War in Ukraine

Trump and Putin are Ready to Talk. What’s Different?
Trump and Putin are Ready to Talk. What’s Different?
On August 6, U.S. President Donald Trump posted that special envoy Steve Witkoff had just returned from “a highly productive meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.” Trump said that “Great progress was made!”
12.08.2025
Trump Meets Putin in Alaska
Trump Meets Putin in Alaska
Donald Trump stays true to his line and asserts dominance over the geopolitical chessboard -- symbolically as well as practically.
12.08.2025
Cold War 2.0 Heats Up
Cold War 2.0 Heats Up
Last week the nuclear rhetoric between the US and Russia made some of us feel like we were transported back to 1962.
05.08.2025
Climbing Aboard the Titanic: Trump’s New Ukraine Policy
Climbing Aboard the Titanic: Trump’s New Ukraine Policy
When Donald Trump entered the White House for his second term as president, he had an excellent opportunity to extricate the United States from the quagmire war between Russia and Ukraine.
04.08.2025
US-Israeli attack on Iran: German politics and media abandon international law
US-Israeli attack on Iran: German politics and media abandon international law
There is hardly any war that violates international law as flagrantly as the US-Israeli attack on Iran in June of this year.
01.08.2025
Zelensky’s Lack of Democratic Credibility Stymies Ukraine’s EU Hopes
Zelensky’s Lack of Democratic Credibility Stymies Ukraine’s EU Hopes
The champion of “democracy” is acting awfully autocratically.
31.07.2025
Abandoning Ukraine
Abandoning Ukraine
The war with Russia is now going very badly for Ukraine. But Ukrainians must feel like the world, and not just Russia, is treating them badly.
29.07.2025
Are We Being Lied to About Ukrainian Losses?
Are We Being Lied to About Ukrainian Losses?
The Western media has resisted the reality that Russia has been winning the war in Ukraine for a very long time.
25.07.2025
There'll be no Ukraine peace breakthroughs today — or this year
There'll be no Ukraine peace breakthroughs today — or this year
As talks resume in Istanbul Wednesday, we should be clear-eyed about the results
24.07.2025
The Very Sad Ending to Ukraine’s War
The Very Sad Ending to Ukraine’s War
More weapons for Kiev will only prolong inevitable defeat.
17.07.2025
Trump Dead-Ends Putin
Trump Dead-Ends Putin
For a good long time what’s been happening in Ukraine is nothing more than postwar gore. If you have lost a war but cannot admit it, you are playing the old game of pretend.
08.07.2025
Trump Never Has Been a Sincere Advocate of Realism and Restraint
Trump Never Has Been a Sincere Advocate of Realism and Restraint
Expectations for a restrained foreign policy by a Trump administration were naïve. We now have strong evidence.
23.06.2025
For Whom the Drones Buzz
For Whom the Drones Buzz
If military drones are “revolutionizing” instruments, then wherever we are, we are in a field of battle.
13.06.2025
Ukraine war escalates, as Russia warns of nuclear war should peace talks fail
Ukraine war escalates, as Russia warns of nuclear war should peace talks fail
Russia has launched a series of large-scale air attacks over the last several days, in response to Kiev’s recent attempt to blow up the bridge connecting Crimea to the Russian
11.06.2025
Blair & Major Reassured Russia About NATO
Blair & Major Reassured Russia About NATO
Two British prime ministers recognised Moscow’s fears over NATO expanding in eastern Europe — a major cause of the Ukraine war — files show, Mark Curtis reports.
06.06.2025
Putin Would Not Rise to the Bait
Putin Would Not Rise to the Bait
The black-eye given Russian security services will eventually heal while the artful destruction of a handful of bombers – like earlier high-profile, but misguided operations – will have zero effect on the war in Ukraine.
05.06.2025
Russia at a Crossroads
Russia at a Crossroads
Moscow’s military campaign under Putin’s leadership has focused on avoiding escalation, says John Wight. But Ukraine’s drone strike deep into Russian territory is a gauntlet thrown down.
04.06.2025
War in Our Time
War in Our Time
With his talk about providing ballistic missiles to Ukraine, Friedrich Merz, Germany’s warmongering new chancellor, is toying with a tripwire for Moscow.
04.06.2025
Toward a Policy of Restrained Pessimism
Toward a Policy of Restrained Pessimism
A way forward.
03.06.2025
Does No One Want Peace in Ukraine?
Does No One Want Peace in Ukraine?
Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have been rare since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
29.05.2025
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