Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 4, 2022

 

Jon Jackson, Newsweek: NATO Has Already Crossed Vladimir Putin's 'Red Line' 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly warned NATO about interfering in the Ukraine war, even going so far as to bring up retaliation if Ukraine becomes a threat to Russia because of Western help. 

According to some experts, NATO has already crossed the line that Putin has said would justify an attack from Russian forces. 

Last week, the Russian leader said during an address to lawmakers that any countries that "create a strategic threat to Russia" in Ukraine can expect "retaliatory strikes" that would be "lightning fast." 

Even before Russia began its attacks on Ukraine on February 24, Putin made public warnings. Last November, he said his country would respond if NATO crossed "red lines" by providing Ukraine with certain missile strike systems.  

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- May 4, 2022  

Ukraine - the narrative the West doesn't hear -- Frank Gardner, BBC 

How Far Will UK Go to Stop a Putin Victory? -- Andrew Marr, New Statesman  

Why There Is No Alternative to Continuing Support of Ukraine -- A. Motyl, 1945 

Fossil fuels are the Achilles’ heel of warfare. Just ask Russia. -- By Lt. Col. Theodore “Doc” Shanks and Alexander Gard-Murray, Defense News  

How reliant is the world on Russia for oil and gas? -- Jake Horton, Daniele Palumbo & Tim Bowler, BBC  

The West’s Economic War Against Russia Is Imperiling the World -- David C. Hendrickson, National Interest 

Xi Jinping Suffers From the Putin Effect -- Bonnie Girard, The Diplomat  

4 things to know about Moldova and Transnistria -- Tatsiana Kulakevich, Big Think  

Why does Germany now support an embargo on Russian oil? -- DW  

Ukraine conflict: What is Swift and why is banning Russia so significant? -- Russell Hotten, BBC New

How Russian war bloggers cover the war in Ukraine -- France 24  

Central African Republic: Abuses by Russia-Linked Forces -- Human Rights Watch  

Egypt braces for third-stage filling of Nile dam -- Ayah Aman, Al-Monitor Sinn 

Fein expected to top N. Ireland polls – but only thanks to greater DUP decline -- Tom Wheeldon, France 24  

Anthony Albanese: The challenger vying to be Australia's PM -- Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC News