After Russia’s unprovoked (and staggeringly barbaric) invasion of Ukraine, both of Maine’s largest homegrown multinationals were reluctant to sever their business relationships with Russia. I wrote about both of them… Read more »
Article Topic: Eastern Europe
Russians are in a disinfo bubble and most don’t want friends and family in Maine popping it
Since Russia’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine commenced in late February, opposition media and protests have been shut down and the country’s citizens have been living in a propaganda bubble that… Read more »
Sixteen members of Congress visited Ukraine’s borders; here’s what they saw
Two bipartisan Congressional delegations visited frontline countries bordering on Ukraine this week: a ten-person group of Senators who spent the weekend in Poland and Germany and a six-member House mission… Read more »
Discussing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with regional experts, Mar. 8
In a single week, Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine has shattered the post Cold War order, cast Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and his country into Iran-like isolation, set nuclear power… Read more »
Mainer makes Putin’s interrogation wish list
In today’s Portland Press Herald, I have the story of how a guy from Maine wound up on Vladimir Putin’s list of Americans he’d like turned over for interrogation, a… Read more »