Tag: Putin

Drawing on his experience in government and his long focus on China, former U.S. deputy national security ...

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Bolton on Venezuela, Russia, China, and the Global Balance of Power

Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton discusses how Russia and China are seeking to consolidate ...

DEEP DIVE

2026: How the Trump Administration Might Stop the War — and When Peace Might Come

by Zorislav Baydyuk

During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump promised repeatedly that he would end the war in Ukraine ...

President Donald Trump participates in a joint press conference alongside Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, December 28, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

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Analyst: Moscow Pushing Back on Peace Talks With Political Theater

Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst said a Russian video showing the deployment of its nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile system in Belarus is ...

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Former US Ambassador: Russia’s Oreshnik Deployment Is ’Kabuki Theater’ to Derail Trump Peace Push

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst joins Independence Avenue Media to discuss the ongoing Ukraine ...

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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 ...

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What Security Guarantees Could Actually Look Like

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WASHINGTON (Independence Avenue Media) – Former Pentagon official Laura Cooper says a cease-fire is the necessary ...

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My Russia – Jill Dougherty Reflects on the Opening and Closing of Modern Russia

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WASHINGTON — Veteran foreign correspondent Jill Dougherty has covered Russia for more than four decades, from her ...

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Dougherty on How Russia Closed In on Itself

Veteran foreign correspondent Jill Dougherty has spent decades on the front lines of U.S.–Russia relations—from her ...

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It’s Not Just Mining – It’s Sovereignty