Despite all the symbolism, the meeting in Negev is not, after all, a peace conference; instead, it is something of a war council.
Each country wants to test its own weapons against the other by proxy — and, of course, the Ukrainian people will be the victims.
Western countries’ continued global sanctions against Russia have started to have backlash effects on the banks.
According to U.S. intelligence reports, there is mounting evidence that Putin feels he has been 'misled' by his military leaders.
Europe has been fortified. And Ukrainian refugees are being welcomed with open arms by Europe and the U.S.
Critics believe that trials for war crimes are nothing but justice for the victors.
The president will attend the European Council on Thursday ... But not as a matter of leadership ... not anymore.
In 2014, after Russia's aggression against Ukraine, Barack Obama said in Warsaw that the times of empires and spheres of influence were over. But such a speech was not enough, and such words are not enough now.