Articles tagged "fascism"

Russia has executed at least 124 Ukrainian POWs on battlefield -- Ukraine's potential reasons for seeking nuclear deterrence -- Europe must take responsibility for its security, Polish FM says after Trump's win -- Russian drone attack on Kyiv damages residential areas & buildings, causes fires in 5 districts -- and more

Russia's statistics service excludes data from annual report to conceal war deaths -- Ukraine hits Russian S-300 system in Donetsk Oblast -- Repair of Ukraine's largest hydroelectric power plant to take at least 3 years due to Russian attacks -- Drone drops munitions on factory in Russia's Kursk Oblast -- Stuck in legal limbo, Ukrainian civilians endure torture in Russian prisons -- and more

Russian forces using thermobaric munitions in attacks on Chasiv Yar -- Putin threatens to supply weapons to third parties to strike Western targets -- France to transfer Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets to Ukraine -- Why did US hesitate to allow Ukraine to hit Russia with American weapons? -- and more

Russian torture of Ukrainian POWs ‘widespread and systematic,’ UN commission says -- Fire reported at Russia's Syzran oil refinery -- Russian missile attack sets fire to medical facility in Kharkiv Oblast -- Whether afraid or indifferent, regular Russians enable autocracy -- and more

Kremlin uses Russian Red Cross as propaganda tool, violating its tenets -- Ukraine downs 2nd Russian Su-34 aircraft in single day -- Ukraine reports heavy battles in Bakhmut direction as Russia pulls in reserves -- Russian drone flew across Moldovan border -- Pyongyang sent nearly 7 thousand ammunition containers to Russia -- and more

Russia sinking ferries in attempt to protect Crimean Bridge -- Starlinks, networks, and roaming – keeping Ukrainians connected in wartime -- "People are waking up to understanding of Russia being colonial fascist-leaning country" -- Situation 'precarious' after multiple explosions near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant -- German foreign minister says Ukrainian strikes on Moscow are legitimate -- and more

Russia used Iskander cruise missile in Chernihiv drama theater attack -- Ukraine strikes at least 5 aircraft in Russia over past days -- Ukraine wants to use new Black Sea corridor to export grain -- Ukrainian forces make further gains in Zaporizhzhia Oblast -- F-16 jets can change course of war in Ukraine -- and more

Today's Russia is fascist. It’s time to start calling it that -- Upcoming Ukrainian counteroffensive continues to cause anxiety in Russia -- Russia shells 5 communities in Sumy Oblast, injuring two civilians -- Spain reminds Lula that lasting peace for Ukraine must respect its sovereignty -- Russia initiates large-scale resettlement to Ukraine's occupied territories -- and more

What we know about the missile that destroyed Dnipro apartment block -- Putin orders new commander to seize Donbas by March -- Norway says Wagner Groups’ ex-commander sought asylum -- Polish PM calls on Germany to deliver all kinds of weapons to Ukraine -- Canadian minister: NASAMS will be shipped to Ukraine as soon as possible -- and more

Weakening the courts, limiting protest, hobbling the elections regulator. If another country did this, what would we call it?

Democracy is a fragile creation, and the Yale professor and historian of fascism Timothy Snyder should know