Two years after Canada’s parliament unwittingly gave a standing ovation to a veteran of a Nazi SS division, Ukraine’s own president is honouring figures from the same dark chapter of wartime nationalism.
- Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
There are considerable risks for Ukraine if it chooses to fight on rather than seek a deal to end the war with Russia.
While most European nations are on board with western sanctions, countries in the Global South have maintained economic and political links with Russia.
The Russia-Ukraine war highlights developments in modern warfare, which uses new weaponry alongside traditional methods of fighting.
Russia’s armed forces continue to gain territory in Ukraine, at high cost to both sides.
Polls suggest many Russians remain supportive of Putin and the war in Ukraine. Economic realities and western double standards likely play a big role.
Claiming the moral high ground in any war isn’t just about justifying a war effort — it’s also about how a war is fought. Both Ukraine and Russia, sadly, have plenty of civilian blood on their hands.
Euphoria in the West about the short-lived revolt by the Wagner Group hasn’t yet resulted in military gains for Ukraine.
L’armée russe en Ukraine mène une guerre beaucoup plus intense en artillerie et plus méthodique qu’il y a un an. C’est devenu une guerre totale.
Russia’s army in Ukraine is fighting a much more artillery-intensive and methodical war than it was almost a year ago.
As Russians come to terms with the seriousness of the war in Ukraine, the Russian economy is weathering the storm of western sanctions.
Les forces russes ont clairement battu en retraite en Ukraine, et il semble que Vladimir Poutine puisse perdre le contrôle de la guerre. Quelle est la prochaine étape ?
Russian forces have clearly retreated in Ukraine, and it appears Vladimir Putin may be losing control of the war. What’s next?
There’s no question the Russian population is subject to a Russian media largely loyal to the Kremlin. But that doesn’t mean Vladimir Putin lacks genuine supporters.
While Mikhail Gorbachev was feted in the West — he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 — he was widely despised in Russia by those both mourning and celebrating the end of Soviet power.
In terms of stated war aims, some sort of Russian ‘victory’ — albeit a costly one — is closer than the sort of victory upon which Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pinned his hopes.
The sort of scenarios that might lead to the use of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war would require a significant deterioration in Russian fortunes — and greater western involvement in the conflict.
Qu’est-ce qui permettrait à Vladimir Poutine de sauver la face en Ukraine ? Le pays devra vraisemblablement renoncer à adhérer à l’OTAN et céder des territoires à l’est.
What would allow Vladimir Putin to save face in Ukraine in terms of negotiating a ceasefire? Ukraine would likely have to cede its NATO aspirations as well as territory in the east.
Seizing Kharkiv or Kyiv is going to take time and heavy use of artillery— called ‘the God of War’ by Joseph Stalin — if it happens at all.
Russian President Vladimir Putin wants parts of Ukraine to be closer to Russia, and would like to prevent Ukraine from becoming part of NATO.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a catastrophe and should be condemned, but that doesn’t mean the West should dismiss some of Putin’s conditions as a step to ending the war.
Just because deep-rooted Russian fears might not seem reasonable doesn’t mean they aren’t real in Vladimir Putin’s mind.
Para Putin y para algunos rusos, los villanos de la crisis no son solo los nacionalistas ucranianos, sino también los gobiernos occidentales. Consideran que Occidente tiene un conjunto de normas para sí mismo, y otro para países como Rusia.
L’approche occidentale du « faites ce que je dis, pas ce que je fais » a contribué à provoquer l’invasion de l’Ukraine par Vladimir Poutine.
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