Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine 🇺🇦

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A TRUE STORY: The Summer of 74’, a bully, a football, Nixon and democracy.
‘And what does that have to do with Ukraine, Trump and European security?’ you ask me. Everything, my friend, everything.
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No Lukashenko = no Russian invasion of Ukraine: The path to peace - removing dictators.
In this guest essay, Belarus' former deputy foreign minister Andrei Sannikov argues that the role of Belarus in Russia's war in Ukraine is dangerously…
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You are surprised? Really?
When I published this podcast in July, some thought that I was being too hard on J.D.
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BLITZ INTERVIEW: Julian Evans - author, journalist, globetrotter - in love with Ukraine
Writing about Ukraine and volunteering - "until the war is over, it’s impossible to concentrate on anything else" - Julian has a new book out, about…
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MUST WATCH: Sikorski in brutal and beautiful takedown of Putin and Trump.
OMG, we needed that. The Polish Foreign Minister's speech in the U.N. is the strongest, most ‘efficient’, in parts even poetic, political rhetoric I…
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BLITZ INTERVIEW: Violist on a mission for Ukraine - Kateryna Suprun.
"February 24 2022 is a wound that will never heal." The violist and artistic director now spends her life touring Europe, drawing attention to Ukrainian…
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BLITZ INTERVIEW: Natalka Cmoc - Canada's Ambassador to Ukraine - "Russia can end this war by leaving Ukraine. It is that simple."
"In school, in Canada, I often spoke out in class and was sent to the principal's office for arguing with the teacher who would not admit her mistake of…
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Trump making Putin happy (part 3): ‘Vladimir and I want elections in Ukraine!’
Putin has long talked about Zelensky's "lack of legitimacy" - in order to sow instability in Ukraine. And now Donald Trump agrees - why is difficult to…
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It’s official: The West is now totally split on Ukraine
A double split waiting to happen: Between Trump and Europe, but also amongst the Europeans themselves. This could get even uglier than we imagined.
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From Munich to Moscow: The Perils of Appeasing Power Hungry Potentates
In this guest post, Myk Mowczan argues that history warns us that Trump's appeasement of Putin will only lead to more instability and conflict, more…
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Fcuk what an Orange week…
If you are Ukrainian, pro-Ukrainian or just pro-democracy or even just pro-thinking, this week was as bad as they come.
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BLITZ INTERVIEW: A Belarusian in the army of Ukraine - "Ukrainians still believe the world cares ... and I try to hope they are right."
Nia Gladenkaya left a comfortable life as a corporate lawyer to go defend freedom in Ukraine, as a soldier. "Unconditional victory. Anything less is not…
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Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine 🇺🇦
Two Grumpy Old Men on Ukraine 🇺🇦
Between them, Michael Andersen and Brian Bonner have covered Ukraine for 50+ years. This blog is pro-Ukrainian, telling the truth about places, people and the West's role. Neither the war nor Ukraine's other challenges started in February 2022.
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