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Russia began evacuating its embassy in Kyiv and Ukraine urged its citizens to leave Russia on Wednesday as the region braced for further confrontation after President Vladimir Putin received authorization to use military force outside his country and the West responded with sanctions. (Feb. 23)

Stratfor Worldview

The Russia-Ukraine conflict entered a new stage on Feb. 21 after Russia moved to end the Minsk peace deal by formally recognizing eastern Ukraine's two separatist republics as independent states. In response, the West has announced the first round of economic sanctions against Moscow over the crisis. With the prospect of Russian troops crossing into Ukrainian-controlled territory now a distinct possibility, the potential escalation...

Fred Kagan, The Hill

Vladimir Putin has fundamentally altered the world as we have known it since the end of the Cold War.

Michael Barone, Washington Examiner

For those trying to keep up with fast-moving events in Ukraine, it may be helpful to consider some lessons of history. Mistakes made in the past week, added onto developments covering the last two or three centuries, have left the United States and its European allies (in particular the largest of them, Germany) unable to prevent Vladimir Putin's

Alex Hollings, Sandboxx

NATO officials already recognize that a concerted effort to capture the Suwalki Gap made by Russian forces would likely succeed, severing the Baltic states from their NATO allies. While efforts are underway to mitigate this threat, the real strength of NATO's position comes from the knowledge that Russia's economy likely couldn't sustain prolonged warfare at the scale a conflict with NATO would demand. Put simply, Russia's aggression is often tempered more by its pocketbook than the presence of NATO forces. Читать дальше...

Alina Polyakova & Daniel Fried, Foreign Affairs

How the West Can Still Protect Kyiv

John Parachini, RealClearWorld

U.S. President Joe Biden's threatened sanctions far exceed previous measures to curb Russian President Vladimir Putin, but they have not stopped Putin from ordering Russian forces into rebel-held territory in Eastern Ukraine. This begs the question whether the severe measures the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union have threatened to take are enough of a

Daniel Davis, 1945

NATO Gambles with Ukrainian Lives in Standoff with Russia by Ignoring Reality: Now that Russian President Vladimir Putin has illegally recognized the independence of two breakaway parts of Ukraine - and the Russian Duma has handed Putin an authorization to use military force - the world is not just in...

Bret Stephens, New York Times

Central to much of the skepticism regarding America's involvement in the crisis in Ukraine is the question, "Who are we?"

Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday voted to advance legislation that would allow people to pump their own gas.House Bill 4151 passed on a 10-3 vote in the Transportation Committee and was referred to the Ways and Means Co...

The Boston Bruins took the ice in Seattle on Wednesday in preparation for their contest Thursday against the Kraken, and head coach Bruce Cassidy offered insight into how the forward lines will look to start the six-game road trip. Cassidy revealed Wednesday that the Bruins will have Jake DeBrusk fill the top-line winger role next […]

With an average cost of more than $15,000 for infant child care a year, according to the Economic Policy Institute, child care in New York is expensive and unaffordable for many families. But, there is a proposal to invest in childcare and it could help lift 80,000 New Yorkers out of poverty, based on an analysis from Columbia University and Robin Hood.

The 'DWTS' star and her actor husband were together for three years before her recent filing for divorce.

Sister Wives' Paedon Brown shares where his relationship currently stands with his father, Kody Brown, and it doesn't seem to be on solid ground.

The extension of the Covid-19 vaccination programme to 12-year-olds and the decision to put in teams to get all above 12 in schools vaccinated, plus pushing a lot harder to get their elders protected, will help to make schools significantly safer and ward off a resurgence of Covid-19, especially as the weather starts cooling. Both […]

Government websites going dark in Ukraine on Wednesday spread fear that an escalating conflict with Russia in cyberspace is headed to America, a cyberwar that experts say is already underway and for which the U.S. is unprepared.

Information appeared in the Ukrainian telegram channels that the Il-22PP jammer of the Russian army took off into the air. Local residents of the DPR also report that the local mobile operator “Phoenix” has malfunctions. “No one has been able to send SMS and make calls for about an hour now,” the message says. It […]

Starting pitcher Marcus Stroman has made it clear he's excited about his fresh start with the Chicago Cubs after joining the organization earlier this offseason.

Ukraine’s foreign minister appealed to the international community on Wednesday to “take swift, concrete and resolute actions” to help preserve his country from Russian military aggression. “Russia will not stop at Ukraine,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly. He added that a full-scale war against Ukraine would be the end of the world order as we know it. “Russia shows signs of readiness to further escalate its aggression against Ukraine, and we have limited time to stop... Читать дальше...

It would be a felony to physically attack or threaten a health care worker under a bill the Wisconsin Assembly is scheduled to approve Wednesday.

The King's Man's outrageous post-credits scene not only sets up a potential sequel but also mocks the MCU's prevalent stinger problem in Phase 4.

Senate Democrats plan to run ads seizing on Republican plan calling for more Americans to pay taxes.

KPMB Architects has announced that it has been awarded the commission to reimagine Agnes Etherington Art Centre on Queen’s University campus in Kingston, Ontario. According to KPMB, the team will be led by KPMB’s Bruce Kuwabara and Georgina Riel, Indigenous Affairs Consultant of RIEL Consulting. ​​To ensure critical thinking and actualize Agnes’s commitment to Indigenization, Riel brings deep and invaluable […]