DURHAM, N.C. Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine, while poorly planned and shoddily executed in many ways, may still force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate concessions his
Though he teased a military assault for weeks, Russian President Vladimir Putin still surprised many with his decision to invade Ukraine Thursday. Speaking to media in a virtual media briefing, two scholars with vast expertise on Russia and the former Soviet Union discussed the nascent war, the role of sanctions, what the U.S. will do in response, and other.
DURHAM, N.C. Though he teased a military assault for weeks, Russian President Vladimir Putin still surprised many with his decision to invade Ukraine Thursday. And his behavior in the days leading up to the invasion suggested an erratic, unpredictable leader whose next moves won’t be entirely clear, two Duke scholars said Thursday.
While Russian President Vladimir Putin probably won’t start an all-out war, he’s also unlikely to be intimidated by sanctions threatened by NATO and the United States – complicating the ongoing crisis at the Ukraine border, three Duke scholars said Wednesday. Speaking to journalists in a virtual media briefing, the three experts discussed sanctions, concessions, the U.S.’s role, Putin’s role and the Russian people’s view of the ongoing threat. (Watch the briefing on YouTube.)
president clinton and president bush former state department policy planning director as well. lots of titles, dennis. thanks very much. i guess the most important title right now you re the author of a brand new book entitled doomed to succeed. the u.s. israel relationship from truman to obama. first of all, the death of this iraqi general big deal, little deal, what do you think? yes, big deal. first, it s harder for the iranians to hide when it s someone like that who has real visibility. secondly, he has a real rich history as an operator. and he knows their strategy, he s helped to organize their strategy. bear in mind that basically the revolutionary guard, the quds forces have been the ones with hezbollah who have organized most of the assault. hezbollah has been the shock troop for in a sense for the syrian army because in a sense the syrian army likes to operate from a distance, operate with artillery, armor and use air power and don t like to really confront on the groujd