European officials drafting proposals for a Ukraine peacekeeping force acknowledged that Europe must “get real” about the possibility of U.S. President Donald Trump abandoning support for Kyiv, the Telegraph reported on May 31 citing undisclosed sources. According to the Telegraph, senior European diplomats meeting in The Hague agreed to shift their focus from deploying troops […]
Russian officials are amplifying claims of Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory to justify rejecting peace negotiations and continuing the war, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 21. The institute notes that Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov used Ukraine’s denial of involvement in the Sudzha gas distribution station fire to cast doubt […]
The Kremlin has praised what it perceives as the U.S.’s foreign policy shift, claiming on March 2 that it “aligns” with its “vision” after U.S. President Donald Trump’s public dispute with President Volodymyr Zelensky. “The new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations. This largely coincides with our vision,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said […]