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The Ukraine War: Getting Scarier Each Week

June 4, 2024 John Berkowitz

By John Berkowitz After more than two years, the Ukraine War is at an inflection point. Or is the more accurate word a crisis point? A very dangerous one, and not just for Ukraine and Russia, but potentially for the world. All eyes have been […]

US Is Losing In Ukraine. “Blame China”, Says Blinken.

May 15, 2024 John Walsh

Biden Admin Piggybacks Sinophobia onto Rampant Russophobia by John V. Walsh This article first appeared at Antiwar.com At the close of his recent trip to China, on April 26 while still in Beijing, Sec. of State, Anthony Blinken, made an extremely bellicose statement to the […]

Ukrainian and Russian flags. Photo: Barks/ Shutterstock

Getting the Story Right: A Personal Journey Through 2+ Years of Russia’s War in Ukraine

April 17, 2024 Paul Shannon

By Paul Shannon “The researches of many commentators have already thrown much darkness on this subject, and it is probable that, if they continue, we shall soon know nothing at all about it” (Mark Twain as quoted by former U.S. ambassador Chas Freeman, “The Many […]

What is the Way Forward for the Russia-Ukraine War? Understanding our Differences and Potential Common Ground

March 26, 2024 Anicca Juraschka Sullivan

By Anicca Juraschka Sullivan “Negotiation is never a surrender,” Pope Francis stated in an interview on Saturday, March 9, calling on both Russia and Ukraine to “have the courage of raising the white flag” and to find a diplomatic solution to end the war in […]

The Time for Peace in Ukraine is Now!

March 25, 2024 John Berkowitz

by John Berkowitz At winter’s end, we’d like to offer an update on Paul Shannon’s article in the Peace Advocate (Winter ’24) titled: “2024: The Big Year in Ukraine”; and reiterate his urgent call for a ceasefire and negotiations to end the Ukraine War before […]

Understanding the Background of the Russia-Ukraine War

March 19, 2024 Jeanne Trubek

Although Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine was on February 24, 2022, the conflict started much earlier. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine declared independence and neutrality. At that time Russia’s level of concern about NATO expansion increased and, as part of […]

Raytheon rally for a ceasefire in Gaza, Nov 3, 2023. Photo: Cole Harrison/ MAPA

Ceasefire Now – in Ukraine and in Gaza!

February 20, 2024 Jeanne Trubek

by Jeanne Trubek and John Berkowitz It’s 2024. It’s time to call for a ceasefire, stop the bloodshed, and work for a negotiated end to the war. Which war? BOTH! We need two ceasefires and negotiations now. Feb. 24 is the 2nd anniversary of Russia’s […]