Moscow’s troops used the same pincer tactic on Velyka Novosilka that has enabled their recent capture of town after town in eastern Ukraine.

There may be a battle looming, not just between the Trump administration and Ukraine over the conscription of men between the ages of 18 and 25, but also within the Trump administration.

An ominous defeat in the eastern town of Velyka Novosilka

“The Hard Way” — Special Envoy Keith Kellogg’s proposed oil-price manipulations targeting Russia would actually devastate U.S. oil production and the U.S. economy.

Moscow is targeting Ukraine’s rich mineral reserves, crippling the steel production efforts and jeopardizing its ability to repay war debts

Increasingly short of men, Kyiv has adopted ever more aggressive tactics to conscript more men, which has led to a growing backlash against the government. Morale amongst the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is crumbling and the desertion rate is rising.

Russia’s now unstoppable advance across eastern Ukraine ushers in the inevitability that Ukraine has lost, and the war will end. The election of Donald Trump ushers in the inevitability that the war will end with a negotiated settlement. Two things are now clear about that settlement: Ukraine will not be in NATO, and Russia will be in Ukraine.

DAVOS, Switzerland — President Trump told the World Economic Forum that he wants to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon in order to discuss a possible peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine.

Zelensky wants to provoke Russia into a retaliatory strike against NATO, Ian Proud writes.

Jan 23 (Reuters) – “Disrespectful”, “insulting”, and “ill-informed.” Donald Trump’s threats aimed at strong-arming Moscow into ending its war in Ukraine have been badly received by some politicians and nationalists in Russia who say his tactics bode ill for a deal.