Europe and Ukraine have to change their approach towards Trump or risk ceding more ground to Russia.

Trump’s threats over oil and missiles mark a shift on Ukraine – but without allies, they may be empty talk.

Fletcher Russia & Eurasia Program

Biden still has the authority to fund Ukraine using Russia’s money.

This week Ukrainian officials reached an agreement in principle with Ukraine’s Ad Hoc Creditor Committee to restructure the country’s debts — around $21.5 billion, excluding interest accrued since Russia’s full-scale invasion. The committee represents around 25% of Ukraine’s Eurobond holders, and two-thirds are required to agree to the terms for it to be finalised by [...]Read More...

Ukraine is currently on the losing side of the new legal front in the West’s economic war.

Lets get some plumbers on the scene

Let slip the Cats of war

The country is increasingly important to the world—and increasingly unstable.

A singular man left his mark in an idyllic Pacific kingdom.

The United States has broken with a long-standing precedent that was established for very good reasons.

The Russian exclave is a point of pressure for the West but also has more to lose from Moscow’s manoeuvring.

Putting the Groningen gas field back into production would send less money to the Kremlin but carries political risks.

Putin's puppet master was just another marionette

While it takes more to be a sovereign than just operating your own central bank, it doesn’t half help with appearances.