While the Biden administration claims to be “defending democracy” in Ukraine, its role there has caused political upheaval from Kyiv to Washington. A Ukrainian insider reveals new details.
‘Ukraine Today Is Not a Democracy’: An Interview with Ambassador Jack Matlock
Mr Matlock, on April 20 a large bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives approved a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill. It sends $60.8 billion to Ukraine and the rest to Israel, Gaza, and Taiwan. Congress also approved other measures, including the extension of warrantless surveillance in the United States. Many members of Congress, especially Democrats, were waving Ukrainian flags on the floor of the House. What went through your head when you saw these images?
I think they’re making a very big mistake. First of all, these appropriations are not coming from the taxpayer. We have to borrow the money to cover these appropriations and we are already tremendously overextended overseas. We now have a national debt in excess of 33 trillion dollars, and it’s rising by as much as two trillion a year. As the chairman of the Federal Reserve has said, this is unsustainable.
Glenn Diesen: Foreign Affairs writes about the “hidden history” of diplomacy
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Ted Snider: What Killed the Peace Talks in Ukraine?
The accepted Western narrative is that, in February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine with the intent of conquering the entire country. But there is a competing narrative that is compelling enough to be worthy of consideration.
VIDEO: John Mearsheimer: Trying to Make Sense of the Ukraine War
Professor John Mearsheimer talks with Judge Napolitano about the current state of the war in Ukraine.
PODCAST: Kelley Vlahos Interviews Dr. Michael Vlahos on Proxy Wars
Dr. Mike Vlahos, a writer, a historian of military strategy and history, joins Kelley to talk proxy wars — why and how are they successful, and when do they fail? He walks us through the history of the most famous successes and failures in modern military history, and why the US is losing its current one today in Ukraine.
Col. Macgregor torches Trump over support for Ukraine and Israel spending bills
Speaking of Trump’s approval for the bill, Macgregor said, “What he did… is essentially align himself with the money pigs in Washington who were interested in everything other than the American people.”
Washington Post: Russia arrests more journalists in intensifying crackdown on dissent
George Beebe: Kicking the can down the crumbling road in Ukraine
If Washington were intentionally to design a formula for Ukraine’s destruction, it might look a lot like the aid package passed by Congress this week.
Lee Fang: U.S. Helps Pro-Ukraine Media Run a Fog Machine of War
A sprawling constellation of media outlets organized with substantial funding and direction from the U.S. government has not just worked to counter Russian propaganda but has supported strong censorship laws and shutdowns of dissident outlets, disseminated disinformation of its own, and sought to silence critics of the war, including many American citizens.
Ted Snider: What $61 Billion for Ukraine Won’t Do
That Ukraine is a stepping stone in Russia’s march through Europe has long been a key argument in justifying continued aid for Ukraine.
Bruce Slawter: Joseph Biden’s War
The President refuses to negotiate an end to the carnage in Ukraine; it’s now up to congress to jump-start the peace process by taking a radical first step.
Col. Douglas Macgregor: Is It Game, Set, Match to Moscow?
When Moscow sent Russian forces into eastern Ukraine in February 2022, it did so without any plan of conquest or intention to permanently control Ukrainian territory. As Western military observers pointed out at the time, the Russian force that intervened was far too small and incapable for any mission beyond limited intervention for a brief period. In fact, Western observers predicted Russian forces would soon run out of ammunition, equipment, and soldiers.
VIDEO: Kelley Vlahos Interviews ACURA’s Katrina vanden Heuvel and James W. Carden
The first episode of Kelley’s new podcast, Trip The Beltway Fantastic, featured a discussion of progressive foreign policy and the anti-war movement in the age of Russia-gate and Trump with Katrina vanden Heuvel and James Carden.
Geoffrey Roberts: Putin’s Trump Card: Ukrainian Membership of NATO
President Vladimir Putin started the Ukraine war and he could – and should – end it by negotiating a peace deal that includes Ukraine’s membership of NATO.
April 25: “Meeting on the Elbe” Anniversary: A Message from Ed Lozansky
Dear Friends,
Every year on April 25, we celebrate the anniversary of the historical “Meeting on the Elbe” in 1945 on the eve of our joint victory over Nazi Germany. This year, we decided to have a flash mob Zoom meeting with 1-minute greetings from around the world.
To resolve the enormous logistical problems of coordinating Zoom with many speakers worldwide, why not make the prerecorded statements and send them to me by return mail to be shown on April 25.
Please consider recording 1 minute to present your name, city, and country, and short message in your language. This is, of course, if you share the ideas expressed in our AD in the Washington Times that the “Elbe Spirit” helps to meet the global challenges on our planet jointly.
Read more at Washington Times.
DOCUMENTARY: The story of the grand conspiracy. Who seized control of Russia in the 1990s?
The video investigation explores how Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich looted Russia during the 1990s and who facilitated their endeavors. How did the nation’s primary TV channel fall into the hands of an oligarch? How could a president grant an oil company to oligarch with a single decree? Maria Pevchikh narrates the origin of Russian corruption in the premiere episode of our series.
VIDEO: Anatol Lieven on BBC on the latest tranche of US aid to Ukraine
How will the passage of the latest US aid bill to Ukraine effect developments on the ground? Lieven discusses with the BBC.
VIDEO: ACURA’s Jack Matlock on Russia, Ukraine and The West’s Incompatible Narratives (2015 Fulbright Lecture)
In this lecture, Jack Matlock suggests that Western policies have exacerbated Ukraine’s internal problems and estranged Russia. The lecture was part of an initiative by the Fulbright Commission and the University to enhance mutual cultural understanding between the UK and US through educational exchange.
Ted Snider: Is Putin Bent on Conquering Europe?
It is important to not merely accept axiomatically that Putin, like all autocrats, is bent on aggression and expansion.