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War in Ukraine
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 19, 2025
Latest from the Institute for the Study of War.
Feb. 20, 2025
Revolution of Dignity
ANALYSIS: What If the Revolution of Dignity Never Happened?
Eleven years ago, Ukraine chose a path to democratic freedoms that it now pays for with “blood, toil, tears and sweat,” to quote Churchill. What would have happened if Ukrainians had not protested?
Feb. 20, 2025
War in Ukraine
Macron and Starmer Announce Washington Trip, US Envoy in Kyiv
French and UK leaders will pay an emergency visit to Trump next week, while American envoy to Ukraine arrived in Kyiv yesterday to answer questions about Trump’s nascent peace proposal.
Feb. 20, 2025
Trump
‘Revive the Warrior Ethos’ – Trump’s Government-Gutting Team Takes Aim at Pentagon
US Defense budget for 2025 is about $850 billion and the cuts described by the new administration would reduce that figure by tens of billions each year to some $560 billion by the end of five years.
Feb. 20, 2025
War in Ukraine
‘He Has Stalin’s Taste for Blood’ – US Republicans Continue to Criticize Trump’s Ukraine Stance
Conservatives not dependent on Trump for political survival question administration’s capitulation to the Kremlin, depiction of Zelensky as a dictator. But will it translate to votes on Capitol Hill?
Feb. 20, 2025
Europe
Macron Says France and Allies ‘United’ on Ukraine
Macron held the new meeting on Ukraine on Wednesday afternoon in a bid to coordinate a European response to what he has called an “existential threat” from Russia after a shock US policy shift.
Feb. 19, 2025
Ukraine
Zelensky to Meet With Kellogg Thursday – Meeting Follows Trump Social Media Tirade
The Ukrainian president said that the world’s powerful must choose between a future with Putin or a future of peace
Feb. 19, 2025
Europe
Trump Calling Zelensky a Dictator Is ‘Wrong and Dangerous’: Scholz
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock also hit back at Trump’s comments, branding them “absurd.”
Feb. 19, 2025
