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What Trump really wants from the Ukraine minerals deal

Ukrainian

Art of the Deal?

What Trump really wants from the Ukraine minerals deal

The reality is that the agreement that didn’t get signed last Friday is more a matter of symbolism than economics

Niall Ferguson and Nick Kumleben

‘Europe plus’ cannot save Ukraine

Until billions are spent and thousands recruited, it’s a fantasy

Owen Matthews

J.D. Vance accused of ‘disrespect’ to British soldiers

‘That is a way better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in thirty or forty years’

Cockburn

Trump: Europe must help itself first

‘They have to step up, but they also have to get equipment,’ the president said. ‘They have to spend more money’

Lisa Haseldine

International

The Ukraine conflict changed the nature of war

The specter of nuclear conflict has returned as a real threat

Owen Matthews

Ukraine
February 12, 2025
Can flattery earn Zelensky Trump’s help?
To Trump the egotist, he is offering the role of the one man who can save Ukraine
Mark Galeotti
Ukraine
February 7, 2025
Can a second Kursk offensive help Ukraine bargain?
There are serious pressures on Ukraine’s ability to continue to feed this meat-grinder of a war
Mark Galeotti
Russia
January 2, 2025
The political dilemma facing Russian politicians
A close association with the war does not seem to be a vote-winner
Mark Galeotti
Russia
December 11, 2024
Volodymyr Zelensky’s deepening unpopularity
A steady drip of shocking stories about corruption has fueled anger among voters
Owen Matthews
Russia
November 21, 2024
Putin believes will, not missiles, win wars
Wars, after all, are not ultimately won even by such expensively-capable systems as Storm Shadows or ATACMS
Mark Galeotti
Europe
November 20, 2024
What anti-personnel mines will do for Ukraine
They are weapons of the utmost cynicism — they work on the premise that wounded soldiers cause more problems for an enemy than dead ones
Sean Rayment
Europe
November 19, 2024
Trump may save Ukraine
Much will ultimately depend on the United States
Mark Galeotti
Russia
November 11, 2024
Is Putin happy with Trump’s comeback?
While Russians celebrated Trump’s 2016 win in the streets, there was no such jubilation this time around
Lisa Haseldine
Europe
October 21, 2024
Joining NATO is a Ukrainian fantasy
The US government wants to avoid the war that Ukrainian membership would oblige it to fight
Owen Matthews
Europe
September 11, 2024
The US should let Ukraine use its long-range weapons as it pleases
Our friends in Kyiv are asking us explicitly for something which we can so easily give
Eliot Wilson

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