Day: May 28, 2023
Blood Pump of Bakhmut, Looting, and Other News
Here’s an update on the strategic (or unimportant, depending what day it is) town of Bakhmut. In May of last year I wrote: Ultimately, I still don’t understand Zelensky’s strategy of deliberately pouring irreplaceable soldiers into a three-sided cauldron. Donbass isn’t friendly territory by any stretch of the imagination, and whatever benefits there are to … Read more
Do Armenians Support Russia?
This is a question I wrote an answer for on Quora, and decided to share it here as well. I’m far from an expert, but I just visited Armenia a couple of months ago. Before answering some questions, here are some facts about Armenia and Russia: Armenians and Russians have a lot of political, cultural, … Read more