How damaging could the Ukraine corruption scandal be for Zelensky?
The President’s top aide resigned after mounting pressure at home and abroad
Ukraine
Friday
Tuesday
Why would Putin sign Trump’s peace deal?
Everything turns on security guarantees, which are so far undefined
The battle for Ukraine’s electric grid
More than any conflict in history, the Russia-Ukraine war has been about electricity
Monday
Russia is willing to keep on fighting in Ukraine
As the Kremlin sees it, Russia is winning regardless
Friday
Zelensky risks coup or civil war
Chief among concerns is how the military might react to a bad deal
Will the Russia peace deal backfire on Trump?
The President has made himself party to a Faustian bargain
Thursday
Witkoff’s Ukraine peace proposal is unworkable
Zelensky will find nothing good in the latest plan
Tuesday
Why Europe can’t go it alone on Ukraine
The continent cannot afford to fund Kyiv’s war effort
How the Ukrainian far right is preventing peace
If a ceasefire is signed, it is far from clear that they will lay down their arms
Wednesday
Putin thinks time is on his side
He is now willing to stake all on victory in the field
Wednesday
So much for Trump’s peace push
Trump is sanctioning Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil
Tuesday
Should the Nord Stream saboteurs be extradited to Germany?
Berlin prosecutors see the operation as an attack on Germany – the Poles see it as an attack on Russia
Friday
Trump, the foreign policy president?
For his part, Zelensky played his cards very well
Tuesday
Would taking back lost territories make Ukraine whole again?
Restoring Ukraine’s prewar borders sounds, on the face of it, a just solution to an unjust invasion
Wednesday
No, Trump has not changed course on Ukraine
Trump’s words on Truth Social describe a very familiar game
Tuesday
Ukraine’s own Wagner Group
The Ukrainian government aims to channel combat-seasoned veterans into regulated security firms
Sunday
Europe is a paper tiger
Europeans are being forced to confront their lack of political will for their own security
Tuesday
The Trump-Zelensky meetings offered a show of Western unity
Europe’s leaders avoided any hint of disappointment or cleavages within the alliance
Saturday
The Alaska summit went much as expected
Diplomacy has stirred, however ineptly
Thursday
What will happen in Alaska?
It is, of course, wildly unrealistic to expect Trump and Putin to not mention Ukraine
