
The Guardian - 18 hours 38 min ago
The 28-point plan outlined last week by the US would have delivered peace on Putin's terms. EU leaders must help Kyiv resist the bullying There was a grim familiarity to the unveiling of Donald Trump's latest peace proposals for Ukraine last week. As in August, when the US president invited Vladimir Putin to a summit in Alaska , Kyiv and its European allies were excluded from discussions that ended up echoing Kremlin talking points. Yet again, Mr Trump publicly scolded Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

The Guardian - 20 hours 11 min ago
Ukraine has been cornered into weighing terms it cannot accept and faces threat of losing its most important ally The Kremlin has barely lifted a finger in recent days. It hasn't needed to. The 28-point US-Russia peace proposal, leaked to the media last week, has thrown Washington, Kyiv and European capitals into disarray, creating precisely the conditions Vladimir Putin has long sought: a negotiating table sharply tilted in the Russian president's favour, with Ukraine cornered into weighing...

The Raw Story - 20 hours 28 min ago
Former CIA adviser Jim Rickards, a MAGA supporter, admitted that President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine was to give Russian President Vladimir Putin "everything he wants." "The criticism of the plan is that it gives Putin almost everything he wants ," Rickards told MAGA influencer Steve Bannon on Monday. "Well, I have news for you. That's how we're going to end the war. That's the only way you're going to end the war. The Russians won, you...

The Raw Story - 22 hours 15 min ago
Almost lost among Donald Trump's latest assault on America, has been his utter disdain for our democracy, and love for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Amid Trump's attack on our government, White House, health-care, food benefits, vote, the arts, environment, our economy, and peace and quiet, the Russia-Ukraine War has raged on. Defying all odds, the Ukrainians and their gutsy, charismatic leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, have held off the once-feared Russian army for nearly four years. This...

Nation Review - 22 hours 54 min ago
Considering this, how can anyone get excited about the prospect of Russian officials signing any treaty?...