The Kremlin has dispatched its chief Ukraine negotiator to Washington in a stark admission: Vladimir Putin is running out of diplomatic options. Sources confirm that Kirill Dmitriev—a close associate of Putin and former investment banker at Goldman Sachs—is in the U.S. urging Donald Trump to intervene and salvage Russia’s standing in the war. The move comes after a sharp geopolitical pivot by Trump himself: the U.S.
In a statement to press today, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that Russia’s overnight drone strike on Polish territory may have been unintentional, a claim that drew swift and categorical rejection from Warsaw. When pressed by reporters about the incursion, Trump remarked, “It could have been a mistake. But regardless, I’m not happy with anything to do with that whole situation.
Poland challenges Trump’s attempt to dismiss Russia’s attack on Poland Read Post »
Moscow’s opposition to the nations on its acquisition list finding refuge in NATO has never been new or creative. It is a well-worn strategy, dating back to the earliest days of the Cold War, and repeated each time a European democracy has sought to guarantee its security inside the Western alliance.
Russia’s failed methods to keep Germany and Baltics out of NATO now used on Ukraine Read Post »
In his column “Trump’s U-Turn” for Vot Tak, Vitaly Portnikov offers a searing analysis of Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. His argument is clear: the encounter demonstrated not strength or diplomacy, but a collapse of Western unity and another successful manipulation by the Kremlin. Reading Portnikov, one is struck not only by the sharpness of his critique, but by the accuracy with which he dissects Trump’s political weaknesses.
Trump’s Retreat in Alaska: How Putin Played the American President Read Post »
Russia is building a human weapons factory, and children are the raw material. This is not about fostering patriotism. It is Kremlin’s assembly line designed to mass produce a generation fueled by hatred, conditioned for sacrifice, and loyal only to the regime’s vision of perpetual conflict. This war is being waged on multiple fronts, targeting the children of the occupied and the children of the aggressor alike, using methods perfected under totalitarian rule.
President Trump appears to have been drawn into another Kremlin trap — one that would grant Vladimir Putin not just the territories Russian forces currently occupy, but regions they have failed to conquer and cannot take militarily. These areas, heavily fortified and defended at enormous cost by Ukrainian forces, remain out of Moscow’s reach. For Mr. Putin, the only viable path to securing them now runs through the White House. Mr. Trump is expected to meet the Russian leader in Alaska on Aug.
Trump seeks to Gift Putin Lands Russia Cant Seize on the Battlefield Read Post »
Russia launched a second night of large-scale aerial attacks on Ukraine early Thursday, targeting Kyiv and multiple western regions with a combination of drones, cruise missiles, and othercballistic weapons. The six-hour assault, which began just after 1 a.m., followed what officials described as the heaviest single-night barrage since the start of the full-scale invasion. Air raid sirens sounded across the capital, forcing residents to seek shelter in metro stations and underground garages.
Russia launches another massive attack on Kyiv, with over 400 drones and missiles Read Post »
In a new op-ed published in USA Today, Secretary of State Marco Rubio praises the Trump administration’s NATO strategy as a “historic” success, touting a sweeping agreement under which alliance members will raise defense spending to 5% of GDP. But behind the celebratory tone lies a clear undertone of concern: America’s dominance in the global arms market is slipping and Trump’s Ukraine policy is largely to blame. Rubio calls on allies to open their defense contracts to U.S.
