Putin’s personal Jewish connection; A ray of hope for the Jews in Ukraine

As Russia invades Ukraine and concern for the Jews trapped there rises, understanding President Putin’s personal connection to Jews may be a ray of hope.
Who Killed Lokman Slim?

We know. The question is, what will we do about it?
The Battle for Belarus

It’s become increasingly obvious that the victory of freedom over authoritarianism is not inevitable or maybe even probable.
Lukashenko’s Iron Fist in Belarus

The oligarch could be removed through an internal coup as opposed to losing his power in a free and fair election, an option far preferable for President Vladimir Putin, who is actively watching the situation.
Donald Trump and the Western Alliance

Would the president imperil the fundamental security of the West by removing 9,500 U.S. troops from Germany, leaving 25,000 in place?
No Going Wobbly Now, Bibi

Netanyahu’s vacillations are clearly a product of the immense pressure being exerted on him to turn his back on Trump’s Middle East peace plan. This is a shame. It is also absurd.
Putin Humiliates Erdogan in Front of staff
Once inside, they stood under the statue of Catherine II the Empress of Russia who crushed the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774).Â
Politics, Diplomacy, and Redeeming Captives in Israel

Why would Russia care at all, and why would there be any interest in setting up a 27-year-old American-Israeli woman, and sentencing her to such an unusually harsh punishment?
What Putin didn’t talk about in Jerusalem …

Soviet propaganda claimed that the Zionist movement was an ideological bedfellow of the Nazis, and that Zionist leaders had collaborated with the Nazis at just the time that the USSR was engaged in its heroic resistance.
Does Israel Need More Allies than Just America?

Yes. But no one should be laboring under the delusion that Russia or India can or will do much for the Jewish state.