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’He Wanted to Do Less’: Trump Quietly Ends US Pressure Campaign on Russia Over Ukraine
An inter-agency working group designed to pressure Russia into advancing peace talks with Ukraine was shut down, as officials say the effort “lost steam” after Trump appeared to lose interest.
June 17, 2025
US
What’s Not Being Discussed at G7 as Trump Shapes Agenda
“Liberal issues” such as climate change, biodiversity, poverty and others are absent from list of topics missing at the summit in Canada, as Trump’s oligarchic administration takes point.
June 17, 2025
US
Russia Says US Canceled Next Round of Talks to Ease Tensions - No New Date Set
Russia and the US held their first talks since the start of the war in Ukraine in February in Riyadh. Two follow-up meetings were held in Istanbul in late February and early April.
June 16, 2025
US
Anti-Trump Protests in US Out-Attended Military Parade by Millions
Protests were organized in all 50 US states, with organizers heralding them as the largest of their kind since Trump returned to office in January.
June 16, 2025
Europe
OPINION: Global Reshuffling: Investing Beyond American Exceptionalism
After decades of economic globalization, the world is entering a new phase – an era of geoeconomic fragmentation, trade barriers, and currency divergence – with the US driving much of it.
June 15, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: No Kings: US Military Officers Must Keep Our Constitutional Oath
US Armed Forces officers swear a solemn oath “to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” not to any party or individual – definitely not to any would-be king.
June 15, 2025
US
Israel Keeps Up Iran Strikes after Deadly Missile Barrage
It came after Iranian missile fire on Israel killed at least 10 people overnight, pushing the toll up to 13 since Iran began its retaliatory strikes on Friday.
June 15, 2025
US
OPINION: Chinese Poker
China played its rare earths card, forcing Trump to back down in the trade war. As the US, EU, and China clash over power and trade, Russia lurks – and Beijing quietly plans for a post-Moscow world.
June 15, 2025
OPINION: Trump Just Showed Ukraine and NATO What ‘Ally’ Really Means to Washington
Watch what Washington does to its friends, not what it says about them. This week, that lesson was delivered in the Middle East – and Kyiv should be taking notes.
June 20, 2026
