President Trump on Monday touted “big progress” on talks to end the Ukraine war, and Kyiv is doubtless willing to make painful concessions to avoid surrender or U.S. abandonment.  No one wants the war to…

It’s a safe bet that most Americans won’t notice if the U.S. pulls an Army brigade out of Romania, but you can bet Vladimir Putin will. Behind a reshuffling of U.S. forces abroad is a…

President Trump thought he could negotiate peace in Ukraine with his friend Vladimir Putin, and perhaps it was worth a shot. Yet the Russian has offered nothing but brutal escalation for eight months, and now…

WOHYN, Poland (AP) — Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland in what European officials described Wednesday as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. A NATO spokesman said it was the first time…

After the frenzied summitry in Anchorage and Washington last month, one thing is certain: Ukraine needs security. Who provides it — and how — are still open questions. For now, only Russia and Ukraine have…

Vladimir Putin came to Alaska and got the red-carpet treatment, complete with a fighter-jet flyover and a warm presidential handshake.  While expectations were low for a full ceasefire, most observers were hoping for at least…

President Trump conducts foreign policy on personal instinct and tactical impulse, and his abrupt Friday turn on Russia and Ukraine is a classic illustration. Whether it’s the start of a road to peace, or to…

It’s an irony that the minerals needed to save the planet may help destroy it.  Rare earth elements, the mineral backbones of wind turbines and electric vehicles, are now the prize in a geopolitical arms…

When Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022, he was betting against the West.  The West — understood as Europe and the United States — would not have the mettle to save Ukraine, he surely surmised.…

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — NATO foreign ministers on Thursday debated an American demand to massively ramp up defense investment as the United States focuses on security challenges outside of Europe. At talks in Antalya, Turkey,…