The cost of delay is measured in lives lost, homes destroyed, and futures derailed. The dawn of peace must come sooner, not later.
“No deal was signed, but Ukraine wasn’t sold either.” That is roughly how global media described the recent meeting between Trump and Putin.
What Putin asks is legitimization of Russian acquisition of the Crimean peninsula in 2014.
There may be something there for India as well since it is left facing a huge Trump tariff trauma.
The meeting is an important moment that underscores the role of dialogue in resolving global conflicts.
Slapping new sanctions on India and China will turn up the heat on Russia — but doubling down on enforcement is what will really hit home.
This is a crucial moment, if the Alaska trap is to be turned into an opportunity.
The United States is clearly playing a bigger game across the post-Soviet geopolitical chessboard.
[A]n attitude of appeasement could trigger new horrors of war.
Biden has forbidden drilling in Alaska’s wildlife refuge, where there has never been any drilling.