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How Russia’s mistakes and Ukrainian resistance altered Putin’s war: A FT story

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The complete story can be read using the link here or scrolling down: Read more The snarled up 65km Russian convoy that was stuck for days outside Kyiv neatly illustrated Moscow’s misplaced belief that it could achieve a lightning-fast victory in Ukraine. Western military analysts say Russia’s leadership initially thought its “special military operation” would reach the ...

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China’s Moment of Decision: YASHENG HUANG

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CAMBRIDGE – China’s response to Russia’s war against Ukraine has been heavily scrutinized and criticized. While Chinese officials have expressed concern about civilian casualties, they have declined to condemn the attack, which they regard as a response to NATO expansion, and they have declared that they will not join the West in imposing financial sanctions on Russia. Yet China ...

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The Hard diplomacy Challenge: India has to keep Russia propped up but make sure to keep US in tango.

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Disclaimer: This is an independently written article by the author without allegiance to any political party, ideology or government.  Most of the people who are in power or are making policies have not seen World war 2 that divided the countries in two zones. IN the sense that they were there but were not part of a policy ...

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PM Modi -EAM, must step up backroom diplomatic efforts to solve Ukraine crisis

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The Ukraine - Russia crisis is seeing news generation by the hour. Yesterday the world was jolted when Putin ordered to keep the nuclear deterrent inactive conditions. There was also news of Ukraine Russia talking on the Belarus order which has been accepted by Zelnestsky but without many expectations. The talks are going on at the ...

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West promised not to expand NATO – Der Spiegel

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A newly discovered document from March 1991 shows US, UK, French, and German officials discussing a pledge made to Moscow that NATO would not expand to Poland and beyond. Its publication by the German magazine Der Spiegel on Friday comes as expansion of the US-led bloc has led to a military standoff in Eastern Europe.  Read more

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Foreign Policy Note: Putin’s Russia and the Ukraine Gamble …Will he attack or will he not ?

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President Biden's security advisor says Russia may attack Ukraine any time now. " We are in the window,” Advisor Sullivan said in an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” “Any day now, Russia could take military action against Ukraine or it could be a couple of weeks from now, or Russia could choose to take the diplomatic ...

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