Something has shifted in Washington. After months of what looked like inexplicable patience with Vladimir Putin, President Trump appears to be changing course. A leaked recording from a 2024 fundraiser captures him boasting of threatening to bomb Moscow and Beijing to deter aggression—a claim as startling as it is murky in its veracity. More concretely, […]
It’s tempting to think that Donald Trump might finally be waking up to Vladimir Putin’s game. The recent flare of frustration in his public remarks—lashing out at the Russian leader’s relentless aggression—hints at a crack in his long-standing admiration for the Kremlin’s strongman. A sanctions bill, poised in Congress with teeth sharp enough to bite […]
It’s tempting to believe that Donald Trump’s latest rhetoric on Russia signals a pivot—a decisive break from his earlier flirtations with Vladimir Putin’s regime. The idea that he’s finally seen through Putin’s posturing, as some suggest, feels like a tidy narrative. After all, the former president’s recent comments, including a leaked boast about threatening to […]
It’s become almost cliché to say Donald Trump sees the world through a transactional lens, but former National Security Advisor John Bolton forces us to confront what that really means — and why it’s so dangerous. In a recent interview, Bolton lays bare a truth that’s easy to overlook amid the daily noise of campaign […]
In a remarkable shift on the modern battlefield, Ukrainian forces have achieved what may be a historic first: compelling Russian soldiers to surrender through the use of unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs. This operation, executed by the Ukrainian Third Assault Brigade near Harkiv, underscores how rapidly warfare is evolving—and not always in ways that inspire […]
While headlines focus on Ukrainian drone strikes hitting Moscow airports—dramatic spectacles that briefly capture global attention—the real story unfolds in spreadsheets, budget deficits, and the quiet desperation of a regime frantically consolidating power. Putin’s Russia isn’t just losing a war; it’s experiencing systemic organ failure. The clearest sign came last week when the Duma rubber-stamped […]
The oligarchs are dropping like flies again. Window falls, mysterious car deaths, arrests on private jets bound for Turkey—Putin’s inner circle is experiencing what can only be described as an accelerated mortality rate. But this isn’t just another round of the usual Russian political theater. Something more fundamental appears to be fracturing within the system […]
Nuclear weapons can compensate for many weaknesses, but they cannot solve the most fundamental problem any nation can face: the gradual disappearance of its own people. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has captured headlines for its geopolitical implications, but the war’s most devastating consequence may be one that barely registers in Western coverage—the acceleration of a […]
There’s a persistent narrative floating around Western discourse that fundamentally misunderstands the nature of Russia’s current predicament. You’ll find it in op-ed pages and cable news debates, usually framed as strategic realism: Ukraine simply cannot outlast Russia in a prolonged conflict because Russians inherit the Soviet Union’s legendary capacity for absorbing massive casualties. The logic […]
If you’ve ever wondered what self-destruction disguised as anti-corruption looks like, just take a look at Vladimir Putin’s Russia in 2025. The Kremlin’s latest wave of arrests, “suicides,” and corporate seizures has less to do with fighting graft and everything to do with a crumbling regime tightening the screws on its own inner circle. The […]
