Russia: what just happened? By: Gwynne Dyer — Jun. 27, 2023 OPINION Up until late afternoon Moscow time on Saturday, Russia was in a state of acute crisis, with Yevgeny Prigozhin pulling his Wagner army of mercenary soldiers out of Ukraine and sending some of them racing up the highway towards Moscow instead. Their task … Continue reading What Just Happened In Russia? Gwynne Dyer’s Analysis
Washington Post, September 30, 2022 This is what a post-Putin Russia should look like Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is serving a nine-year sentence in a maximum-security penal colony. This essay was conveyed to The Post by his legal team. What does a desirable and realistic end to the criminal war unleashed by Vladimir Putin … Continue reading Money Where His Mouth Is: Alexei Navalny’s Vision of a Better, Peaceful Russia
Ukraine: The counteroffensive begins By Gwynne DyerJune 14, 2023 The furious speculation on whether the Ukrainian counteroffensive will succeed has been ongoing for several months already, so the first thing I must tell you is that I don’t know. Nobody knows, not even the Ukrainians. They know that the big prize is a southward offensive … Continue reading Gwynne Dyer: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Begins: How Will It Turn Out?
Opinion: Let us suppose that the current Russian regime collapses, with or without a Ukrainian military victory to give it a final shove. Who would be the least objectionable candidate to take over in Moscow? What we should look for, in this exercise, is not necessarily the kindest individual, but the one with the … Continue reading Russia and Alternatives to Putin?
[NOTE: For very orthodox Catholics, the Church is at the center of history, and the Vatican is at the center of the Church. Hence if there is some major disturbance, such as war, the Church “naturally” should have a role in ending it and repairing the damage. But on the battlefield, it is fighting that … Continue reading Pope Francis and his “Secret” Ukraine Peace Mission