Who ate all the Minsk pies?

Trump and Putin spoke on the phone. The US president may be carrying on different negotiations from the ones reported. A contrarian's view.

In the past Donald Trump's praise for Putin was often interpreted as fealty. His current rhetoric suggests a different interpretation.

On the legitimacy of assassinations. Plus a few thoughts on prisoner exchanges amid concerns foreign citizens are seen as targets for arrest

Veteran journalist Bob Woodward probes the Joe Biden presidency, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and the return of Donald Trump.

One thousand days of war. The US reportedly agrees to lift restrictions on Ukraine targeting Russia with long-range missiles.

Many think a betrayal is coming. Ever the contrarian, I offer three reasons why the US and its allies might not abandon Ukraine under Trump.

Why it's different this time round.

Behind the rhetoric, what does the US really want to see happen to end the war between Russia and Ukraine?

I review one of the crop of early reads on the Biden presidency, which we now know will last only one term.

Interpreting a recent escalation along the Belarus-Ukraine border. Is there anything for Ukraine to worry about?

Drones and killer robots. The future of war is neither science fiction nor a computer game, only an ethical and legal dilemma.

With Ukraine's troops still inside Russia, is it using its resources economically? Or has Ukraine overcommitted in its Kursk offensive?

A pacy read from Mikhail Zygar.

Viktor Orban continues to complicate EU policymaking on Ukraine and Russia. What is to be done?

The Ukrainian military operation inside the Russian border, which began on Tuesday, is going quite well. What's going on?

As NATO marks its 75-year anniversary, this new volume from Sten Rynning is a fitting appraisal of 'the world's most powerful alliance'.

The United Kingdom goes to the polls this week. Does the result matter at all for Ukrainians and Belarusians?

From Putin's phoney peace offer to his meeting with Kim Jong-Un, there is little cause for optimism. But you can often see what you want.

Ukraine's military is being forced to fight with one hand behind its back. Is it time to relax restrictions on its use of donated weapons?

Georgian protests, Lord Cameron in Ukraine, a scathing US view of the UK army, Belarusian informants... What caught my attention this week.