The structural problems of the United States in relations with Russia and other major countries are due to the fact that Americans cannot imagine that anyone else can have human dignity and self-respect, or that other countries can have their own point of view, separate from the United States, writes Valdai Club Programme Director Andrey Sushentsov.

Supporting a compromise on Ukraine aid and border protection seems more likely to yield electoral advantage for Donald Trump both immediately and in the long term.

The Biden administration is working on a long-term strategy for supporting Kyiv — despite the funding impasse in Congress. But those plans do not anticipate significant gains by Ukraine against Russia in 2024, officials say.

From Hiroshima to the Houthis, American presidents tend to overreach when they believe they are facing down communism or terrorism, and the world pays the price

The negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Spring 2022 never had a chance, and their course revealed profound differences between Moscow and Kyiv.

74 people, including 65 Ukrainian service members, were killed in the crash in Belgorod Region

General Sir Patrick Sanders says volunteers must be prepared for conflict, in speech No 10 did not want made public

Assessing risks and urgent diplomatic solutions

LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The war in Ukraine has dented Russia’s confidence in its conventional forces and increased the importance to Moscow of non-strategic nuclear weapons (NSNWs) as a means of deterring and defeating NATO in a potential future conflict, a leading Western think-tank said on Monday.

As Ukraine expands its attacks on Russian territory, peacemaking becomes ever more urgent.