Ukraine

Israel’s Abandonment of Ukraine A Nation Birthed in the Shadow of the Holocaust Stands Idly By as Ukraine Comes Under Russian Attack

Richard Silverstein March 23, 2022

NOTE: Al Jazeera published an abridged version of this essay here. Poll: 76% of Israelis support Ukraine....

Zelensky Addresses Israeli Knesset… Sort of Israel's Knesset Refused to Gather in Full Plenum, Offering Ukraine's President Diminished Audience

Richard Silverstein March 21, 2022

NOTE: Al Jazeera published my analysis of Israel’s disappointing stance toward Ukraine and the Russian invasion. Last...

Putin Cobbled Together Alliance of US Radical Right and Anti-Imperialist Left, Dividing Opposition to Ukraine Invasion How Did the Hard Left Get Ukraine So Wrong?

Richard Silverstein March 4, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine has made for some strange bedfellows. Say what you will about the...

Russia’s Destruction of an Independent Ukraine Sets Ominous Precedent for Other States

Richard Silverstein February 25, 2022

Some thoughts on Ukraine: Russia’s invasion and likely absorption of that country into Russia (either swallowed whole...

Why Do Donald Trump and the Far Left Agree on Ukraine? Those on both ideological extremes find a lot to hate about the west and its opposition to a Ukraine invasion

Richard Silverstein February 22, 2022

As Russia masses almost 200,000 troops on Ukraine’s border (thousands have already invaded by entering puppet republics...

Rudy, Lev and Igor’s Excellent Adventure and Their Bizarre Anatevka Video

Richard Silverstein October 11, 2019

Rudy Giuliani and his two partners in (Ukrainian) crime, Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, enjoyed the mob...

Ready for Your Close-Up, Mr. Sondland?

Richard Silverstein October 8, 2019

UPDATE: The State Department prevented Sondland from testifying before the House Intelligence Committee today, even though he’d...

Manafort’s Dirty Ops Ukraine Campaign Pioneered Methods Later Used in Trump Campaign

Richard Silverstein September 15, 2018

Big story breaking tonight: Robert Mueller’s plea agreement reveals a complex, sordid tale of dirty-ops conducted by...

BREAKING: Israeli, Jordanian Intelligence Maintain Reciprocal Presences in Each Others’ Countries

Richard Silverstein June 6, 2017

NOTE: Middle East Eye today published my piece on the 50th anniversary of the 1967 War. I...

Ukrainian Oligarch Fugitives Wanted by Interpol, Pay Bribes for Israeli Citizenship

Richard Silverstein January 27, 2015

Galey Tzahal (Army Radio) reported today that Israel welcomed with open arms two Ukrainian oligarchs wanted by...

Both Israel and Russia Shared Kerry’s Intercepted Phone Calls

Richard Silverstein August 3, 2014

Yesterday’s report, originating in Der Spiegel that Israel intercepted the telecommunications of Secretary of State John Kerry...

Egyptian Intelligence Collaborated with Mossad in Sinai Kidnapping

Richard Silverstein July 2, 2013

UPDATE: Thanks to my breaking the gag order in this case, the security services have partially removed...