Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech just got a lot more relevant.

The West is scrambling to figure out what Putin is thinking. Chances are, he's not.

Russia is seeking support in Central Asia as Kazakhstan seeks to keep a door open to the West.

Russia must change tactics in Ukraine. It doesn't have to tell the West what they are. Still, you can tell a lot from a lie.

Russia is disconnected from most of the world's markets - can they reconnect?

Inflation will only get worse - but it's the cheapest we are getting out of a European war in Ukraine.

It's war in Ukraine. It could have been stopped in 2014, and now he have to pay a higher price.

Putin's game of domination and the risk of Ukraine.

The West is guessing what Vladimir Putin is thinking. It should stop and focus on what he's selling.