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(Photo by Contributor/Getty Images) Most observers evaluating the Russian invasion of Ukraine remain perplexed that, as some have assessed, the world’s second strongest military is losing. Early indications were that lack of adequate planning contributed to Russia’s lackluster performance. That’s accurate, but let’s add four other reasons to explain Moscow’s failure to subdue the much smaller…

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Vladimir Putin (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images) Over 40 nations met recently in Germany to discuss ways of supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. Moscow’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov responded to the gathering with a threat of tactical nuclear response. The Kremlin official made the threat, many believe, to frighten countries pledging to support Ukraine. However, this…

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(Photo by Contributor/Getty Images) When Putin said, in 2005, the fall of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century, the US and NATO should have known the Russian president would try to reclaim the lost power. Despite Moscow’s presently stalled offensive in Ukraine, there is a pattern emerging that the US…

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