The Books of Bokonon

Zelenskyy is clear about Ukraine's need for security, and has point-blank stated that having some nuclear weapons available would be the next best thing to joining NATO . That has certainly created some consternation among Ukraine's allies and enemies alike. I'll turn things over to a blogger who goes by the name The Analyst to break this recent development down for us. ‘HE SHOULD NOT HAVE SAID IT’ That was the reaction that came thick and fast from even some of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters. They argue that it upset allies and Ukraine is a member of the 1968 Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, which it joined on December 5 1994. However you have to give just 90 days notice to leave the agreement. One of the biggest concerns is that Zelensky handed Putin a propaganda victory - I don’t think the Kremlin ever reacted so fast to something Zelensky has said.  It clearly rattled Putin’s cage and a torrent of escalation talk spewed forth. First off he said Russia must redouble it...

Here is something we need to keep an eye on, and it's something I feel is stating the obvious: Russian-inspired and Russian-backed influencers are not resting in their efforts to turn regular citizens in various parts of Europe and the US against the Ukrainian effort to defend itself from a full-scale Russian invasion, and against NATO itself. Martin Longman focuses primarily on the influencers in the US , and Reuters covers the influence campaign in Germany .  Many of the people Martin Longman refers to are political influencers who were once considered part of what counts for a far-left in the US, but who now are embracing and are embraced by far-right political entities. Some were writers I had some respect for, which is something I regret. Many of us who were left of center in the US were livid about the US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and were equally livid about economic policies that left so many fellow Americans behind, and several of these individuals were among the ...