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Trump’s Jumbled Messaging on Ukraine and Russia

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John’s Substack

Talking Ukraine with Former Ukrainian Journalist of the Year: Diana Panchenko

On 24 February 2025, I was on Diana Panchenko’s podcast with Glenn Diesen and Pavel Shchelin. We discussed the origins of the Ukraine war, what is happening now, and where it is headed. The translation of the show’s title is “War & Peace: Reloaded…

4 months ago · 53 likes · 12 comments · John J. Mearsheimer

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Patrick Lancaster’s Substack

Ukraine War No End Soon!!

In my latest video, I took a deep dive into Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s recent speech in Doha, Qatar. The speech has stirred considerable discussion, particularly regarding Russia’s stance on the ongoing war in Ukraine. Lavrov’s remarks have been interpreted by some as a declaration that the conflict will not end anytime soon, contradicting…

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4 months ago · 70 likes · 15 comments · Patrick Lancaster

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Weapons and Strategy

Elections in Ukraine and Romania: There is no democracy

In 1864 Abraham Lincoln stood for reelection. He thought he might lose, mostly because the war was going badly, although the war started to turn in the Union’s favor as the election approached…

4 months ago · 54 likes · 45 comments · Stephen Bryen

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Glenn Diesen’s Substack

War and Peace in Ukraine

I had the great pleasure to participate in a discussion on a Ukrainian political program on the topic of “War and Peace”. Why did the war start, and how can it end? The war began as a result of the Western-backed coup in 2014 that stripped Ukraine of its neutrality, and peace will unavoidably depend on restoring Ukraine’s neutrality. A humiliating peace…

4 months ago · 26 likes · 2 comments · Glenn Diesen

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The West’s Political Hit Job on Milorad Dodik: A Warning Shot to All Sovereign Leaders

The kangaroo court in Sarajevo has done exactly what Washington and Brussels demanded: put a political bullet in Milorad Dodik, the democratically elected president of Republika Srpska. A one-year prison sentence, a six-year ban from office and all for defying the illegitimate Western-backed viceroy masquerading as an “international envoy,” Christian Schmidt. This isn’t justice. It’s a colonial dictate.

Viktor Orban called it what it is: a “political witch hunt.” Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic has convened a national security meeting. Dodik himself is preparing “radical measures.” Republika Srpska isn’t rolling over.

Let’s be clear: this is about crushing anti-NATO resistance in the Balkans. Dodik refused to let Bosnia become a Western military outpost. He rejected sanctions on Russia. He dared to uphold Republika Srpska’s sovereignty. Now, they want to neutralize him, just like they did to pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine before the 2014 coup.

But this might backfire. Instead of submission, this could be the spark that pushes Republika Srpska toward full independence. The so-called “court ruling” is meaningless if Banja Luka refuses to recognize it. Dodik’s government is already moving to block Sarajevo’s decrees inside RS territory.

The real question is: Will Belgrade, Budapest, and Moscow let this stand? Or will this be the moment the Western Balkan power play explodes?

One thing is certain: Dodik isn’t backing down. And neither should anyone who values sovereignty over Western diktats.

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