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In urgent situations, indecisive behavior can often be worse than making a mistaken or misguided decision. For Ukraine, a Trump tenure may turn out not as bad as expected.
19h ago
War in Ukraine
Sullivan denies the truth: the issue isn’t manpower, it’s Russia’s unabated ability to generate combat forces, equipment and weaponry; White House policy has given sanctuary to Moscow’s war machine.
2d ago
War in Ukraine
US intends to cancel $4.7B in Kyiv debt, re-open its Embassy there; Washington also announces another $275M for Ukraine along with the controversial release of anti-personnel mines.
Nov. 21
War in Ukraine
Despite the good news that US President Joe Biden has authorized long-range missile strikes with US weapons, closer inspection reveals continued restrictions reflecting weakness Russia will exploit.
Nov. 19
War in Ukraine
With two months left in office, lame-duck US President Biden made a major policy change that yields to a long-standing request from Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion.
Nov. 19
War in Ukraine
Ukraine has long sought authorization from Washington to use ATACMS to hit military installations – in particular airfields – inside Russia.
Nov. 18
War in Ukraine
Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with US-supplied missiles. Comments after Scholz–Putin phone call.
Nov. 18
War in Ukraine
Biden allows Kyiv to employ US-made weapons inside Russia; Poland first among allies to welcome the latest, “way too late” development; Biden meets with G20 to talk Ukraine, Gaza, Trump.
Nov. 18
Biden
Biden expressed "deep concern" over Beijing’s support of Russia’s defense industry as Moscow invades Ukraine, and condemned the deployment of thousands of troops to Russia by China’s ally North Korea.
Nov. 17
War in Ukraine
Reflecting on President Biden’s stance towards Ukraine – the good and the not so good – as Ukrainian braces itself for a change of the guard in Washington.
Nov. 16
US
The US president and president-elect shook hands in the Oval Office, with Biden restoring a tradition that Trump broke when he refused to recognize his 2020 defeat by Biden.
Nov. 14
US
Biden invited his sworn rival to meet in the Oval Office -- despite the fact that Trump, who has consistently refused to admit his 2020 election loss, never afforded Biden the same courtesy.
Nov. 13
War in Ukraine
White House chronicler Bob Woodward offers a hard-to-believe picture of how the Biden administration has dealt with Ukraine. Hard to believe in terms of naiveté with respect to Russia.
Nov. 12
US
Biden dropped out of the race against Trump in July and handed the Democratic nomination to vice president Harris — but is now likely to see his legacy dismantled by the Republican’s comeback.
Nov. 7
US
He set himself the one job - saving democracy, but the risk is that his own ego might have lost that very same thing not only to the US but also to the West.
Nov. 6
US intends to cancel $4.7B in Kyiv debt, re-open its Embassy there; Washington also announces another $275M for Ukraine along with the controversial release of anti-personnel mines.
Nov. 21