In Alaska, Putin set out to define the new relationship between the US and Russia, as well as showcasing Russia’s place in ...

The coalition of the willing has been successful in advocating for Ukraine and communicating with Trump and the US administration during its outreach to Russia." ...

I think behind this there's a struggle going on between Ukraine and the Europeans on one side, and the Russians on the other, not to present themselves to Trump as the obstacle to his peace process." ...

Security guarantees] need to be credible,” said Matthew Savill, director of military sciences at the Royal United Services Institute think tank. “So the problem of basically saying ‘like Nato Article ...

Framing defence spending as a path to prosperity ignores its poor economic returns, limited job creation, and the opportunity ...

I think the United States and Europe have all the cards. They are just not willing to play them, and that is nowhere more evident than in the realm of economic warfare...From the start, the G-7 allies ...

Nato is a potent force, Europe is a potent force, if we can hold together. We’re on our way to address material shortages, but will European unity hold? If the Americans aren’t there and the Russians ...

The sheer number of European leaders potentially in attendance means the group will have to be “mindful” not to give “contradictory” messages, Melvin said. “The risk is they look heavy-handed and are ...

Britain is a “perfect place” for this business, says Elijah Glantz of RUSI, a think-tank, because of its saturated consumer market and weak export controls. There are lots of expensive cars and phones ...

Vladimir Putin came to the Alaska summit with the principal goal of stalling any pressure on Russia to end the war. He will consider the summit outcome as mission accomplished.

Trump remains bafflingly unwilling to apply the maximum economic pressure on Russia that would mean summits like those held yesterday are more likely to yield the success Donald Trump craves.

If Putin’s military objective was to avoid immediate constraints on Russian operations in Ukraine, then he appears to have succeeded: the continued intensity of fighting reinforces the impression that ...