One reads (albeit that this story was both published in the Mail and derives from a war zone, so considerable caution is advised,) that the Chechen general reportedly killed recently died along with … (View Post)

Putin's argument is that the Ukrainian leadership are Nazis (or, more precisely, neo-Nazis and drug addicts) and that he wants to free the rest of the Ukrainian people from them. It's one of the reas… (View Post)

Seems very much like it - a large proportion of them, at least. Perhaps the notion of attempting to resist and dying fighting appeals more than being crushed under the heel of Tsar Vladimir's jackboo… (View Post)

Reports: the UN Security Council votes tomorrow on calling an emergency session of the General Assembly over Ukraine. The vote is procedural so veto power doesn't apply. Nine votes are needed, and it… (View Post)

As I said earlier this evening, you may be right but I'd rather that my own life and the entire future of civilization didn't hinge on the robustness of the Russian command and control structure and … (View Post)