Six Conversations with Putin

After his sixth conversation with Vladimir Putin since returning to the Oval Office—and only four months after resuming the powers of the presidency—Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time that he is not sure he can stop the Russian-Ukrainian war. He also voiced disappointment with the results of his talks with the Russian leader.

Unpunished Evil

The meeting between the Presidents of the United States and Ukraine, which was supposed to take place during the Group of Seven summit in Canada, was postponed due to Donald Trump's hurried departure. Now Kyiv is preparing a new meeting between the American and Ukrainian presidents, which may take place during the NATO summit...

Putin in the Spider Web

Donald Trump believes that the Ukrainian strike on Russian airfields gave Putin a pretext to bomb Ukraine. This is a bold assumption, if only because massive combined air-strikes by Russia against residential districts of Ukrainian cities were taking place long before that Ukrainian action. Moreover, such attacks are not prepared in a matter of days but over the course of months...

Memorandum on the Attacks

I began writing this text while Kyiv was once again under rocket and drone fire. At that moment, I was in one of the Ukrainian capital’s bomb shelters. This simple fact eloquently shows which of the two scenarios—Donald Trump’s or Vladimir Putin’s—is being carried out in reality.

Ceasefire, Negotiations, and the End of the War

The commemoration of the eightieth anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War has become a backdrop for attempts to end another war—the largest in Europe since 1945: Russia’s war against Ukraine...

The Miracle of Pope Francis

Italian media are calling the meeting between the American and Ukrainian presidents—who came to the Vatican to bid farewell to the Roman Pontiff—a genuine miracle of Pope Francis.

CHINA IS PLAYING WAR

The detention of the first two citizens of the People’s Republic of China who fought on Russia’s side is not, of course, irrefutable proof of Beijing’s official participation in the war against Ukraine.

Ukraine Between Trump and Putin

In recent weeks, Ukrainians have been waking up almost daily to the sound of air raid sirens and news of fires breaking out in major cities due to Russian shelling...

Trump and the Trap of Reality

After the meeting between American and Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia and the agreements on a 30-day ceasefire on the Russian-Ukrainian front, many leaders—both in the United States and Europe—began saying that the “ball is now in Russia’s court.”...

The Challenges of the Scandal in the Oval Office

The initial emotions following the truly historic meeting between the Presidents of Ukraine and the United States have somewhat subsided. No one has ever witnessed anything like it in the Oval Office – at least not in a public setting...