Globalization Sacrificed at the Alter of Power: the case of the Russian Aggression in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has led Russia since 1999 with a hiatus of one term when he served as Prime Minister to then President Medvedev. In 2015 during the reign of President Barrack Obama, Russia managed to annex Crimea Region from Ukraine.Earlier this year, President Vladimir Putin was at again by declared that Luhansk and Donetsk were

Ukraine still under Siege from Russia

Ukraine’s second-largest city faced increased Russian shelling Tuesday, while a column of Russian forces stretched out along a road north of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on the sixth day of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry shared a video of one strike at the Kharkiv Regional State Administration building in the center

China cautious over Russian Invasion of Ukraine

China, Russia’s most powerful ally, was notably restrained in its initial reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, offering little direct support for Moscow as much of the world seeks to isolate Moscow economically and diplomatically. “I would like to say that China is closely following the situation in Ukraine,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told

Defiance in the face of Adversity

Russian forces launched an invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, with President Vladimir Putin warning other countries not to intervene and Ukraine’s Western allies pledging their support and new rounds of strong sanctions as they condemned the Russian assault. Putin used a televised address to announce what he called a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in

Putin putting the World on Alert

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke during a Security Council meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, where it was decided that Russia would recognize the Russian-speaking regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine as independent states, a pronouncement that adds to Western fears that Putin is imminently set to invade