As Russian forces begin a new offensive centered around the Ukrainian oblasts of Luhansk and Donetsk, The Outlook has conducted an interview with Katerina Prokopishina, a Ukrainian Attorney investigating Russian war crimes currently residing in Odessa, Ukraine. Professsor Polina Amburg of Monmouth University, whose perspective on the Ukrainian war we’ve shared in the last issue, […]
Author: RICHARD PITTS
Ukrainian-Born Professor Provides Perspectiveon War in Ukraine
The War in Ukraine has had a global reach – and it has also impacted those who are a part of our Monmouth community. From faculty to students, to members of the Ukrainian diaspora, or those who draw their lineage from the country, offer unique stories and perspectives right here at Monmouth. One such voice […]
Russian Forces Accused of Committing War Crimes in Ukraine; President Biden calls for Trial Against Putin
With the withdrawal of Russian military forces from in and around Kyiv’s suburbs, Ukrainian forces re-entering towns have made a shocking discovery: bodies covering the streets, sites of mass graves, ruined infrastructure, alongside looted stores and homes. In the suburb of Bucha in particular, just an hour drive from Kyiv, the scene was particularly bleak. […]
Russia and Ukraine Hold Peace Talks in Istanbul
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul this week to begin another round of peace talks between the two countries since Russia’s invasion last month. The talks come amidst a backdrop of the Russian military failing to achieve their goals, and the Ukrainian military seeing success in preventing the Russian military from capturing major […]
Ketanji Brown Jackson Begins her Supreme Court Hearings; Federal Reserve Announces New Interest Rates
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe Biden’s nomination to fill Justice Breyer’s seat to the Supreme Court and the first Black woman nominated to the position, had her first Senate confirmation hearing this week. Judge Jackson, who has been confirmed by the Senate three separate times for other judicial appointments, began her hearing by recounting her […]
Joe Biden Announces Ban on Russian Energy Imports; Poland Offers MiG-29 Jets to US for Ukraine
President Joe Biden announced today that the United States will be banning Russian energy imports in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. According to CNN, the President can be quoted as saying, “Today I am announcing the United States is targeting the main artery of Russia’s economy. We’re banning all imports of Russian oil […]
Russian Forces Invade Ukraine; West Reacts by Applying Sanctions as Ukrainian Forces Mount Resistance
In the early hours of the Feb. 24, 6 a.m. Moscow Time, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced what he called a “special military operation” in Eastern Ukraine. In this speech, Putin stated that Russia seeks the “demilitarization and denazification” of Ukraine. Shortly after Putin’s announcement, ballistic and cruise missile strikes were reported in the Ukrainian […]
Russia Dispatches Troops to the Donbas; US warns of invasion
As the editor of the politics section here at the Outlook, I find it important to stress that the contents this article will go over may be outdated information by the time this story is published. The situation currently developing between the Russian and Ukrainian governments is fast moving, and I fully recommend checking major […]
Russia and Ukraine: A Crisis Update
Concerns over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine have continued to grow this past week, with six Russian naval vessels entering the Black Sea amidst the highest state of combat readiness for Russian ground forces in the region, bolstering Russia’s force posture to the highest levels seen since 2014. In a bid to defuse the […]
News from Around the Country
California’s state legislature decided on Monday that a single payer healthcare bill, AB 1400, would not be brought to the floor for a vote after its author Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) said it did not have enough votes to pass, much to the disgruntlement of California’s Nurses Association. The Nurses Association is a nurse union […]