In early 2024, Western allies bought $2 billion of fuel from Russian oil, exploiting a sanctions loophole. Russian oil is refined in Turkey before reaching EU and US markets. Experts warn this practice weakens sanctions, urging stronger controls to cut of
Timothy Snyder: how the West can end this war quickly. Why it is normal for ballistic missiles to rain down on Kyiv, but is somehow not normal for ballistic missiles from Ukraine to go into Russia? It has a great deal to do with imperial thinking, which W
Russian State Duma session: Communist Party rep questioned loophole exempting criminals who sign military contracts. He argued this turns army into "bandits" and lets people evade justice. In response, he was told Russian soldiers are expected to die in c
