Tag: aggressor

Categories
Eyes on the U.S. Geopolitics Ideas Russia-Ukraine War War in Ukraine

His Deals, Our Blood: How Trump’s Language Sounds In Ukraine

His Deals, Our Blood: How Trump's Language Sounds In Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the media on February 28, 2025. Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire

Ukrainians are still processing Friday’s meeting. Donald Trump speaks about Zelensky’s “cards.” It’s as if he doesn’t realize what a war is.

Categories
Russia-Ukraine War

Putin’s Kharkiv Escalation Was Another Bluff — What Happens Now?

​Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov attend the Main Naval Parade marking Russian Navy Day.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov attend the Main Naval Parade marking Russian Navy Day. Sergei Karpukhin/TASS/ZUMA

Vladimir Putin threatened major escalation if Ukraine was allowed to strike into Russian territory with Western weapons. Once the West crossed that red line, the escalation did not happen. The West knows that bluffing is Putin’s favorite way of conducting foreign policy, so why does it keep playing this game?

Exit mobile version