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America’s and Ukraine’s Interests Don’t Align March 11, 2025

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s blowup in the Oval Office was the end of what should have been an obvious chain of events. The press has reported for the past two months on what increasingly dire relations between ...

Ukraine

Ukraine Is Never Joining NATO March 08, 2025

Someone needs to explain the meaning of “no” to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He wants NATO to induct his nation and seems to on a mission to get it. ...

A New World of Nation States March 06, 2025

People rushed to take sides in the row between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. For many in Europe, it allegedly proved that Trump is some sort of cross between a Hitler clone and a Putin puppet. For others, esp...

foreign policy

How the War Party Lost March 05, 2025

The Feb. 28 Oval Office brawl between Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump, and JD Vance offered a stark reminder that, all too often, wars do not end when rational calculation would dictate an end, but rather when all those who want to fight to the deat...

Democrats

I Would Like To Reiterate Ukraine's Commitment to Peace March 04, 2025

None of us wants an endless war. Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership...

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Russia

Ukraine Has Become a Casualty of America’s Culture War March 03, 2025

It was less a diplomatic summit than a televised takedown. ‘Great television’, Donald Trump grinned at the end. Volodymyr Zelensky, who had come to the White House seeking American backing for a minerals deal and tolerable terms of peace, didn’t just...

Ukraine

Zelensky Just Gave a Masterclass on How To Lose a Negotiation March 03, 2025

Everyone knew yesterday’s meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was going to be high-stakes, with Kyiv’s survival hanging in the balance. What nobody expected was the diplomatic disaster for Ukraine that un...

Ukraine

Europe’s Moment of Truth March 03, 2025

The disastrous meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance at the White House on February 28 has led to a stark moment of truth for the Western alliance. ...

Europe

Play Your Cards Right March 03, 2025

Washington isn’t Las Vegas, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to the nation’s capital last week to throw the dice, to gamble that he could win unlimited funds, weapons, and, yes, even American troops. He played and lost. Zelensky woul...

‘Living in a Bubble’: How Zelensky Miscalculated Trump March 01, 2025

For three years in the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was heralded as the second coming of Winston Churchill. He earned standing ovations from Congress, posed for glossy photo shoots, and received regular envoys of politicians,...

Donald Trump

Ukraine

The Real Reason Trump Berated Zelensky March 01, 2025

Of the many bizarre and uncomfortable moments during today’s Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump, J. D. Vance, and Volodymyr Zelensky—during which Trump finally shattered the American alliance with Ukraine—one was particularly revealing: What, a...

Ukraine

Why Canada, Not Ukraine, Must Fill the Critical Minerals Gap March 01, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s upcoming visit to Washington, where he is expected to sign a high-profile deal on critical minerals, has reignited discussions about global supply chains and strategic resources related to these minerals. This...

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