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Germany: Trump Turns the Tables

Mallory Matsumoto - September 27, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Donald Trump’s new approach to the Ukraine question does not come as a complete surprise.

Germany: When Push Comes to Shove, Europe Stands Alone*

Mallory Matsumoto - September 15, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

It wouldn’t have cost Trump anything to show a clear intent to deter in a strategically crucial moment; it wouldn’t even have undermined his efforts in Ukraine.

Luxembourg: Thanks, Daddy: Trump Is Imposing Putin’s Will on Europe

Peter Carioca - August 30, 2025. Published in Tageblatt

The big and strong can do as they wish. The world will have to live with the consequences.

Israel: Putin’s No-NATO Demands for Ukraine Remain the Same over a Decade after 2008 Conference

Lalatendu Das - August 22, 2025. Published in The Jerusalem Post

The U.S., under President George W. Bush, had pushed for both Ukraine and Georgia to immediately enter NATO’s Membership Action Plan.

China: Negotiation the Only Way Out for Peace in Ukraine

Lalatendu Das - August 22, 2025. Published in China Daily

The cost of delay is measured in lives lost, homes destroyed, and futures derailed. The dawn of peace must come sooner, not later.

Ukraine: Behind Closed Doors: What Putin Promised Trump at Their Meeting

Lalatendu Das - August 22, 2025. Published in The New Voice of Ukraine

“No deal was signed, but Ukraine wasn’t sold either.” That is roughly how global media described the recent meeting between Trump and Putin.

Spain: A NATO Tailor-Made for Trump

Ross Hambelton - July 7, 2025. Published in El País

[T]he Republican president managed to make the meeting revolve around his interests — the debate about the 5% — and left out ... the White House’s attitude toward the Kremlin.

OPD 26th June 2025, edited by Michelle Bisson Proofer: See translator evaluation sheet.

Germany: Trump’s Words and Putin’s Calculus

Mallory Matsumoto - July 7, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Turkey: Europe’s Quiet Surrender

Deepti Bista - July 5, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah

Austria: Trump, the Bulldozer of NATO

Peter Carioca - July 5, 2025. Published in Der Standard

King Trump. The U.S. president likes that title.

Ukraine: Why Washington Failed To End the Russian Ukrainian War

Lalatendu Das - July 4, 2025. Published in The Kyiv Independent

President Donald J. Trump's attempt to reset peace negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv was doomed from the outset.

Germany: Europe Bending the Knee to Trump

Michael Stehle - July 2, 2025. Published in Die Tageszeitung

Europeans must now decide: Will they continue to kneel or will they stand up to discuss a sovereign NATO with Europe at its center?

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