A look at the peace deal that will only lead to more conflict. open.substack.com/pub/alexzfinle…

Alex Finley is alwas worth reading! Russian Influence Operations and Victor in Trouble, by Alex Finley open.substack.com/pub/alexzfinle…

.Alex Finley with another great Rant! substack.com/home/post/p-16…

substack.com/home/post/p-16… The latest from Alex Finley, novelist, former spy and ranter extraordinaire

🪓 “We are witnessing Russia’s final years” — ex-president Yushchenko on Putin’s fatal miscalculation In a powerful statement, Ukraine’s third president Viktor Yushchenko declared that Russia under Putin is approaching its own collapse — and that history is already in motion.

Journalists: when you’re writing about Elon Musk starting a new political party, you should mention his ties to China. You can frame them positively or negatively, but they are so fundamentally important to Musk the businessman that you cannot overlook them.

When I worked in Russia, and as it was growing in corruption, one of the most clearcut tell-tales of its slide was that what determined if you were prosecuted or investigated was simply whether you were in power or in good standing with those power. Once you were out of power,

Super and comprehensive piece by Michael Carpenter. Goes through the earlier shortcomings in aiding Ukraine and what must happen now to help Ukraine win. Please give it a read. foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/ukrain…

NBC exclusive — Hegseth halted weapons for Ukraine despite military analysis that the aid wouldn’t jeopardize U.S. readiness nbcnews.com/news/military/…

The inimitable Alex Finley has quite the birthday message for America on this Fourth of July in the Year of Our Lord 2025. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/alexzfinle…

A not so happy birthday message to America. Girl, you’ve changed. And I think it’s because of that man you keep electing to hang out with. open.substack.com/pub/alexzfinle…

🇸🇪🇩🇰🇩🇪 Sweden and Denmark have joined Germany in requiring insurance documents from tankers passing through their waters in the Baltic Sea in an effort to crack down on Russia’s shadow fleet, - Foreign Policy. 🛳️ Ships without proper insurance will be added to blacklists by the

Trump downplayed the call. Putin launched the biggest strike on Kyiv hours later. While Trump shrugged, Russian state TV hailed the call as a “turning point.” Propagandists called it a green light, proof the US won’t stop them. Putin got the message. So did Ukraine. This