European diplomats asked Driscoll in Kyiv whether the US saw accountability for Russia’s war crimes as an essential part of the plan. He deflected, much to their chagrin. Echoing Vance, Driscoll said: “There are cities, locations under dispute that will be in Russian hands, it is

Re Tom Stoppard: my dad always loved retelling the story of how as editor at the London Evening Standard he interviewed Stoppard for a role on the paper. Stoppard had said he was interested in politics, but from Stoppard’s very broad brush answers he said he became increasingly

Recent Putin press conference was unusually candid. Key takeaways ahead of the Witkoff meeting in Moscow: 1. Putin signaled he’s open to discussing the plan agreed between the US and Ukraine (i.e., the cut/truncated version). It’s a gesture of openness, but it doesn’t mean

What could possibly go wrong?

⚡️⚡️Andriy Yermak has submitted his resignation This was announced in an address by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky: “I am grateful to Andriy for always representing Ukraine’s position in the negotiation track exactly as he should. It was always a patriotic

Nobody is asking Belgium to "sustain on its own the risks and exposures that would arise from the option of reparations loan" which would rightly be shared across EU. Letter full of straw men and hides behind international law in ways that would reward Russia for violating it.

🇵🇱 Poland’s Foreign Minister @sikorskiradek sharp, articulate and classy as always: “Soon the President {Nawrocki} will travel to Hungary, and that’s good. As always, the MFA is preparing professional briefing materials for you. Just don’t forget that you’re going to the most

A hot morning in Ukraine — and a messy end of the era of Yermak, unelected official who reigned since 2020. Zelensky still to react.

Yes. And, if Trump does not do it, he endorses everything Witkoff has done. It's crunch time now.

Everyone is speculating on the source of the leak. Literally dozens of countries have the capacity to intercept this kind of conversations on unencrypted cellphones, which is why professionals use other means. And obviously whoever has these tapes must have much more.

🚨Great article from @CaitlinDoornbos 👏 She was actually interviewing @AndriyYermak when @realDonaldTrump posted on Truth Social that there will be no meeting at Mar-a-Lago this week. Trump’s Truth Social post on Ukraine surprises Zelensky’s chief aide pushing for Mar-a-Lago

Extraordinary leak. Trump envoy Witkoff coached Kremlin official on how to win over Trump to secure Ukraine peace deal including land concessions. Trump dismisses the leak as standard negotiation, but Witkoff living up to deserved Dim Philby reputation.

Leaders of Overseas Territories are in UK for annual Joint Ministerial Council. Baroness Hodge UK anti-corruption champion visited British Virgin Islands in Sept saying she hoped a common position could be reached on public registers of beneficial ownership in time for JMC. BVI,

Citing a document seen by its reporters, Reuters says the European plan contains the following: Capping Ukraine's military at 800,000 in "peacetime" (rather than the US blanket cap of 600,000) The decision of Ukraine joining NATO depends on the consensus of the bloc's membership,

Republican. Senate Armed Services Committee. Patriot,

Putin says he has obtained the text of the Trump peace plan through “established channels”, and astonishingly enough he likes it. Not surprising since Russia originally drafted it and then read it out at a dictation speed that the entirely ahistorical and misguided Steve Witkoff

A shocking part of the Trump–Russia "peace plan" isn’t just what it does to Ukraine. It is what it quietly does to Poland. Buried in point 9 is a sentence that looks harmless: European fighters will be stationed in Poland. On paper, that sounds fine. In practice, though, it

This has all the vibes of Zelensky’s address from the same spot on day two of the full-scale war: we are here and we won’t flee.

For all the talk of common goals, Europe yet again discovers the US is willing to betray Ukraine.

Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan