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Ukraine Invasion Day 341: tanks are not the silver bullet that will allow Kyiv to win the war [1]
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Date: 2023-01-29
"...it is incumbent on American leftists to develop the type of internationalist vision and politics that universally and effectively joins anti-imperial and anti-authoritarian ethics."
Ukraine will get tanks, jets, and long-range rocket artillery because they are needed to defeat the Russian invaders at war with Western civilization. Politicians who delay doing what is necessary for victory help the Russians and extend the genocide of the Ukrainian people.
Almost a year after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, both sides are expected to launch renewed offensives in the coming months, as Kyiv puts to use the heavy weapons sent from the West and Russia deploys the huge numbers of men it drafted last year.
Amid warnings that Russian forces were regrouping for an anticipated spring offensive, Ukraine’s allies pledged new sophisticated weapons for the fight.
Amid allegations of government corruption, several top Ukrainian officials were fired . The ouster has renewed questions about how Ukraine’s leaders are addressing concerns over aid.
The architect of the invasion of Ukraine is now President Vladimir V. Putin’s third commander in charge of the war . But Western officials say there is no evidence that the Russian military has begun to
After weeks of tense negotiations , Germany and the United States announced they would
Russian forces are wrestling for control of villages near the beleaguered city of Bakhmut , which has flashpoint become a in a battle that Moscow views as crucial for its push to seize the Donbas region.
The recent decision by Olaf Scholz’s German government to supply Ukraine with Leopard 2 tanks – after weeks of clear reluctance to provoke Vladimir Putin – was more than a domestic policy shift.
It also demonstrated how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could prove to be a tipping point in a long-running battle of ideas between two schools of thought in the field of international affairs.
Scholars refer to the two camps as liberals and realists. A defining characteristic of liberalism is its view that global politics is an arena where moral values, legal norms and institutions are crucial for regulating the behaviour of states, and increasing the prospects of cooperation and peace.
The classical realist or “realpolitik” tradition, by contrast, remains sceptical about peace. It believes states are essentially driven by the pursuit of power and national interests through a reliance on military might. It views the international arena as essentially anarchic.
These two approaches have been visible in much of the commentary following Russia’s full scale invasion in February 2022. In particular, the two camps have clashed over how the war in Ukraine should end.
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