Who ate all the Minsk pies?

Xi Jinping's held a military spectacle. Does it foreshadow bigger troubles for the West?

The US has taken increased interest in Turkmenistan recently. In Russia officials watch on nervously.

Following Vladimir Putin's 'red carpet' treatment in Alaska, it is now Volodomyr Zelenskyy's turn to meet the US president.

A little more about the Trump-Putin Alaska summit happening today. Dashed off over lunch.

Jangled nerves surround Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin's summit in Alaska, with many people fearing Trump will look to sell-out Ukraine. Is the push for peace actually going anywhere?

Trump still likes Putin, even if the Russian president is making life harder for the White House to maintain its stance on Ukraine.

A US delegation went to Minsk. It gave Lukashenka a photo opportunity, the US something to crow about, and caused a headache for everyone else.

Donald Trump and the NATO summit, a BRICS day out in Rio, and Russia's falling out with Azerbaijan.

In the wake of US strikes on Iran's nuclear programme, Vice President JD Vance gets carried away.

Will the US join Israel's attacks on Iran? Probably. Is there a legal case for the strikes? Probably not.

This could get a lot worse, quickly.

A round up of a week I missed: Operation Spider's Web, the UK Strategic Defence Review, and US meddling in European affairs.

Friedrich Merz is getting himself in a twist over Ukraine's wish for Germany's long-range cruise missiles.

A shortage of potatoes in Belarus is leaving people disgruntled.

The erosion of America's soft power under President Donald Trump.

Following Trump and Zelenskyy's meeting in St Peter's Basilica, can we expect quick progress on peace talks?

America hits the self-destruct button. Is there a fail-safe?

Donald Trump is 'pissed off' with Vladimir Putin. Is a change of tone coming? Or not?

Yale historian Timothy Snyder seeks to 'rescue' the word 'freedom' from its 'overuse and abuse' in the US.

A social media influencer interviewed Lukashenka. It was not pretty.