Putin-the-Unready Is Beginning to be Held Accountable Paul Craig Roberts John Helmer’s December 8 report from Moscow substantiates my conclusion that the Russian government’s inability to acknowledge reality, instead relying on agreements with Russia’s enemies, results in failure . In Ukraine by trying to minimize conflict, the Kremlin maximized conflict.  In Syria relying on diplomatic rather than military means resulted…

The Death of Democracy Paul Craig Roberts The electorate in Romania chose Calin Georgescu as their president. But the West said  NO!  You see, Georgescu is opposed to US military bases on Romania’s border with Russia.  So a Romanian judge was paid a bagful of money to cancel the election. The current president, whose term expires  December 21, following Zelensky’s…