Mark Temnycky

While the West remained paralyzed by Putin's "red lines" bluff, Russia has escalated far beyond what Ukraine's allies had dreaded to witness behind the facade.

The path to ending Russia's war runs not through Moscow but through Beijing, demanding difficult decisions Western leaders keep postponing.

The Paris Olympics' message of peace and unity rang hollow as evidence mounted of the IOC's failure to prevent Russian war supporters from competing under the guise of political neutrality.

The world had a chance to take a stand against tyranny. Instead, it chose to look the other way.

As Ukraine waited for new weapons deliveries debated for months by the U.S. Congress and European Union, Russia seized the initiative with a lightning offensive in Kharkiv province on 10 May, marking its most significant gains in nearly a year.

A group of 40 countries initially threatened to boycott the Paris 2024 Olympics if Russian and Belarusian athletes were to participate. But the steam appears to have run out.

Frustrated by months of delays, a bipartisan group of House members have filed competing discharge petitions to bring a long-awaited foreign aid package to the floor, potentially circumventing Speaker Johnson's opposition.

However, intrigue remains over whether the bill will be passed in the House, with speaker Johnson vowing to block it from being presented

The IOC's decision to permit Russian and Belarusian athletes at the Paris Olympics signals acceptance of authoritarian aggression to the world's tyrants