Democrats significantly more likely than Republicans to rate NATO positively and to say U.S. benefits from membership

Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said he spent ‘several days on the ground’

The US is prepared to recognize Russian control of the Ukrainian region of Crimea as part of a broader peace agreement between Moscow and Kyiv, according to people familiar with the matter.

Critics say the presidency is becoming too mighty, and making mistakes

Over generations Ukraine’s rich dark soil and vast steppe has provided Europe with the grain required to feed its burgeoning peoples, with the country’s status as the ‘breadbasket of Europe’ more than deserved in consequence. In Tsarist times, as part of the Russian Empire, Ukrainian grain and wheat was Russia’s primary export commodity, helping to fund the exorbitant lifestyles of the Tsar and his extensive court.

Ukraine says attack on churchgoers a ‘war crime’, Trump chalks up to a ‘mistake’ while Moscow claims it was a legit military hit

The US has told Group of Seven allies it won’t endorse a statement condemning Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine this year because it wants to keep negotiations with Moscow on track.

The Ukrainian leader earlier suggested that Washington is under Moscow’s influence

There is still reason for optimism that the Trump administration can bring the war in Ukraine to a diplomatic end. But insubstantial promises of a fast, smooth sailing solution have splintered against the solidity of reality. Campaign promises of a day became goals of a hundred. As the hundredth day appears on the horizon, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the U.S. is still far from securing a diplomatic solution and that there is no guarantee that there will be one.