Mongolia’s increasing dependency on the West
The country depends entirely on Russia for its fuel supplies while almost all exports go to China
Ukraine invasion
Monday
Thursday
Has Putin really revived Stalin's infamous spy-catching unit?
Is the suggestion that the infamous SMERSH counterintelligence unit has been revived simply a way to troll the West?
Wednesday
Can Scholz convince the EU to continue supporting Ukraine?
Olaf Scholz is leading the call for others to do more
Monday
Britain must commit to Ukraine – or admit we don’t care enough
The greater danger lies in Putin’s eventual victory
Thursday
Has the West forgotten about Ukraine?
They have already fought, won and lost far too much to be in a mood for compromise
Sunday
No one wants to talk about Ukraine any more
We’re quietly losing interest in this conflict — I include myself — because it’s not satisfying our fictional appetites
Friday
The Ukrainian war can only end in a peace deal
The country may not have recovered all its lost lands — but it has already won the war in many other ways
Thursday
The EU has become paralysed by its own bad decisions
It is time to accept that the EU institutions are just platforms for bargaining and cooperation
Tuesday
Sanctions against Russia have backfired
The most painful way to hurt the Putin regime would be to drain Russia of even more of its best people
Saturday
Zelensky must be honest about the state of the war
Ukrainians should be told that there is a shortage of soldiers and that mass conscription is urgently needed
Friday
Should Kyiv really ban the Ukrainian Orthodox Church?
Even if the Ukrainian Orthodox Church were under Russian control, it would not warrant banning it
Monday
Is this where world war three starts?
It is worth keeping an eye upon Daugavpils and its somewhat feisty mayor
Is the West losing interest in Ukraine?
Kyiv’s line is now becoming ‘give us more, or this will drag on indefinitely’
Putin is scraping the barrel with 'glide bombs' in Ukraine
Unchecked, Russia could regain the initiative in Ukraine
Monday
Europe needs to step up on Ukraine
Ukrainian fatalities already exceed American losses in two decades of involvement in Vietnam
Saturday
Ukraine’s fight has been eclipsed by the ‘Other War’
‘Breaking News’ pings on our phones telling of the slaughter and abduction of young and old in Israel by Hamas terrorists
Thursday
America's support for Israel must not come at the price of backing Ukraine
The US ought to be able to deal with more than just one issue at a time
Tuesday
Should Ukraine hold a general election next year?
If the pressure from the US is great enough, it’s possible there could be an election next year
Wednesday
Ukraine’s Crimea strike is a warning shot to Putin
Whether this was a decapitating strike on the Russian command staff in Crimea or not, it demonstrates that they have a growing capacity to hit targets
Tuesday
The exiled activists who dream of dismantling the Russian empire
Dissidents from more than forty regions of Russia gather for the Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum