On the eve of the anniversary of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the United States has entered talks with Russia to settle the war—without Kyiv’s involvement or consent. This week, ...
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, the toll of relentless drone attacks, grim front-line updates, and the psychological strain of protracted conflict have shifted Ukrainian public opinion. ...
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Russia-Ukraine peace efforts at the Munich Security Conference, the European Commission’s response to proposed U.S. reciprocal tariffs, and growing Chinese influence ...
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference this Friday. Kyiv needs “real security guarantees” to negotiate with Moscow, ...
During his recent meeting with the Ukraine Contact Group, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated that “stark strategic realities” now prevent the United States from focusing “primarily” on Europe. What ...
The Trump administration delivered a stark message to NATO allies on Wednesday during U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first trip to Brussels in his new role: U.S. troops will not ...
Amid all the anxiety in Europe over Donald Trump’s return as U.S. president, essential differences have emerged between various countries’ approaches to managing what promises to be a tumultuous relationship. ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told an Italian newspaper last weekend that it was “absolutely stupid, illogical, and very irresponsible” for the leaders of his country to give up their nuclear ...
President Donald Trump is calling on members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to increase their NATO contributions to five percent of their gross domestic product (GDP). Trump made ...
“We’re giving away pure gold,” Yuri Kostenko declared in 1994, “and getting back ore.” In the years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the West was cobbling together the ...