Tag: Russian

The war in Ukraine is clearly insufficient for Putin. It has been widely reported, including by myself, that Putin’s ambitions are limitless; he would likely destroy his own country only if he could eliminate NATO. As you can see, NATO is Putin’s greatest challenge, and it is extrem...

In the age of Donald Trump, we’ve all gotten used to living in a whiplashing, contradictory news environment. But sometimes events come together in a way that still makes me shake my head. On July 31, The New York Times and Siena College (who tend to be among the most reliable pol...

They seem to be upset about the United States sending depleted-uranium anti-tank rounds to Ukraine. What’s the invitation, you ask? Well, it’s quite straightforward: "If Russia has an issue with that, they can withdraw their tanks from Ukraine," declared the anonymous official,...

If there were a single phrase that could define the Ukrainian war effort, specifically its attack capabilities, it would be “bang for the buck.” In the summer of last year, I marveled at Ukraine’s ‘MacGyver’ army and its ability to do more with less. A year later ...

It seems like all I write about on Medium lately are successful Ukrainian drone strikes deep inside Russia. Just yesterday, I wrote about Ukraine’s use of the Corvid PPDS “cardboard drone” to destroy several Russian fighters (and a couple of air defense radar systems) ...

Beginning at the end of World War II, Russia has maintained its propaganda that its equipment is the equal of Western military machines and often superior. In 2015, I was on Engle’s Air Force Base in Russia, just across the Volga from the city of Saratov. I have also done inspections of the...

The Russian two-headed chicken is getting speared by a trident of causes which are degrading the ability of the Bear to continue the war effort. Sanctions, the draft, and the corruption of oligarchs are preventing economic development, logistical support of the war, and the welfare of the Russian po...

Ukrainian forces decided to start targeting Russian military production factories, as a key effort to further exhaust future Russian military capabilities. You see, Ukraine can fight Russian troops as much as they like to, however, when Russia is still producing weapons at the same rate as they get ...

It is no longer if Russia is planning to attack the whole alliance of NATO, but rather the question is of when. Russian forces experienced enormous amount of casualties in Ukraine, reports are coming in saying that Russian military is underperforming in Ukraine, however,&nbs...

Whenever an organization releases statistics, especially organizations that are openly pushing a certain narrative, it’s always interesting to me to figure out what they were thinking when they released it, what they intended it to mean, and what it actually means. China released economic data...

“This is not a time to allow Pride celebrations to go away,” said noted LGBTQ-rights activist Cleve Jones in The Press Democrat. “In our opinion, this is a time to make sure these things happen.” He teamed with Brian Hughes of Russian River Alliance and Juanita More t...

In the age of Donald Trump, we’ve all gotten used to living in a whiplashing, contradictory news environment. But sometimes events come together in a way that still makes me shake my head. On July 31, The New York Times and Siena College (who tend to be among the most reliable pol...

No fewer than ten members of the U.S. House of Representatives and ten members of the U.S. Senate are agents of the Russian Federation. Before I get around to naming names, I will establish my credentials. Before I turned to the academic route, I was an intelligence analyst. I did not run agent...

We were there in 1946. Russia in those years had extensive documentation on Nazi technology; some even many German scientists were taken to Soviet lands to collaborate in the country’s arms growth. Kapustin Yar was an excellent location. A desolate region 100 kilometers from Stalingrad...

In the ever-evolving landscape of global geopolitics, space has become a crucial frontier for nations to assert their dominance. Recently, the United States intelligence community has reportedly acquired new and significant information regarding Russia’s nuclear capabilities in space. This rev...

At first glance, nuclear fusion and the much-heralded collapse of Russia under its simple-minded dictator Putin would seem to be as different as it is possible to get. Look a little deeper, however, and the similarities leap to the surface. For those who don’t pay attention to physics, nucl...

In Russia, a peculiar superstition has woven its way into the fabric of daily life — one that links whistling indoors to a foreboding prediction of financial misfortune. Let’s explore this intriguing belief and the cultural nuances that connect whistling, intelligence, and wealth in Russ...

English is one of the most popular languages in the world, spoken by thousands of people. What should you do if you’ve moved to an English-speaking country and don’t speak the language at all, like our heroine? Irena arrived in the USA very recently and experiences embarrassment every...