The consensus assumption is still that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will force Ukraine to yield to Russia as soon as he takes office on Jan. 20. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky himself said on Friday once Trump becomes president the war with Russia will “end sooner,” but he didn’t say it will end well. Read More
There are plenty of crazies in Russian politics who make bizarre claims about their country’s victim status (“the evil West made us do it”) and issue blood-curdling but implausible threats about using nuclear weapons. But the really dangerous ones are quite sane. Read More
With war still raging and no end in sight, Ukrainians are marking the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of their country that has levelled some cities and caused tens of thousands of military and civilian deaths and injuries. Russia's unprovoked attack also has displaced millions of Ukrainians, with more than 200,000 now in Canada, including many in Southwestern Ontario cities such as London and Sarnia. Two years after the war in Ukraine began, this is what those fleeing the war and the ones supporting them have to say. LFP's Heather Rivers reports Read More
"God is usually on the side of the big battalions," Voltaire allegedly said. Not always, but "usually." So, how much do you want to bet? Read More