Ukraine extended martial law exposing Zelensky's fear of losing re-election. He’s very unpopular, and he likely fears that the US wants to replace him.
Trump warned Zelensky he will have “some problems – big, big problems” if he “tries to back out of the rare earth deal” amidst reports agreement is lopsided.
Putin will soon be faced with choice of keeping Russia’s ground campaign limited to former Ukrainian regions that voted to join Russia or expanding it.
Europe wonders what form Macron’s plans to extend his nuclear umbrella over the continent could take, considering risks entailed after Moscow’s negative reaction.
Any breakthrough in Russian-US relations would inevitably disappoint those multipolar enthusiasts who bought into the most ideologically dogmatic narratives...
