Dead Ends, Divided Allies: A US Military Expert on the Ukraine Peace Talks
“A dead end” is how retired U.S. Army Colonel Robert (Bob) Hamilton described the U.S.-led process to achieve peace in...
Former US Ambassador Daniel Fried: Only Pressure on Russia Can Break Peace Deadlock
WASHINGTON — Retired U.S. Ambassador Daniel Fried said the Ukraine peace effort has stalled not because of Kyiv or the...
Russia Is Stalling Peace Talks, Says Ex-US Assistant Secretary of State
Veteran diplomat Daniel Fried breaks down why the Kremlin is blocking meaningful progress in the Ukraine peace talks. Speaking with...
Former US Ambassador: Trump Can Stop Putin if He’s Willing
WASHINGTON (Independence Avenue Media) — Russia continued its campaign of aggression against Ukraine on Wednesday, bombing a kindergarten in a...
Herbst: Trump Could Persuade Putin with American Strength
Ambassador John E. Herbst, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, discusses President...
Steve Yates: China’s Ukraine Role Demands Western Unity
WASHINGTON (Independence Avenue Media) — China’s growing involvement in Russia’s war in Ukraine is drawing close attention from U.S. policymakers,...
Yates: Why Europe Must Join US Pressure on China
China’s growing involvement in Russia’s war in Ukraine is drawing close attention from U.S. policymakers, according to Steve Yates, senior...
Carpenter: Can the South Caucasus be complete without Georgia? We’re about to find out
WASHINGTON (Independence Avenue Media) — Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a peace declaration at the White House on August 8 creating...
Carpenter: From Alaska Summit Warnings to Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Praise
Former Senior Director for Europe at the White House NSC and U.S. Ambassador to the OSCE Michael Carpenter delivers a...
Panetta: Trump Now Sees ‘You Cannot Trust Putin’
WASHINGTON (Independence Avenue Media) — President Donald Trump's recently accelerated deadline for Russian efforts to make peace in Ukraine, at...
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