Open thread

Use as open thread for today for any topic discussed at the Saker Blog and not already discussed in other threads. Comments:  How about those sanctions?  European Gas Buyers Switch

Why is the Great Patriotic War such a big deal to the Russians? Over 26 million people of the Soviet Union, 18 million of whom were civilians, – the ultimate

It's May Day, so you know what that means: Time for the monthly Corbett Report members open thread.
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The news just does not stop coming.  In the big scheme of things, China is completely and unreservedly committed to Russia and the concept of mutual and indivisible security and

This is an open thread for today as I see many threads go seriously off-topic.  Use as commentary for everything Saker Blog related that does not fit into currently running

This is today’s open thread for The Saker Blog discussion points. All moderation rules are in effect.  For all the new readers and commentariat, please read the moderation policy. Updates

All things Russia and the Ukraine. There are a few pieces from Andrei Martyanov that should be taken into account, specifically this:  http://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/03/sadly-only-in-russian.html The video that he quotes is frustrating,

This is meant for all the many reports from Saker commentators on the daily progress in the Ukraine. Also, for all other comments that cannot find a home in the

This open thread for today will act as a catch-all for all of the many comments that our current threads don’t specifically handle.  Note, Saker Blog related content only please.

This is today’s open thread.  Kindly keep on topic in the other threads and use this one for extraneous comments related to Saker Blog discussions.  Moderation rules apply.