Europe
A Trump offer that Putin cannot refuse
Every threat has failed and it is too late for the US to just 'walk away' from the Ukraine war. But Washington has something Russia wants, badly.
November 17, 2025
Every threat has failed and it is too late for the US to just 'walk away' from the Ukraine war. But Washington has something Russia wants, badly.
Moscow is on the verge of securing a major symbolic victory in the Donbas
The president thinks he is signaling power to Russia and China but this could be the most dangerous gambit yet
All along we've been told this was about aggressive expansionism and applied a strategy of deterrence. That was wrong.
There's a lot of smoke being blown about big 'deals' and huge 'wins.' True military professionals would tell him the hard truths.
While the press was focused on 'bullying' it would seem the president is actually returning to strategic restraint and charting a more realistic course
