Jamie Dettmer
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Opinion Editor and columnist @PoliticoEurope R/Ts not endorsement.
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Joined September 2008
The protests in Ukraine have put Zelenskyy on notice
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As the president’s popularity declines, he and his team have reflexively sought to tighten their grip on power. Now patience is wearing thin.
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Ukraine’s insidious enemy: Its own leadership
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After gutting two key anti-corruption agencies, Kyiv’s democratic backsliding has finally caught the world’s attention.
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Netanyahu and Trump: Grandmaster beats dealmaker
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Donald Trump loyalists are shaping a narrative of how the U.S. leader outfoxed Iran and lulled the mullahs into thinking he would restrain Benjamin Netanyahu. More likely the Israeli PM outthought …
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The enigma of Andriy Yermak
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Zelenskyy’s chief of staff is accused of being a ruthless political operator. What are his ambitions?
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Trump’s Gulf tour doesn’t bode well for Israel
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For the U.S. president, Gaza is a sideshow, and he doesn’t want it disrupting his bigger diplomatic agenda of resets and mega deals.
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Trump would only help a neighbor for profit
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The U.S. president doesn’t see the benefit in helping allies — and it’s visible in the deal he’s trying to foist on Ukraine.
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Erdoğan seizes geopolitical moment to snuff out democratic opposition
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The Turkish president has chosen to bury the legacy of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the secular founder of the Republic of Turkey.
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Inside the scramble to save America’s pro-democracy media outlets from Trump
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In ending media mission Washington will be “ceding territory to the Russians, the Iranians and the Chinese,” says Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty CEO.
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Trump fails to get Putin to stop the shooting
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Russia insists on terms to end the war that spell the end of democratic Ukraine, and has followed up the Trump call with an assault on Kyiv.
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The depopulation of Ukraine
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The war is exacerbating a demographics decline that had already started well before Putin ordered his troops across the border
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Putin is playing Trump (again)
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The Russian leader rolls out his classic strategy to handle tempestuous U.S. president.
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Why Putin will seek to sink Trump’s Ukraine ceasefire plan
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Former Kremlin diplomat trashes idea that Russian leader will sign up to U.S.-brokered truce in Ukraine.
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Now it’s Putin who has to tread carefully with Trump
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In a remarkable volte-face, the U.S. is making clear it now regards Russia as the “impediment” to peace if it rejects a ceasefire.
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Top Trump allies hold secret talks with Zelenskyy’s Ukrainian opponents
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As Washington ramps up its pressure on Zelenskyy to step aside, his rivals are talking to Trump’s team.
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Can Ukraine-US relations be repaired?
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After the surreal Oval Office brawl, strenuous efforts are under way to try to repair some of the damage.
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Can Europe replace the US in Ukraine?
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Losing U.S. backing will be a blow, but Ukraine has the means to keep fighting with help from its European allies.
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Unlike Trump, Europe can’t afford to take Putin at his word
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Vastly differing views of the Russian leader’s geopolitical ambitions are fueling the transatlantic divide.
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Can Europe replace the US in Ukraine?
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Losing U.S. backing will be a blow, but Ukraine has the means to keep fighting with help from its European allies.
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New normal:for those who think soon everything will return to normal they should ponder how the US voted on the Ukrainian resolution calling Russia the aggressor, requiring it to withdraw forces: US voted against with Russia, Iran, North Korea, Belarus.
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EU leaders plan €20B Ukraine aid package as Trump rails against Zelenskyy
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As the U.S. turns its back, Europe is scrambling to step up.
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