Trump wants peace in our time. Europe knows how that ends.
Last time, Europe folded. This time, it holds the line.
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Trump claims India will halt Russian oil purchases, pressuring Moscow’s war economy
The US President announced Modi's commitment to end Indian oil purchases from Russia, a move he framed as undermining Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine
Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska was never about peace — its real purpose was to strengthen Moscow’s power globally
Levada Center polls show 79% of Russians viewed the summit as a personal success for Putin, boosting domestic confidence.
Poll reveals 14% of Slovaks want to join Russia
While 32.5% reject military neutrality if it harms living standards, 15% embrace it unconditionally.
“He will risk everything in Ukraine”: Putin may be preparing for even harsher war in Ukraine after Trump’s ultimatum
Even with a collapsing economy and the threat of international isolation, Putin is poised to escalate his war. As Foreign Affairs puts it: the Kremlin leader will go to “extreme lengths” to avoid losing in Ukraine.
Pentagon’s outdated missiles, such as AGM-114 Hellfire, could be Ukraine’s lifeline, says former army chief Zaluzhnyi
With no budget impact, aging US weapons could become Ukraine's shield.
America’s Cold War thinking derailed Ukraine’s victory — and continues to sabotage Western security
The US's attempt to replay its Afghanistan "bleed Russia" strategy handed Putin his greatest strategic win, morhping Ukraine's war from a quick victory to a proctracted security crisis threatening to fracture NATO.
Bloomberg: Rubio says US can’t let Russia become China’s ”junior partner”
Chinese officials lashed out, noting that the relationship between Beijing and Moscow isn’t influenced by any third party and any attempts to do so are ''doomed to fail.''
NATO defense ministers to begin talks on new Russia strategy
NATO is preparing to reshape its strategy towards Russia, recognizing the obsolescence of previous cooperation agreements, Politico says.
Russian assault on world order falters and fails
Russian military command announced an “operational pause” in Donbas after the hard battles for Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk, implicitly…
1 March 2022 marked the end of “neutrality” in Europe
While 24 February 2022 will long be stained as the day on which the global post-Cold War stability…
Russia can no longer afford a blue water navy, defense minister suggests
Sergey Shoygu, Russia’s defense minister, says that Moscow will still build submarines – a giant one was launched…
Moscow acting in the Arctic the way Beijing is in the South China Sea, French analyst says
Moscow is now acting in the Arctic the way Beijing is in the South China Sea, a Russian…
Trump Revolution: From Russia With Revenge
Last week the Washington Post Deputy Editorial Director Jackson Diehl published an article titled "Putin's hope to ignite Eurasia-style protests in the…
US, Ukraine said behind efforts to split Russia by reviving Urals Republic
Given that the USSR fell apart along ethnic lines, most analysts have focused on the ethnic divisions of…
Huntington profoundly wrong about Ukraine, Kyiv historian says
Samuel Huntington thought that Ukraine was a country divided by “the clash of civilizations,” and this notion lies…
Geopolitical conquests will not save Russia’s national pride, Moscow scholars say
Staunton, May 15 – The pride that people feel in their country consists of two elements: a cognitively…
Ukraine and Russia: the time of absurdity
In his recent article Avoid Afghanistan-2 in the Russian newspaper Vedomosti, famous political expert Sergey Karaganov, the mouthpiece…