vladimir putin

An off-ramp for Putin is repugnant but necessary
Opinion, Сolumns
CLIVE CROOK Tribune News Service 
Sep 27, 2022
From the outset of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the crucial question hasn’t changed: Can Vladimir Putin be defeated at an acceptable cost? Despite all we ...
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The Putinization of China’s Xi
Opinion, Сolumns
MARTIN SCHRAM Tribune News Service 
Aug 21, 2022
In this broiling summer, when we are shaken by threats that could shatter our most globally revered national monument — America’s cherished democracy ...
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NATO united on Ukraine but still not doing enough
Opinion, Сolumns
TRUDY RUBIN Tribune News Service 
Jul 01, 2022
When it comes to the NATO summit and President Joe Biden’s performance as global leader, there’s the good news and the bad news. Confronted with the d...
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The West shows fatigue over war in Ukraine
Opinion, Сolumns
DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
Jun 20, 2022
I was in the hills of northern Italy last week, mostly on vacation but also curious to see how the war in Ukraine has affected life next door in Europ...
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Bolster Ukraine to counter Russia
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 16, 2022
After Ukraine’s initial, inspiring victories over Russian invaders in Kyiv and other critical western and central cities, its intrepid military faces ...
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Victory Day speech shows how Russia can be defeated
Opinion, Сolumns
TRUDY RUBIN Tribune News Service 
May 11, 2022
When Vladimir Putin stood on a Red Square podium Monday, at the annual celebration of the Soviet victory in World War II over Nazi Germany, he looked ...
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Can US deter Putin from using battlefield nukes?
Opinion, Сolumns
DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
May 02, 2022
WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin reminded the world last week that he controls the world’s largest arsenal of nuclear weapons. It wasn’t ...
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To stop Putin, listen to leaders of Baltic states
Opinion, Сolumns
TRUDY RUBIN Tribune News Service 
Apr 24, 2022
As Russian forces regroup for a massive battle in eastern Ukraine, Americans are wondering how to help Ukraine repel them. My suggestion: Listen to th...
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A Nobel solution to Putin’s Ukraine horror
Opinion, Сolumns
MARTIN SCHRAM Tribune News Service 
Apr 17, 2022
Day and night, images that are unwatchable yet unforgettable pour out of the great news funnels all around the planet. The images bring a flood of ang...
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Accusing Russia of genocide won’t halt war
Opinion, Сolumns
TRUDY RUBIN Tribune News Service 
Apr 15, 2022
When Russian soldiers invaded Lubyanka, a village near the ravaged Kyiv suburb of Bucha, the Russians forced all the men to assemble in a central squa...
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US has big stake in how the Ukraine war ends
Opinion, Сolumns
DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
Apr 11, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, now in its seventh week, shows no sign of abating. Vladimir Putin’s army has abandoned its assault on Kyiv, Ukraine’s ca...
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War crimes evidence mounts
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 07, 2022
Evidence of war crimes has mounted daily since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion to “denazify” Ukraine. Russian forces carrying o...
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Russian people should replace Putin
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 03, 2022
President Joe Biden learned the hard way Saturday about the dangers of going off script at the end of a speech heavily criticizing Russian leader Vlad...
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Someone had to say it
Opinion, Сolumns
GENE LYONS 
Mar 31, 2022
In Michael Kinsley’s immortal definition, “A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth — some obvious truth he isn’t supposed to say.” By that standa...
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