Europe
Ukraine's 'Busification' — forced conscription — is tip of the iceberg
Western media is largely ignoring that Kyiv has to rip young men off the streets amid recruitment shortages and desertions
November 04, 2025
Western media is largely ignoring that Kyiv has to rip young men off the streets amid recruitment shortages and desertions
El Fasher's fall exposes the failure of Washington’s reliance on regional power brokers — many who are directly involved — to end the conflict
This, despite an unusual stemwinder from US ambassador Mike Waltz and accusations that Havana is aiding Russia's war in Ukraine
All along we've been told this was about aggressive expansionism and applied a strategy of deterrence. That was wrong.
The narrative that Moscow's war is 'unsustainable' deflects from real production and performance problems in American arms to Ukraine
In a sudden about-face, the president went from meeting with Putin to issuing sanctions on Russia’s top oil producers