The details of the peace deal presented today by US special envoy Steve Witkoff are consistent with the report in the Financial Times discussed in my previous article and with Larry Sparano in the posted interview. Putin will halt the Russian advance prior to driving Ukrainian soldiers out of all of the territory that has been reincorporated into Russia. It appears to be the case that the borders between Russia and Ukraine will be the current front line, so Putin is withdrawing Russia’s claim to the Russian territories still under Ukrainian occupation.

Pressure builds on President Zelensky to accept a forced peace

President Donald Trump’s hopes of securing a quick Ukraine peace deal hang in the balance after Washington’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, held his fourth Kremlin meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday.

This is the first of a three-part series on the history of NATO and US European Command military exercises with Ukraine. This shows how the West, acting like a camel, slipped its big nose under the Ukrainian tent as part of a long-term strategy to defeat Russia

Ullekh NP reports on fears in Moldova that the Zelensky government in Ukraine, in its search for hydro power on the lower Dniester River, is starting to claim a chunk of its neighboring ally.

It’s actually common sense, including putting Crimea on the table

Newly-leaked documents reveal four military academics pitching the U.S. National Security Council a series of extreme strategies for Ukraine, Kit Klarenberg reports.

For weeks, the mainstream media has been gripped by mania over Nikita Casap, a teenage resident of rural Wisconsin accused of murdering his mother and stepfather, in order to finance an elaborate scheme to assassinate US President Donald Trump and instigate a nationwide race war. News outlets have given the case blanket coverage. This has included extensive investigative timelines, psychological profiles speculating on the 17-year-old’s motives and mental state, and even cautions that federal funding cuts could prevent similar plots being foiled in future.

It won’t be easy, but it’s not impossible for the U.S. to broker peace 

U.S. proposal includes recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and blocking Ukraine from joining NATO