Category: Russia-Ukraine

High Prices ‘Just Beginning’ of Economic Turmoil from Russia-Ukraine Conflict

As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine rolls into its third week, countries worldwide are reeling from a surge in commodity prices since the onset of the conflict. The cost of oil catapulted to $130 per barrel but dropped on March 16 during an interlude over progress with peace talks between Putin’s administration and Ukraine’s President…


Ukrainian President Zelensky’s TV Sitcom Rights Vyed by Broadcasters Worldwide

Broadcasters worldwide are vying for the rights to the comedy TV series that brought Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to fame. The comedy series “Servant of the People,” starring Zelensky, has become increasingly popular since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with more than 20 broadcasters worldwide vying for the rights to the show. People in China are finding…


US Software Company Drops Chinese Drone Maker DJI Over Russia-Ukraine War

Figma, a fast-growing U.S. provider of vector graphics editing softwares, closed access to its services for the world’s leading drone maker, China’s DJI, on March 12, according to Chinese state-run media China Fund on March 13. The financial newspaper operated by the People’s Daily posted an email that it is was sent by Figma to DJI….


Russia to Continue Financial Operations With China Through Chinese Banking System UnionPay

Following the suspension of Visa and Mastercard services in Russia, at least three Russian banks have announced plans to use China’s UnionPay system to continue their financial operations. Analysts say that Russia’s strategy of evading Western sanctions through the Chinese financial system puts the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at risk of consequences as well. On…


Russia to Continue Financial Operations With China Through Chinese Payment System UnionPay

Following the suspension of Visa and Mastercard services in Russia, at least three Russian banks have announced plans to use China’s UnionPay system to continue their financial operations. Analysts say that Russia’s strategy of evading Western sanctions through the Chinese financial system puts the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at risk of consequences as well. On…


‘Time to Pick Sides’: CCP State Council Advisor Censored for Urging Distance from Russia

A policy advisor for the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) State Council who called for China to distance itself from Russia’s war in Ukraine in an article had his article censored across the Chinese web a few hours after its publication. Hu Wei, vice-chairman of the Public Policy Research Centre of the Counsellor’s Office of the State…


The Coup That Caused the Ukraine Conflict

Commentary According to the prevailing narrative, the Russian invasion of Ukraine must be entirely blamed on President Vladimir Putin. The narrative discloses that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was an “unprovoked Russian aggression” against a democratic country, and Putin is a “murderous dictator” who desires to resuscitate the defunct Soviet empire and may even seek…


Ukrainian Refugees Expelled by Bolivian Government Return After Public Outcry

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—Near the exit door of immigration at the Viru Viru International Airport, a crowd of Bolivian and Ukrainian supporters gathered during a March 13 demonstration to celebrate the arrival of two refugees deported the day prior by immigration officials. Ukrainian citizens Mykhailo and Oksana Karpenko arrived at the same port on March 12…


Fukuyama Gets the Old Band Back Together

Commentary What will happen in Ukraine? You and I, mere mortals, do not know. But Francis “End-of-History” Fukuyama is not so reticent. The owlish foreign-policy intellectual has just issued a list of 12 “prognostications” that are as amazing for their air of certitude as for their preserved-in-amber globalist aspirations. I’d like to comment on a…


Russia-Ukraine War a Reality Check for the CCP

Commentary The ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and the international community’s reaction to it seem to warn the Chinese regime: There will be disastrous consequences if you act recklessly toward Taiwan. The war has exposed Russian president Vladimir Putin’s serious problems in strategy, tactics, military mobilization, weapons and equipment, logistical supplies, and gaining the Russian people’s acceptance…