President Trump's envoys were received politely in Kyiv. But analyst Mykola Bielieskov says nobody there expects the shuttle diplomacy to work — Ukraine is…
Daniel Fried says the Trump administration's renewed push to end Russia's war against Ukraine is worth taking seriously — but diplomacy without credible pressure…
Days after Witkoff and Kushner floated a "win-win" settlement in Kyiv, the NATO veteran and Kremlin analyst argues Putin is still trying to negotiate…
Laura Cooper ran the Pentagon's Russia and Ukraine portfolio for eight years. She says the West has waited too long to answer the sabotage…
CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s secretive Aug. 25 visit to Moscow was meant to deliver a message to the Kremlin: “Don’t test us on Article…
The House is expected to consider the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 after it passed the Senate 86-11 this…
A majority of Americans want a negotiated end to Russia’s war against Ukraine, but most of them would rather see the war conclude on…
As the United States manages a shortage of critical munitions, the U.S. intelligence community has reportedly updated its assessment on the likelihood of Russia…
NATO’s military and economic power may dwarf Russia’s, but for former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy Ian Brzezinski,…
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