According to the Washington Post, Trump wants to pressure Ukraine to give up the Crimean peninsula and Donbas. He has previously said that he could end the war in one day if he were president. Trump’s plan is a terrible deal for Ukraine, says Emma Ashford of the Stimson Center think tank. Giving away…
The UN Security Council has made a historic decision on the conflict in Gaza. The resolution is to demand that the parties lay down their arms during the celebration of Ramadan, provide humanitarian aid and release all hostages. The historic aspect of this decision is that the US did not veto it. The USA…
Sweden is a member of the NATO defense alliance. The last two expansions of NATO to Finland and Europe are a consequence of Russia’s brutal assault on a neutral country. Finland and Sweden have a long tradition of being outside defense alliances in order to maintain their neutrality. The Russian invasion of Ukraine on…
On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther hung his 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg. It was the start of the Reformation and the break between the Catholic Church and the Lutheran movement. Martin Luther was a professor of moral theology at the University of Wittenberg. The theses Luther posted on the church…
On February 24, Russia launched its brutal assault on neighboring Ukraine. Actually, this is a war that started back in 2014. But February 24 is considered the start of the Russian attempt to take the whole country. 2 years of terror from Putin’s regime. Horrific war crimes, hundreds of thousands killed and even more…
It is reported from Russia that the imprisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny has died. In the end, Putin’s regime managed to get rid of another troublesome voice. The death comes as no surprise. The regime has attempted to kill him with poison, among other things. Feel free to read my blog about this. Long…