Trump and Putin Share a Friendly Call While Ukraine Pays the Price

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin depicted during a diplomatic telephone call amid continuing war in Ukraine and controversy over Russian diesel sanctions.

A friendly 90-minute conversation between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has produced a controversial Russian diesel agreement. But with Ukraine’s war continuing and peace negotiations stalled, who is really benefiting from Washington’s latest diplomatic move?

EU Accused of Turning a Blind Eye to Gaza ‘Genocide’ While Punishing Russia

The cracks in Europe’s moral compass are starting to show. Slovenia’s foreign minister, Tanja Fajon, has unleashed a scathing rebuke of the European Union, accusing Brussels of double standards and outright hypocrisy. While the EU has eagerly slapped Moscow with 18 rounds of sanctions over the war in Ukraine, it has failed to take a … Read more

Washington Admits Frozen Russian Assets Are a Bargaining Chip — Not Aid for Ukraine

What happens when $300 billion sits locked in Western banks, frozen in a geopolitical standoff? According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, it’s not going to Ukraine anytime soon. Instead, those billions are being dangled like a poker chip in front of Vladimir Putin. In an interview with Fox News, Bessent made it clear: the … Read more

Trump’s 100% Russia Tariff Threat: Bold Bluff or Backpedal in the Making?

When President Trump slammed the table last week, threatening a whopping 100% tariff on Russia—and any country still trading with Moscow—you could almost hear the world holding its breath. The clock was set: 50 days to end the Ukraine conflict, or face a trade war of epic proportions. Bold? Yes. But will it actually happen? … Read more