Why Trump gets it right on Ukraine peace | Responsible Statecraft
In Alaska he found reality: he is now embracing an agreement without demanding a ceasefire first, which would have never worked anyway.| Responsible Statecraft
While diplomats labored to produce the Dayton Accords in 1995, then-Secretary of Defense Bill Perry advised, “No agreement is better than a bad agreement.” Given that Washington’s allies in London, Paris, Berlin and Warsaw are opposed to any outcome that might end the war in Ukraine, no agreement may be preferable. But for President Trump, there is no point in equating the illusion of peace in Ukraine with a meaningless ceasefire that settles nothing. Today, Ukraine is mired in corrupti...| Responsible Statecraft
Of all the countries in Europe, Poland grapples with deep inconsistencies in its approach to both Russia and to Ukraine. As a result, the pro-Europe coalition government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk is coming under increasing pressure as the duplicity becomes more evident. In its humanitarian response to Ukraine since the war began in 2022, Poland has undoubtedly been one of the most generous among European countries. Its citizens and NGOs threw open their doors to provide food and shelter t...| Responsible Statecraft
As President Trump prepares to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky on Friday, much public discourse has focused on whether the United States should provide Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles to increase pressure on Russia. But a much more important question has been all but ignored: What is this increased pressure on Russia intended to achieve? The short answer — to force Russia to the negotiating table — obscures the fact that Russia has already been negotiating with the United Sta...| Responsible Statecraft
In Alaska he found reality: he is now embracing an agreement without demanding a ceasefire first, which would have never worked anyway.| Responsible Statecraft
Agosto 2025 ha visto due vertici cruciali sulla guerra in Ucraina: il 15 ad Anchorage tra Trump e Putin, e il 18 a Washington con Zelensky e i leader europei. Il bilancio è quello di una settimana intensa, che ha rafforzato l’immagine di Putin, alimentato l’ambizione di Trump di presentarsi come mediatore e lasciato Kyiv sospesa tra resistenza e compromesso.| Valigia Blu
Capitolo secondo: appuntamento con Zelensky. Tre giorni dopo il vertice in Alaska, dove Trump ha avuto un faccia a faccia con Vladimir Putin, questa sera, alle 19 ora italiana, il presidente degli Stati Uniti riceverà alla Casa Bianca l’omonimo ucraino per un nuovo bilaterale.| Il Riformista
"We are beginning to see signs of a potential collapse of (Ukrainian) lines that are buckling"| Responsible Statecraft
The spirit going into Alaska will continue to be cautiously optimistic, as long as the parties with most at risk don't get in their own way| Responsible Statecraft
A meeting in Alaska, while putting land concessions on the table, is an essential first step. Here's why.| Responsible Statecraft
There seems to be confirmation that it's happening but who has most to gain or lose is still a question| Responsible Statecraft
Qual è lo scenario più realistico in cui l’Occidente potrebbe sostituire Zelensky?| www.lantidiplomatico.it
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, in February 2022, Volodymyr Zelensky has been elevated to the status of a hero King, pure in thought and deed, interested only in saving humble Ukraine from the onrushing hordes of Russian Orcs. Like Aragorn from Lord of the Rings, but short,…| The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity
The global political stage has been set ablaze by an exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, former U.S. President Donald Trump, and Ohio Senator J.D. Vance. The dispute, rooted in U.S. aid to Ukraine and the broader war effort against Russia, highlights the contradictions within American imperialism and the opportunism of its political actors. For anarcho-communists, this moment presents a case study in the decay of state power, the self-interest of ruling elites, and the ur...| Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
He deserves special gratitude from the Ukrainian and European establishments for telling the truth before things go way too far| Responsible Statecraft
Mike Magee More than once in the lead up to the launch of 2025 I have heard friends and colleagues express a range of sentiments that circled around the general notion that “This is too much to take.” But throughout history, and into the current period, there are more than a few examples of human […]| HealthCommentary
Guest post by Alexandre Christoyannopoulos, Molly Wallace, and Ned Dobos Ukraine has received tens of billions of dollars…| Political Violence at a Glance
