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Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha presents US secretary of state Marco Rubio with a religious icon painted on the lid of an ammunition box. EPA-EFE/Ukranian presidential press service

US and Ukraine sign 30‑day ceasefire proposal – now the ball is in Putin’s court

Vladimir Putin will now have to weigh up how to maintain a reset with the US while also pressing for more military success on the battlefield.
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, meets with Saudi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 10, 2025, for peace talks. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

What the U.S. ceasefire proposal means for Ukraine, Russia, Europe – and Donald Trump

Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s success in bolstering support for Ukraine in Europe following a contentious White House meeting might be an example of his flair for calculated risks. Is a ceasefire close?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street in London on March 1, 2025. (Peter Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Why Ukraine still holds the winning hand

If the absolute worst should happen, Ukrainian fighters could choose to play a different hand in its war with Russia: insurgency.
Composite image of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP, Pavel Bednyakov/POOL AP, The Conversation

Safe for autocracy: the world according to Putin and Trump

The world needs to act to inoculate ourselves from the slow burn effect of a world made safe for autocracy rather than democracy.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Feb. 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

How Trump’s compulsion to dominate sabotages dealmaking, undermines democracy and threatens global stability

Trump’s angry outburst at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy illustrated why authoritarians are lousy dealmakers, particularly when autocratic instincts are exacerbated by toxic masculinity.

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