Who ate all the Minsk pies?

Applying some bargaining theory to negotiations and peace plans.

A few extra thoughts on the dubious peace plan.

America considers letting Lukashenka get up off the naughty step. A comment on Belarus-US relations and sanctions.

'A big shift' or not? Reading between the lines. THIS POST IS FREE TO READ

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

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

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

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

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

Ukraine agreed to plans for a 30-day ceasefire. Vladimir Putin demurred. How can we understand Putin's position?

Three millennia ago the Egyptian king Rameses II signed a peace treaty with the Hittite Empire after protracted warfare. The two kings inscribed the treaty on a silver plaque. Two versions of the agreement existed thereafter – the Hittite king went away with a text that said the Egyptians had sued for peace, and the Egyptians' copy said the opposite. One might think an event so long ago irrelevant. Donald Trump, however, evidently thinks he is acting in accordance with time h

Donald Trump's war of words with Volodomyr Zelenskyy. Is the US about to cut a deal about Ukraine's future without consulting Ukrainians?

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.