Come for the anecdotes of Trump’s lawyer doing vodka shots with the president of Belarus. Stay for the inside story on how diplomacy really gets done in the Trump administration. My latest for @POLITICOMag .

RT @shashj: 1. In a review essay this week, I looked at Tim Weiner's (fascinating) new book on the CIA. It describes how CIA's "Russia Hous….

RT @jacob_wendler: Today @DNIGabbard threatened criminal prosecution against several former intelligence officials for their alleged involv….

Tariff anxiety grips defense elites at Aspen conference, by @felschwartz .

Donald Trump asked Volodymyr Zelenskyy if Ukraine could hit Moscow, say people briefed on call via @FT.

RT @lrozen: “We essentially don’t have a national security adviser,” said Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas). “I’m not even sure Rubio was consu….

RT @paulmcleary: As the Trump admin. blocks weapon shipments to Ukraine, the Zelenskyy team and European allies are taking a new approach.….

RT @edwardfishman: Grateful to @gideonrachman and the @FT for naming Chokepoints one of the “Best summer books of 2025.”. As a longtime rea….

NEW: I spoke to Trump’s former intel briefer Beth Sanner for a reality check on the Iran strikes and the questions swirling around the initial intelligence assessments for ⁦@POLITICOMag⁩

RT @RichardMNephew: Pay attention, this is important. (Also covered this in my @ForeignAffairs piece this morning.).

RT @yarotrof: Trump gets emotional as he is asked by a Ukrainian reporter whose husband serves in Ukraine about whether he will supply air….

RT @SophiaCai99: A real headline we filed today w/ @EliStokols

Trump says that US will meet with the Iran next week, speaking at a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague.

RT @shashj: Slightly confusing denial. The story is “wrong”, but it is also a top secret assessment that was indeed leaked, confirms the WH.

RT @ScotlandTonight: On #scotnight . 🔷Iran responds to President Trump's attack - so where does this leave us? Analysis with @ak_mack, @Pja….

RT @alex_kokcharov: It’s wonderful news that Siarhei Tsikhanoǔski and 13 more Belarusian political prisoners regained their freedom today.….

RT @Tsihanouskaya: My husband Siarhei is free! It’s hard to describe the joy in my heart. Thank you, 🇺🇸 @POTUS, @SPE_Kellogg, @JohnPCoale,….

On a a recent trip to Washington, Yermak struggled to get meetings with Trump administration officials. Rubio cancelled, while the President's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles kept him waiting before cancelling as well. A spokesperson for Yermak insists the Wiles meeting went ahead.

New: Washington has had it with Andriy Yermak. Zelenskyy's powerful chief of staff has been described as abrasive, demanding and unreliable. Many fear it is increasingly threatening the already fraught relationship between Ukraine and the Trump administration. With @jamiewrit.

This is far from the first time Trump has set a two week deadline to make a major decision and historically — he’s blown through it, as @EliStokols noted last month .