In early March 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed a cautious willingness to consider a ceasefire in the conflict with Ukraine, accepting in principle a 30-day plan proposed by the United States and accepted by Ukraine. However, he stressed that any deal must tackle the conflict’s root causes and ensure lasting peace, rather than serving…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is staring down an ugly truth: his country doesn’t have the firepower to reclaim the 18% of its territory Russia holds, including Crimea and chunks of Donbas. Yet, he keeps pounding the drum of restoring Ukraine’s 2014 borders, a promise that’s starting to sound more like delusion than determination. In recent…

Vladimir Putin, Russia’s long-standing president, has refrained from launching military attacks on NATO member states despite decades of tension and NATO’s expansion toward Russia’s borders. This restraint stems from a combination of NATO’s robust collective defense system, Russia’s military limitations, and Putin’s concentrated focus on Ukraine. Understanding these factors sheds light on Russia’s strategic calculations…

Recent reports have sparked cautious optimism about the possibility of a temporary truce in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to a Bloomberg article dated March 7, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed readiness to negotiate a ceasefire, provided there’s movement toward a broader peace settlement. This message emerged from discussions in Saudi Arabia last month…

During yesterday's White House Press Briefing, Karine Jean-Pierre (KJP) was asked about the US response to the alleged sabotage of the Nord Stream Pipelines. She assured reporters that the US government was standing by to help in the investigation. When pressed on the US role in the investigation, KJP was, as always, "very clear": …