Can Ukraine survive the coming of Donald Trump?
The price he is willing to pay to bring Moscow onboard, could determine not only the fate of Ukraine but security in Europe for decades
The price he is willing to pay to bring Moscow onboard, could determine not only the fate of Ukraine but security in Europe for decades
The Ukrainians have been ramping up their campaign
Unless it’s addressed, no ‘victory plan’ will halt the Russian advances
Elements of a potential settlement reportedly agreeable to President Putin emerged on Reuters today
Wars, after all, are not ultimately won even by such expensively-capable systems as Storm Shadows or ATACMS
They are weapons of the utmost cynicism — they work on the premise that wounded soldiers cause more problems for an enemy than dead ones
Much will ultimately depend on the United States
Along with three additional secret codicils shared only with certain partners, the plan has five main points
Our friends in Kyiv are asking us explicitly for something which we can so easily give
The only appropriate response — if you don’t want to spend every day in a fit of jitters — is casual, low-key defiance
The opposition has accused Chancellor Scholz of playing party-political games with the war
The region is Vladimir Putin’s second front. He has had mixed results so far, but a new push is still expected this summer
The summit in Washington marked the seventy-fifth anniversary of the most durable and successful defensive alliance in history
The further east I travel, the more real the war feels
Political churn in France — and in the UK — just ahead of a key NATO summit has the Ukrainians understandably worried
Almost a third of the Russian fleet has been destroyed, mostly by sea drones
Zelensky has tried to dispel the idea that the US has a choice between supporting one or the other
The success and frequency of the country’s assaults inside Russia have drawn criticism from allies
‘I’m not that much of a pessimist’
One of the reasons that its residents give for their strength and defiance is a unifying hatred of Putin