Tag Archive: Russia
The Longer it Takes the West to Accept that Ukraine is Losing, the Worse Things Will Get for Ukraine
It's becoming clear to everyone except our rulers that Ukraine is losing and can now never win if winning means expelling all Russian troops, says David Craig. The longer it goes on, the worse it gets for Ukraine.
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How the U.S. Deep State and NATO Put Online Censorship into Overdrive After Russia’s 2014 Annexation of Crimea
In an interview with Tucker Carlson, former State Department cyber supremo Mike Benz explains how the U.S. Deep State and NATO put censorship into overdrive after Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea. Full transcript here.
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Peter Hitchens Fears Our Leaders May Plunge us into Another World War
Peter Hitchens is becoming increasingly alarmed by the war-mongering rhetoric of our leaders and fears a generation of politicians who have no first-hand experience of the horrors of war may plunge us into another.
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When Does the Truth Become ‘Disinformation’?
The Daily Sceptic's in-house doctor reviews a new book on information warfare by Andreas Krieg. It's good, but has a blindspot about deployment of information warfare by democratic governments against their own citizens.
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With the Self-Hating West Stuck in a Net Zero Doom Loop, Is the Ascendancy of the Autocracies Now Unstoppable?
The rise of the American-led West was supposed to be the 'end of history' as liberal democracy triumphed. But with the self-hating West stuck in a Net Zero doom loop, is the ascendancy of the autocracies now unstoppable?
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Did the Oil Price Cap Work?
According to a Finnish thinktank, the price cap of $60 per barrel that Western countries imposed on Russian oil has "failed to live up to its potential". Earlier this year, Russian oil was trading at $80 per barrel.
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The Ukrainian War Can Only End in a Peace Deal
Should Volodymyr Zelensky continue to fight endlessly in pursuit of a comprehensive defeat of Russia which may be unattainable – or should he consider cutting his losses and reaching a compromise?
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Did Ukraine Win the War in March 2022?
Since mid-March 2022, historian Anatol Lieven has been saying that Ukraine has “already won”. They successfully defended their capital, thereby forcing the Russians to regroup for a more limited war in the East.
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The Foreign Office Should Not be Sanctioning a Blogger for Being Pro-Russian, Particularly as We’re Not at War With Russia
Last year, the Foreign Office sanctioned pro-Putin blogger Graham Phillips, the first time it has sanctioned a UK citizen. Peter Hitchens says if we don't object, other critics of the Govt's foreign policy could be next.
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Most Europeans Think Sanctions Have Hurt Europe and Helped America
A survey has found that in 30 out of 30 European countries, a majority of people believe that the sanctions against Russia have hurt Europe and helped both the US and China.
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