Melania Trump – The Diplomat
The first lady engages Putin in historic negotiations on behalf of Ukrainian children.
The first lady engages Putin in historic negotiations on behalf of Ukrainian children.
Any strategy that ignores China is doomed from the start, because China now holds the decisive leverage on Russia’s economic and military survival.
As Russian forces take more ground, the Ukrainians will become increasingly desperate to find a way to drag NATO directly into the war.
Just as Russia seeks to secure its borders and resources, NATO and the West are manoeuvering to maintain influence, control trade routes and shape the post-war geopolitical order.
I suspect the support for the continue European funding of a proxy war in Ukraine will start very quickly to bleed away. The longer-term parliamentary consequences for mainstream political parties in Europe could be even more devastating.
It is inevitable that, sooner rather than later, Ukraine will disintegrate, and its fragmented remains will gravitate toward the countries to which they truly belong.
Charity begins at home, Ukraine aid or political theatre.
Truth in politics involves various viewpoints and analyses, which are often influenced by one’s ideological background. However, facts matter.
Winning the narrative, in other words, is not the same as winning the war. It may not even be relevant once the shells start falling.
The war drags on, not for victory, not for values, but to spare a fading empire the humiliation of waking up.
According to the Russian negotiator, the Ukrainian team “did not even arrive at the exchange site”.
Kiev is seeking escalation and targeting civilian infrastructure, the Russian president told the pontiff, according to the Kremlin.
The EU’s annoyingly fake ‘unity’ is as brain-rotting as any illicit substance.
Moscow is “set on serious negotiations” with Kiev to bring a “long-term lasting peace,” the Russian president has said.
The Russian conscription is like having to fill a bucket with holes in it. Though 1,000 are conscripted a day, it is thought that 1,500 are dying a day. The Kremlin is running out of fuel and armour.