Putin’s new war crime: Starving world’s poor by blocking Ukraine’s grain exports | Trudy Rubin
With a level of cynicism that makes Machiavelli look angelic, the Russian president is trying to turn a made-in-Moscow food disaster into a weapon.
Putin pushes Sweden and Finland into the NATO fold | Trudy Rubin
The Finns and Swedes have recognized that there is no neutrality when dealing with an aggressor willing to seize and destroy another European country.
What is the plan to save Odesa, 'breadbasket of Europe,' to save the world? | Trudy Rubin
The moment is now. Does the West want Odesa’s infrastructure to be destroyed, its food supplies blockaded? Or not?
Reading between the lines of Putin’s Victory Day speech | Trudy Rubin
Contrary to speculation, Russian President Vladimir Putin was low key in his Victory Speech Monday, perhaps a sign of the reality of his invasion's challenges.
Nancy Pelosi deserves thanks for stating Washington will help Ukraine win | Opinion: Trudy Rubin
One cannot take long-term U.S. public support for Ukraine for granted, especially as we approach the poisonous atmosphere of the 2022 midterms.
Wage war on Putin’s corruption | Trudy Rubin
Putin appears determined to prevent the Russian public — which is well aware of extensive government graft — from grasping the full extent of Kremlin...
An elegy for Mariupol | Trudy Rubin / Syndicated columnist
If the United Nations, the West and the world stand by while the residents of Mariupol die under the rubble, then Putin has a green...
We must heed Zelenskyy’s plea to ‘protect our sky’ | Trudy Rubin / Syndicated columnist
It isn’t enough for President Biden to praise Zelenskyy, or for Congress to erupt in bipartisan applause or appropriate $800 million in new military aid.
NATO must find a way to protect Ukraine’s skies | Trudy Rubin / Syndicated columnist
Understandably, the West does not want to go to war with Russia to defend a non-NATO member. But there are other ideas out there.