Putin must tread carefully amid hyped up expectations of breakthrough Goal of European leaders at White House meeting was to try to push the Russian leader into a corner The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2025
Putin and Xi further their embrace to defy U.S.-led pressure President Xi Jinping of China and Russia's Vladimir Putin doubled down on their alliance against the West this week during the Kremlin leader's visit to Beijing. WEKU · May 17, 2024
Did Boris Johnson really sabotage peace talks between Russia and Ukraine? The reality is more complicated A recent study shows the reasons the 2022 talks failed are more nuanced than critics suggest, says Emma Ashford of the Stimson Center, Washington DC The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024
After a year of war in Ukraine, all signs point to more misery with no end in sight The first anniversary of the war arrives this week with few, if any, signs of a way out of the conflict. For the civilians caught in the crossfire, that means no discernible end to the suffering. WEKU · Feb 19, 2023
The U.S. Is Entangled in Ukraine for the Long Haul Accountability, diplomacy, and planning are essential for preventing a forever proxy war. Reason · Nov 14, 2022