Russia’s invasion into Ukraine has quickly turned deadly. Ukraine’s Health Minister reported that 57 people were killed and 169 wounded in the first day of fighting. EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said: “These are among the darkest hours of Europe since the Second World War.” Dr. Emily Channell-Justice, a director at Harvard University’s Ukrainian…

For those of you who have read my second book, The Absent Superpower, recent events in Ukraine should not come as a surprise. Chapter 6, The Twilight War, lays out how Russian geography and demographic realities would dictate Russian aggression in its immediate periphery. This is not a justification of Moscow’s aggression against its neighbor, but international…

Now that the question of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has proven itself not to be a hypothetical, Western governments will be pushed to respond. The United States and its European allies are likely to pursue a sanctions campaign, but this is easier said than done. While it has been popular to deride Russia and…

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine now officially underway, worldwide attention is focused on Eastern Europe amidst fears of a world war. Ukrainians who fought Russia back in 2014 are picking up arms once again to defend their homeland. While this is all playing out, Vladimir Putin continues to play President Biden like a fiddle.…

Residents and leaders of the world responded to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with near universal condemnation. Protests formed at Russian embassies around the world Thursday. According to OVD-Info, a rights group that tracks political arrests, over 1,600 protesters in Russia have been arrested. Over 900 of those have been arrested in Moscow. “My message to…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is now underway, a move President Biden called “unprovoked and unjustified”. Russia attacked Ukraine with air and missile strikes, along with ground forces coming from three directions. Reports suggest Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, has also been attacked. “It is a major move by Putin and an unwise one that the West has to counter,” said…

Russia has followed through with its months-long threats of invasion of Ukraine. The Russian military has not focused on securing the separatist republics of eastern Ukraine; rather, the Russian military, under the direction of President Vladimir Putin, has launched missile and air strikes across the country with an aim of crushing not only the Ukrainian…

Russia has decided to evacuate its diplomatic staff from Ukraine, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The move is the latest step fueling tensions with the West amid fears of an invasion. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence of Moscow-backed rebel regions in eastern Ukraine. Donetsk and Luhansk, together known as Donbas, lie…

The White House has followed through on its threat to issue sanctions against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. President Biden announced the sanctions Tuesday afternoon, targeting two banks and several high-profile Russian individuals. The video above includes clips from President Biden’s announcement. Today, in close coordination with our Allies and partners, I am announcing…

The United States has promised sanctions following the Russian government announcement that it is moving closer to what could be described as an invasion of Ukraine. Those sanctions will be announced Tuesday, according to U.S. government officials. “We must make it clear that an attack on Ukraine is an attack on the sovereignty of every UN…