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Jan 24, 2023 · By The Editorial Board | Chicago Tribune. PUBLISHED: January 24, 2023 at 6:31 p.m. | UPDATED: January 24, 2023 at 11:31 p.m. A pivotal juncture in the war in Ukraine looms this spring, when ...
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- Surviving The Winter
Putin has two main levers to divide the West: energy, especially natural gasexports to Europe, and disinformation, including interfering in foreign political campaigns. Last year, the EU imported 40 percent of the gas it consumed from Russia—with German dependence on Russian gas closer to 65 percent. Those numbers are even higher in many countries ...
Despite these pressures, Western support for Ukraine remains strong. The U.S. public continues to be staunchly in favor of helping Ukraine. Over 70 percent of Americans supportproviding Ukraine with military and financial assistance, according to a new survey conducted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The few congressional Republicans who ...
Putin is hardly alone in believing that Western unity is temporary and cannot last. Many skeptics in the West believe democracies will buckle in the face of hardship. But such voices underestimate the West’s staying power. Russia’s invasionwas a historic affront to international rules and norms, and NATO countries see it as a dire threat to Europea...
- Ivo H. Daalder
Apr 9, 2022 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- When the war in Ukraine began in February 2022, Illinois residents immediately stepped up to help. In an exclusive digital special, ABC7's Cheryl Burton and Rob Elgas share...
Feb 24, 2022 · The Russian military is pressing its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases, and sending in troops on 3 sides. Some in...
Dec 12, 2023 · Dec. 12, 2023 11:00 am ET. Text. As the New Year arrived in Ukraine with the Russian missile attack on Kyiv on the early morning of Jan. 1, 2023, there were two main questions on the minds of...
Mar 1, 2022 · Why do Russia, the U.S. and Europe care so much about Ukraine? Both Russia and the West see Ukraine as a potential buffer against each other. Russia considers Ukraine within its natural sphere...
Feb 27, 2022 · CHICAGO (CBS) -- Russia's invasion into Ukraine is top of mind for many members of Illinois' congressional delegation, and several attended a rally in support of Ukraine Sunday afternoon....
