Amb. Juri Luik Warns a Weak Peace in Ukraine Would Undermine NATO
Estonia’s ambassador to NATO and a former defense and foreign minister tells Independence Avenue Media that stakes in Ukraine go far beyond the battlefield.…
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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 influence in their respective regions — and why…
Venezuela: Thomas Graham on US Strategy and Global Consequences
U.S. foreign policy expert Thomas Graham calls the U.S. operation in Venezuela “a violation in international law” and “an aggression against a sovereign state”…
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 best understood as part of Moscow’s broader messaging effort rather…
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 peace process. Herbst, currently senior director of the Eurasia…
Analyst Sees Progress in Ukraine Talks, but Warns of Long Road Ahead
The United States, European Union and Ukraine have progressed toward a possible peace deal, but Russia’s unwillingness to engage and the unresolved question of how to…
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 Ukraine. The American initiative,…
Ukraine, NATO, and the War of Wills
WASHINGTON — Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster says the Trump administration’s new national security strategy misses critical opportunities to confront what he calls…
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 West but because “the…
