Reflecting Volodymyr Zelensky’s confidence that the Trumpster would oblige him, he, Zelensky, actually visited Raytheon, the Tomahawk’s maker, before his session at the White House.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Desperation Row
Tag: Vladimir Putin
Targeting India & Iran
With the Trump 2.0 sanctions, the U.S. has left India facing the difficult task of protecting its financial stake while managing relationships with Washington, Tehran, and other regional partners.
India Disavows ‘Tianjin spirit,’ Turns to EU
After Narendra Modi enjoyed a private limo ride with Vladimir Putin that set off alarms in the West, Modi’s government did a quick about-face.
US & China: India’s Sticky Situation
While Modi has deepened ties with the U.S., he’s been careful to preserve India’s strategic autonomy, stopping short of aligning too closely with Washington, writes Betwa Sharma.
WATCH: Out-Flattering a Capricious Trump
CN editor Joe Lauria tells RT News the significance of the recent flurry of high-level diplomatic activity on Ukraine may be overblown and that tangible progress depends on Donald Trump’s shaky resolve.
RAY McGOVERN: Trump & the Seven Dwarfs
The Dwarfs had to slink away. Will they, at long last, tell Zelensky they cannot back up their rhetoric with the needed arms and financial support?
Interview: Richard Sakwa on Russia Since Perestroika
Natalyie Baldwin asks the British author about the Soviet collapse, the 1990s, Vladimir Putin’s governance, the rise of a new cold war and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
‘Putin Will Play Trump Like a Stradivarius’
ALASKA SUMMIT: CN Editor Joe Lauria joined Jackson Hinkle’s Legitimate Targets to discuss the Putin-Trump meeting and the Middle East.
Michael Brenner: Over the Brink
The perilous U.S. attack on Iran is the culmination of a projection of America’s own existential dread.
JFK AU at 62: ‘Don’t Humiliate a Nuclear Power’
Sixty-two years ago this week, John F. Kennedy broke with the Cold War in his American University speech and warned against humiliating a nuclear weapons power, words that resonate more than ever, writes Joe Lauria.