Trump trades Ukrainian security for a Russian settlement
Washington applies harsh pressure on Kyiv while extending economic carrots to Moscow, revealing an administration eager to force a settlement on Russian terms.
By Tom Beckwith ·
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Trump's energy ceasefire fails as Ukraine hits St Petersburg
By Tom Beckwith ·
The White House throttles Ukraine to wage an imperial shakedown
When the White House throttled Starlink to pressure Kyiv over oil, it exposed the cynical reality of an ally trapped on Washington's digital leash.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Trump's energy ceasefire mistakes electoral theater for firmness
Unilateral White House announcements of energy ceasefires serve only Moscow's military ambitions, granting Russian refineries protection while Kyiv absorbs relentless strikes.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Trump trades Ukrainian security for Russian fuel before midterms
President Donald Trump eased sanctions on Russian diesel to lower fuel prices before the November midterms, a move that grants Vladimir Putin leverage while abandoning a key ally.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Donald Trump trades strategic leverage for Russian diesel
Donald Trump agreed to import Russian diesel to lower prices before midterm elections, trading strategic leverage for a temporary dip at the pump while alienating western allies.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Kyiv strikes Yandex while Trump trades Ukraine for diesel
Washington pressures Kyiv to halt strikes on Russian energy while buying Moscow's diesel, exposing a transactional foreign policy that reduces allied security to the spot price of fuel.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Trump's Russian diesel deal buys no relief and costs our word
Trump's decision to import Russian diesel fuels the Kremlin's war economy while leaving allies betrayed, proving that panic over domestic fuel prices cannot replace serious statecraft.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Donald Trump trades Ukrainian leverage for a Moscow diesel deal
Donald Trump cut a pre-election energy deal with Vladimir Putin after Kyiv ignored U.S. requests, trading away allied leverage for a hollow political fix.
By Aoife Gallagher ·
Trump trades Ukrainian leverage for Russian diesel mirage
President Donald Trump's deal to import Russian diesel to lower fuel prices provides negligible market relief while undermining Ukraine and rewarding Vladimir Putin.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Moscow turns Kyiv bridge strikes into deliberate siege warfare
By striking Kyiv's transit bridges to isolate three million residents, Moscow abandons conventional combat for the logic of the Siege of Sarajevo, demanding Western military resolve rather than cheap diplomatic sympathy.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Ukraine strikes Moscow, but deep attrition will not deter Putin
Kyiv’s massive drone barrage against Russian energy hubs exposes Moscow’s physical vulnerability, yet economic attrition alone cannot shatter the Kremlin’s political control in a protracted war.
By Tom Beckwith ·
Trump trades Ukraine's leverage for a few cents at the pump
When the diesel pump hits six dollars a gallon, the conversation stops being about geopolitics and starts being about the payroll.
By Ray Dombrowski ·
Putin's strike at Yahodyn was a calculated terror tactic
The logic of the Kremlin is rarely "warped"; it is merely cold.
By Klaus Berger ·
Putin's strike at Yahodyn is a terror knock on the EU door
There is a particular kind of anxiety that settles in the marrow of a European when the border ceases to be a line on a map and becomes a frontline.
By Elena Rossi ·
Kyiv: Prosecutor General reviews negligence at Myla depot site
The immediate tragedy—the Russian drone strike hitting an ammunition depot near Kyiv, killing at least 37 people and forcing hundreds to evacuate—is only the surface event.
By Nikhil Raghavan ·