Europe
Peace in Ukraine remains far off despite Witkoff-Kushner effort
The visit of President Trump's envoys to Kyiv and Moscow can't change the fact that Putin thinks he has the upper hand
September 08, 2026
The visit of President Trump's envoys to Kyiv and Moscow can't change the fact that Putin thinks he has the upper hand
The diplomatic duo is hoping that the window has not closed on a peace agreement yet the road still appears to be a hard one
The proposal threatens to further undermine the country's dire demographic prospects
History is not ancient for Ukrainians and Poles whose disagreements over national heroes and WWII is threatening to boil over in myriad ways
For years, hawks have used rosy analysis of Kyiv's military momentum to make the case against real negotiations
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.
