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Marc Champion

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - AUGUST 15: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate Crop) U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Trump and Putin’s Alaska theatrics imperil Ukraine – and Europe

Two versions of the US president could have attended the tete-a-tete. Unfortunately, the wrong one did

FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025), on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

Volodymyr Zelensky needs to rescue his own presidency

A misstep on corruption has punctured his once-heroic image

In a broad sense, the outbreak of another war in the Middle East has sucked attention, energy and resources away from Ukraine, leaving Russian President Vladimir Putin with a free hand.

The US bombing of Iran was a win for... Putin

Trump needs to see that Putin has played him; the Kremlin has leveraged his desperation for a ceasefire to further Russia’s war...

Hundreds attend the funeral of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander and other military commanders killed during Israeli strikes on Iran, as their funeral procession takes place at Enghelab (Revolution) Square in the capital Tehran on Jun 28.

This isn’t the Iranian regime change you’re looking for

Driven to paranoia by the level of Israeli intelligence penetration, a brutal domestic crackdown is underway

At the World Economic Forum, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen laid out a range of policy proposals aimed at reinvigorating Europe.

Trump inherited a strong America. That’s a weak Europe’s problem

The old world is especially unprepared for a protector turned rival

If Donald Trump wins the 2024 US election, the shock would be greater than in 2016, as Team Trump will be able to hit the ground running.

No, Europe won't be ready for Trump 2.0 either

GERMAN Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says Europe is better prepared for a second Donald Trump presidency than it was for the “total shock” of the...

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