Vladimir Putin’s apocalyptic showdown in Ukraine — In the midst of Russia’s all-consuming military woes in Ukraine, and after Vladimir Putin’s recent announcement of a military draft of Russian men alongside an ongoing referendum declaring much of occupied Ukraine to be Russian territory, this war seems to be hurtling toward a terrifying denouement. Putin is desperate to…

克里姆林宫试图挽救在乌克兰的战争努力的努力 - 美国高级官员已将其稳步地描述了他们对乌克兰的军事支持稳定，经过精心校准，以为乌克兰提供足够的致命武器，以捍卫自己，但没有使俄罗斯直接进入直接的军事对抗，有一个严峻而有些多彩的隐喻。确实，拜登政府称之为…

A desperate and dangerous escalation in the war in Ukraine — As world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Vladimir Putin began to unveil his response to Ukraine’s stunning counteroffensive, which swept away huge parts of the Russian army, and transformed the face of the entire conflict. With the Russian military faltering on the battlefield, the…

世界舞台上的挫折和战场上的失败 - 弗拉基米尔·普京（Vladimir Putin）在今天在乌克兰战争罪的一场峰会上请求他的中国盟友XI Jinping，以寻求更多支持，以寻求更多支持，乌克兰战争罪调查人员正在从俄罗斯部队留下的一个群众坟墓中挖出数百个尸体。在Izyum中，这是一个令人毛骨悚然的想起俄罗斯六个月的费用…

The Kremlin’s adventure is threatening to bring his house down — Only a few days ago, the consensus seemed to be that Vladimir Putin was in a relatively strong position to exploit fissures in the transatlantic alliance supporting Ukraine, by imposing steep economic costs on Europe and America by withholding Russian energy this winter, and that eventually he could prevail in…

Ukraine’s counteroffensive is threatening the man in the Kremlin — In what is perhaps the most recorded conflict in human history, with the proliferation of cheap smartphones outfitted with powerful cameras, and two massive armies eager to wage psychological warfare against one another, the conflict in Ukraine has provided incredible vantage points into the hell that is modern war. The…

A pivotal moment in the war in Ukraine — In the last 24 hours, it’s become clear that Ukraine’s two-pronged offensive has shattered Russia’s northern front, and has likely changed the face of the entire conflict, which for months had remained a static war of attrition and artillery duels that seemed to favor the lumbering Russian behemoth. No more…

The Russian army is looking increasingly spent and out of shape — In a recent interview, the renowned Russian historian Stephen Kotkin described Vladimir Putin’s regime as a “military-police dictatorship,” an apt term for a state run by and for the Russian security services. …

俄罗斯威权主义的重生 - 西方在昨天91岁去世后的米哈伊尔·戈尔巴乔夫（Mikhail Gorbachev）的复杂遗产中，俄罗斯国家媒体没有表现出关于在宣传中面对细微差别的这种综合性。…