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A dynamic deal-maker? Or compromised by his antipathy towards Ukraine for the role it played in his first impeachment? U.S. President Donald Trump at a reception at the White House on March 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump’s purported ‘Art of the Deal’ negotiating skills aren’t likely to end the Russia‑Ukraine war

Anton Oleinik, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Donald Trump’s supposed negotiating skills are probably not enough to broker sustainable peace between Russia and Ukraine given the protagonists’ enmity and his own history.
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russia’s commissioner for entrepreneurs’ rights during a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow on May 26, 2022. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian roulette in Ukraine: Is Vladimir Putin powerful, or just lucky?

Anton Oleinik, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Russia’s war in Ukraine calls for drawing a line between power and luck. Putin, who was widely considered among the most powerful people in the world, may have been simply lucky.
Cars drive past a building with a huge letter Z, a symbol of the Russian military, and a hashtag reading ‘we don’t abandon our own’ in Moscow on March 30, 2022. (AP Photo)

War‑time media reporting is shaping opinions about Russia’s Ukraine invasion

Anton Oleinik, Memorial University of Newfoundland

The transmission of truth about the war against Ukraine is a criminal offense in Russia. Without access to the complete information about the war, Russian population continues to support it.
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches through binoculars as Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu sits nearby during military exercises east of Moscow in September 2021. (Sergei Savostyanov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Why Vladimir Putin is botching his Ukrainian invasion

Anton Oleinik, Memorial University of Newfoundland

As Russia’s war against Ukraine unfolds, Putin’s errors become perceptible. That’s because he’s faced few constraints to his power.
Ukrainian soldiers take positions in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 25, 2022 after Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Would Vladimir Putin actually be able to rule Ukraine?

Anton Oleinik, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Even if Vladimir Putin wins in Ukraine, he won’t be able to govern Ukrainians as he pleases. That’s because power is perceived very differently by Russians and Ukrainians.
A woman observes social distancing guidelines as she rides the subway in Moscow, Russia. President Vladimir Putin has been accused of suppressing the number of deaths from COVID-19. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

The politics behind how governments control coronavirus data

Anton Oleinik, Memorial University of Newfoundland

The coronavirus has affected almost every country in the world, but there are major differences in how health data is being reported. Politics often dictates how the data is shared.

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