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Russia's lockdown of Odessa ports could be a grim turning point in war
A lesson to all purveyors of the idea that Ukraine could be a 'steel porcupine' and avoid a mutual agreement to end the conflict. It's a trap.
August 11, 2026
A lesson to all purveyors of the idea that Ukraine could be a 'steel porcupine' and avoid a mutual agreement to end the conflict. It's a trap.
Did Washington just deal away one of its critical tools of leverage with Russia?
NSS is actually more realist about the US role going forward than critics want to admit
All along we've been told this was about aggressive expansionism and applied a strategy of deterrence. That was wrong.
He needs to follow his old diplomatic instincts for ending the war, no matter how unpopular with Kyiv and the Europeans
