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Critics of Ukraine peace deal must answer: What's the alternative?

There are tough pills for Kyiv to swallow but Russia has made some quiet concessions

Donald Trump Zelensky Putin
Europe

Trump's '28-point plan' for Ukraine War provokes political earthquake

It's a necessary step toward ending the war. Unfortunately, the usual suspects are already rejecting it outright.

Zelensky remains a creature of the corruption plaguing Ukraine
Europe

Zelensky remains a creature of the corruption plaguing Ukraine

A small number of oligarchs still possess outsized power in all spheres of business and politics. But the truth is moving in mysterious ways.

Trump and Putin on phone
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.

ideon Sa'ar
Europe

Baltics' big bear hug of Israel is a strategic blunder

They're deepening European divisions and undermining the moral authority they invoke in defense of Ukraine

Ukraine war
Europe

Ukraine's 'Busification' — forced conscription — is tip of the iceberg

Western media is largely ignoring that Kyiv has to rip young men off the streets amid recruitment shortages and desertions