No, Trump has not changed course on Ukraine
Trump’s words on Truth Social describe a very familiar game
Ukraine
Wednesday
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
Monday
Candace Owens: on the Macron lawsuit, anti-Semitism and Trump
Bits from Candace Owens and Freddy Gray’s interview
Thursday
Is Putin taking Trump for a ride?
The Kremlin has a strategic plan. Trump does not
Tariffs and the psychodrama of Trump diplomacy
Politics is personal. And the psychodrama is exhausting, after all
Donald Trump has bent reality to his will for 200 days
Surely at some point gravity must triumph over the tightrope-walker? Don’t count on it
Monday
Ann Coulter: On immigration, Trump 2.0 and the Epstein Files
Bits from Ann Coulter and Freddy Gray’s interview
Saturday
One issue I can’t stop snubbing the left over
The New York Times and the left assume that ‘strategic frostiness’ is one-way
Wednesday
The secret life of Agent Melania
The former Slovenian supermodel clearly has no great love for Vladimir Putin
Tuesday
The 2020s are too far-fetched for fiction
There are too many loose ends. Too many vanishing subplots
Monday
Has Putin turned Trump into a Russia hawk?
The hawks in Washington are jubilant, the MAGA restrainers, as they refer to themselves, aghast
Tuesday
Kiss goodbye to the TSA’s oppressive shoe removal policy
Plus: An all-white party with Soulja Boy
Thursday
Will Putin help Trump’s Iran deal?
Operation Spiderweb was tactically brilliant, but the strategic fall-out remains uncertain
Tuesday
Can Ukraine secure its military survival?
We’re back to talk of war scenarios and military hardware. And those questions have changed radically since Putin invaded back in February 2022
Wednesday
Is Trump’s unified Republican front fracturing over Russia?
Over the last several days, a slight divide has emerged between Trump and Senate Republicans on Ukraine and Russia policy
Sunday
How Biden became Trump’s useful political milksop
The President continuously exploits his predecessor to provide a further fillip to his political fortunes
