Putin's absurd, angry spectacle will be a turning point in his long reign  —  This was a supreme leader marshalling his minions for a decision that will change the security architecture in Europe and may well lead to horrific war  —  Sitting alone at a desk in a grand, columned Kremlin room …

What we can expect after Putin's conquest of Ukraine  —  Let's assume for a moment that Vladimir Putin succeeds in gaining full control of Ukraine, as he shows every intention of doing.  What are the strategic and geopolitical consequences?  —  The first will be a new front line of conflict in Central Europe.

Executive Order on Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts to Undermine the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine … By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States …

Statement by Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Russian Announcement on Eastern Ukraine  —  We have anticipated a move like this from Russia and are ready to respond immediately.  President Biden will soon issue an Executive Order that will prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by U.S. persons to …

Putin moves in eastern Ukraine could be opening phase of possible large-scale invasion, multiple US and western officials say  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin's move to recognize breakaway eastern Ukrainian territories as independent could be the opening phase of a larger potential military …

Putin's made-for-TV security debate gives him answers he wants to hear on Ukraine  —  Russia's president lines up state officials to repeat arguments for recognising Kyiv's eastern separatist regions  —  For Vladimir Putin's extraordinary meeting with his top security officials on Monday …

Why Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons — and what that means in an invasion by Russia  —  Three decades ago, the newly independent country of Ukraine was briefly the third-largest nuclear power in the world.  —  Thousands of nuclear arms had been left on Ukrainian soil by Moscow after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Putin's Right-Wing Shills  —  And why they matter.  —  Flashback to July, 2018.  —  After the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, this is what I wrote for the now-deceased Weekly Standard: … Consider this the context of today's news.

The West has a ‘united’ but failing Ukraine strategy  —  The United States and its European allies just spent three days celebrating their unity in opposing Russia's presumptive invasion of Ukraine — and promising to punish Moscow after an attack.  But that unity comes as little comfort to the Ukrainians, who are bracing for war.