Tag: Putin

Russian Oppositional Politician Androssow: Ukraine invasion sparked a “war of European civilization against barbarism”

Linus Hoeller

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a crime not just against Ukraine, but against civility and the Russian people themselves, says Dimitri Androssow, a Russian oppositional politician with PARNAS. Read TWU’s striking interview here.

Why Russia is invading Ukraine, Explained

Linus Hoeller

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was by no stretch of the imagination inevitable, but the factors that culminated in Putin eventually giving his troops the “go” were a long time in the making and include old territorial grievances, more recent Russian concerns about NATO and a healthy dose of authoritarianism. Let’s break down some key facts underlying the invasion.