Trump administration Archives

Putin/Trump (Image: Ivan Shilov, Regnum)

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Analysis

Putin failed to capture Ukraine. Then Russian fakes seized the White House.

After losing the battle for Ukraine, Putin set to win the narrative war — hijacking U.S. politicians and eroding Western support with fakes that cost less than a missile and strike faster than one.

byDavid Kirichenko

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Latest news Ukraine

“Antagonistic” tone marks US-Ukraine minerals deal talks, says Reuters source

US-Ukraine mineral talks deteriorate as Trump administration demands privileged resource access and control of Russian gas pipeline through Ukraine.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Kellogg claims Times misrepresented his Ukraine partition comments

He denied that he proposed dividing Ukraine like post-WWII Berlin and claimed he was discussing allied responsibility zones west of Dnipro river while preserving Ukrainian sovereignty.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Zelenskyy: Ukraine ready to spend $ 30-50 billion to buy US defense package

Ukrainian President said Ukraine is prepared to allocate tens of billions of dollars for US military equipment, particularly air defense systems that can serve as long-term security guarantee.

byVira Kravchuk

Ambassador of the United States to Ukraine Bridget A. Brink.

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Latest news Ukraine

Zelenskyy criticizes US Embassy for “weak” response to Russian missile strike that killed nine children

Ambassador Brink's statement that "this is why the war must end" without naming Russia as the aggressor prompted the Ukrainian President to argue that ending the war requires "not being afraid to pressure the one who continues this war."

byVira Kravchuk

Russian President Vladimir Putin shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Beijing, China, November 2014. (Image: Reuters)

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Opinion

Three reasons why Trump’s strategy to split Russia and China risks strategic blowback

Trump’s gambit to trade Ukraine for a Russia-China split could spectacularly backfire — futher locking in the most powerful anti-Western alliance since the Cold War.

byLinggong Kong

7 minute read

Opinion

Donald the Peacemaker? Ukraine ceasefire tests Trump’s bid for diplomacy redemption

As Ukraine’s weapons pipeline nears depletion, Trump’s peace talks pose a critical legacy moment that could either erase the stain of Afghanistan or cement his reputation for abandoning US allies.

byRichard Haass

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Analysis

Putin and Xi seized US global power when Trump killed America’s global voice

By starving US cheapest security means — reaching half a billion people for $2.22 each — Trump cedes Xi and Putin the keys to destroy both democracy and the US.

byVira Kravchuk

3 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Reuters: US senators urge Trump administration to transfer Russian assets to Ukraine

A bipartisan group calls for the transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine, aiming to support reconstruction and defense amid ongoing peace talks.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

“He’s a great guy,” Vance stood up for Witkoff after provocative statements

Witkoff claimed Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine "expressed desire to be under Russian control" in Tucker Carlson interview

byMaria Tril

Elon Musk: Odesa Could Fall if Ukraine War Drags On

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Analysis

The Musk factor: Would Ukraine’s frontline really collapse without Starlink?

Trump's shifting alliances turned Starlink from a strategic edge into a critical dependency that Ukraine is racing to back up.

byMaria Tril

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Analysis

How Radio Liberty has built Ukrainian democracy before Trump turned his back on both

From exposing Chornobyl to probing Zelenskyy, Radio Liberty built Ukraine’s democracy — showing what Trump risks surrendering to dictators set to crush both freedom and the US.

byOksana Ostapchuk

8 minute read

Opinion

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.

byKhusanboy Kotibjonov

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International

Trump silences Voice of America and RFE/RL

Trump's administration cut funding for US-backed international media outlets broadcasting independent journalism to millions in authoritarian countries worldwide.

byYuri Zoria

4 minute read

Latest news Ukraine

Kremlin rejects Trump’s Ukraine peace envoy as “too close to Ukraine” – NBC reports

Russia refused to negotiate with President Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, telling the administration he was "not of the caliber we are looking for," according to officials who spoke to NBC News.

byMaria Tril

6 minute read

Opinion

What is the value of US security guarantees? Here’s what history shows

With Trump in charge of Ukraine peace talks, Zelenskyy might be facing not one but two states whose pledges are worth less than the paper they’re written on.

byIan Horwood

12 minute read

Analysis

Why Ukraine’s concessions won’t “prevent suffering”: war crime records expose what Rubio misses about Russia

With 153,000 Russian war crimes, Rubio’s call to trade Ukraine’s land for Putin's peace risks handing millions over to a regime committed to their erasure.

byOksana Ostapchuk

Zelenskyy's ammo plant visit leaves Ukraine caught in US political inferno

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Opinion

Trump’s aid freeze just dealt Ukraine a strategic blow no future weapon supplies can repair

A military expert warns that even if Trump resumes aid tomorrow, the psychological damage of unreliable American support will haunt Ukraine's war strategy, forcing defensive caution where bold counteroffensives once stood possible.

byBenjamin Jensen

6 minute read

International

Exclusive: Ukrainian USAID employees receive official layoff notices as US kills 83% of programs

Virtually all contracts have been terminated, with workers looking for other jobs

byLesia Dubenko

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and US President Donald Trump (right).

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Opinion

What Putin gets right about Ukraine’s true value that Trump can’t grasp

While Trump chases Ukraine’s minerals, Putin eyes its industrial might — the one that built the USSR into a superpower and can push Russia ahead of the West again

byAnastassia FedykandbyEmilia Marshall