Two days ahead of the Russian presidential election, incumbent President Vladimir Putin was asked in a national address about the potential use of nuclear weapons in the Russia-Ukraine War. He replied that he currently doesn’t see the point, but that “weapons exist in order to use them.” The war is quickly ratcheting up, and with […]
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The Human Cost of Putin’s Vanity
At 6 a.m. on Thursday in Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the beginning of a “special military operation” in Ukraine, capping off months of international concern about a war between Ukraine and Russia. In his nationally televised speech, Putin repeatedly underscored the supposed presence of Neo-Nazism and genocide of pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine as […]
A Real Pain in the Dniester: A New Era of Tension in Moldova
Moldova is the 33rd-largest country in Europe, a small slice of land tucked between Ukraine and Romania. Politically, however, it is stuck between the EU and Russia. While this corner of the continent rarely makes headlines in the United States, it is far from tranquil and has been unable to escape the strategic maneuvering of […]