An American tourist in Russia
Earlier this month we revisited Yerevan, Armenia, for Ian’s visa run. One evening we went to see a show of dancing fountains. You must know what it is: a colorful show when water flows to a tune and their are light effects too. Ian made some ironic comments about too many soundtracks from Hollywood movies … Read more
My friend Billy Bob graciously invited me to come back as a guest speaker for “Foreign Policy Review” on his YouTube channel. Today we talked about the likelihood of a major provocation in Ukraine before or during the NATO summit next week, how useful of an ally China is to Russia, and the state of “collective west’s” military stockpiles.
The other day I briefly met an old Soviet dissident who left the USSR for the USA and now left the USA for Russia. I’ve never met this guy before and probably will never see him again. The event that brought us together didn’t imply that we must be friends or even talk, so we … Read more
In the past 18 months we have seen large scale offensives in the Ukraine. The first offensive, by Russian forces against NATO-trained defenders. Now we are seeing the reverse, with an offensive by NATO-trained forces against Russian defenders. What successes, mistakes, and patterns have we seen so far?
