ukraine, an attack that has been brewing for a long time. Thousands of Moscow troops have gathered along Ukraine’s border, with an additional reported 7,000 this week, a contrast to Putin’s last remarks when he claimed that Russia will “partially pull back […]
Why The World Cares About Russia And Ukraine
At its surface, the mounting crisis between Russia and Ukraine seems simple: Russia has amassed more than 100,000 troops along Ukrainian borders to the north, east, and south and has pledged to withdraw troops only if NATO guarantees that Ukraine will never be allowed to become a NATO member. The Complex History The conflict between […]