The Kremlin’s plansDiplomacy with Putin is marred by a misreading of the situation. Russia’s ambitions to control KyivWitkoff and Kushner discuss negotiating positions, whilst the Russian president has never ceased to respond by citing the ‘root causes’: the denazification and demilitarisation of Ukraine. The European approach that can (and must) changebyNona Mikhelidze9 SEP 26
no peacePutin does not tell Trump that it would take several years of war to take the DonbasIn diplomacy, the Kremlin leader pays no heed to substance; he focuses on form and tries to convince the Americans that a dialogue has begun, but he will not be the one to change his mind. Moscow, Kyiv and the results byMicol Flammini8 SEP 26
weapons in the comic stripKushner and Netanyahu update the agreement on GazaTrump’s son-in-law travels to Israel alongside Mladenov and Blair. The key points of the meeting with the Prime Minister and the revelation of the cornerstone of Israeli policy – including Bibi’s opponents: first the disarmament of Hamas, then the withdrawalbyMicol Flammini17 AUG 26