Cold War Thinking Isn’t Working

With Russia launching a military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the corporate press has grown shrill in its calls for punishing Russia with draconian sanctions, supplying Ukraine with increased military aid, and diplomatically isolating the Eurasian power as much as possible. The Two Minutes Hate against Russia has been cranked up to eleven, making any nuanced analysis of why the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has reached such a point almost impossible.

Ukraine attack: Putin target may be democracy, near and far

Vladimir Putin has professed many justifications for Russia’s assault on Ukraine, from wild claims about “de-Nazifying” the country to anger at Kyiv’s desire to join NATO, the Western treaty alliance.

It may also be a way for him to highlight the weakness of democratic systems – while ridding Moscow of an inconvenient neighbor.

Imaging The Day After A Russian Conquest Of Kyiv: Not A Pretty Picture – Analysis

It may be only a matter of time before Russian troops control the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and topple President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

However, that may not be the end of the story. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops could find themselves in Ukraine for the long haul depending on whether Ukrainians have the stomach to launch an insurgency.

Analysis | Putin Believed His Propaganda Too Much and the Russian Army Is Stuttering in Ukraine

The war is still in its infancy, but the Russian president’s claims that Ukraine is an artificial entity have been upended by Ukrainians fighting fiercely to save their homeland

The war between Russia and Ukraine may turn out to be a long and bitter affair between two countries with well-equipped armies, so it’s presumptuous to summarize after just three days of fighting. But one thing that can be said almost for certain is that Russian President Vladimir Putin had too much belief in his own propaganda.

Russia-Ukraine Live Updates: Ukrainian Delegation Arrives at Belarus Border for Talks

Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert as Zelenskyy agrees to talks with Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin dramatically escalated East-West tensions by ordering Russian nuclear forces put on high alert, but the explosions and gunfire that have disrupted life since the start of the invasion appeared to subside around Ukraine’s capital overnight as the Kremlin’s military advances were slowed by an outgunned but determined resistance.

Pro-Al-Qaeda Jihadi Ideologue Denounces Chechen Fighters Allegedly Participating In Russian Invasion Of Ukraine, Warns Against Supporting ‘Putin The Tyrant,’ Or ‘Zelensky The Jewish-Israeli Tyrant’

Jordanian jihadi ideologue, and Al-Qaeda supporter Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi, shared several tweets commenting on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In his tweets, the jihadi cleric highlighted social media reports that Chechen soldiers are fighting alongside the Russian forces in Ukraine, deeming that as deviant Muslims whose prayers will not be accepted.[1]