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Trump’s About-Face on Ukraine

John Feffer Foreign Policy in Focus
Trump thinks of himself as an unstoppable force. But Putin is an unmovable object who won’t be bullied because he is the ultimate bully.

A Tribunal in Waiting That Cannot Touch Vladimir Putin — for Now

Gleb Bogush The Insider
The tribunal will focus on the crime of aggression against Ukraine, but Putin is immune while in office. Even with its limitations, it is a significant step towards the first court to prosecute the crime of aggression since Nuremberg and Tokyo.

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Why Putin Believes the War Is Defensive

People in the West often assume that Putin is concerned with territorial expansion or gaining material advantages, and they miss the ideological dimensions.

The Weaponization Czar and Our Russia Problem

Timothy Snyder Thinking about...
Ed Martin is a major actor in Trump's attempted regime change to authoritarianism. His particular role is to transform the law into a tool to intimidate Americans. Martin will now continue his work for Trump as the official "weaponization czar."
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