What does an aggressive animal backed into a corner do? Now we’re into nightmare scenario. [dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]’ve spent the past week in Canada visiting my elderly parents. Other than having to deal with jet lag, I’ve also experienced a degree of culture shock: for the average Canadian, … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Putin – The Dooms Day Scenario
Can Europe tolerate a neo-fascist government in Russia? – Thoughts from Kiev
"Apparently, comparisons between Putin and Hitler are not well received in western intellectual circles these days, but the fact that during the run-up to the EU Parliamentary elections, every single European extreme right party proclaimed support for the Kremlin’s policies towards Ukraine, makes … [Read more...] about Can Europe tolerate a neo-fascist government in Russia? – Thoughts from Kiev
Anti-Putin Protests in Moscow – Thoughts from Kiev
"Local protests in Moscow are nowhere near as threatening as tens of thousands of Russian troops massing along a border less than 500 km away." [dropcap size=big]D[/dropcap]uring the past few weeks I have relaxed somewhat. The Ukrainian Presidential election ran smoothly; President Poroshenko spoke … [Read more...] about Anti-Putin Protests in Moscow – Thoughts from Kiev
Russian T-72 Tanks Enter Ukraine – Thoughts from Kiev.
"It seems Putin missed the adage of Marx according to which “history repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce.” [dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]n case there was still any doubt about the true nature of the war in Ukraine’s eastern regions, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov announced to the press … [Read more...] about Russian T-72 Tanks Enter Ukraine – Thoughts from Kiev.
Political Nationalism – Thoughts from Kiev
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap] want to live in Kyiv, and I want to watch the evening news without crying! I want to spend the day without news of casualties and deaths due to automatic weapon and rocket fire less than 500 km away from where my children go to school. My parents were refugee children … [Read more...] about Political Nationalism – Thoughts from Kiev
Ukraine is not “on the verge of war” – open war has begun. – Thoughts from Kiev
[dropcap size=big]M[/dropcap]ay 21 was a notable date: 3 months after Yanukovych’s flight from Kyiv, exactly 90 days after the massacre of the Heaven’s Hundred, and 6 months since the first Euromaidan protest. It should have been a day to remember and rebuild. At the very least, it should have been … [Read more...] about Ukraine is not “on the verge of war” – open war has begun. – Thoughts from Kiev