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The US president in a meeting with high-tech business executives where he announced that American forces had seized a tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Aaron Schwartz//Newscom/Alamy Live News

Did Donald Trump order piracy on the high seas?

And what does America’s new national security strategy mean for Europe?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reacts during a joint news conference with the Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin in Dublin, Ireland, on Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace deal would leave the country vulnerable to future Russian attacks

The Ukraine peace plan negotiated between the U.S. and Russia is a non-starter for Ukraine, and also puts the country in the unenviable position of saying no to a mercurial American president.
Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready to fight Europe if necessary. EPA/Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik/Kremlin/pool

Why Vladimir Putin’s in no hurry for peace

The war in Ukraine is driving a wedge between the US and Europe and exposing divisions within the EU.
A Ukrainian soldier walks through Kostyantynivka, a city in the Donetsk region of Ukraine that has been badly damaged by the war. Press Service of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces / EPA

Ukraine peace talks reveal a world slipping back into an acceptance of war

Whichever outcome emerges from the Ukraine peace negotiations, it appears no position rooted in the defence of international law will prevail.
A mural on the wall of a Kyiv apartment building depicts Saint Javelin, an internet meme and fictional character, cradling the FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank weapon that the Ukrainian army used against Russian troops, in February 2024. Saint Javelin was born as a meme and became a symbol of resistance against Russia. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ctrl‑alt‑defy: How Ukrainians have used memes to counter Russia’s propaganda machine

Ukrainian memes are a testament to Ukraine’s ongoing resistance to Russia and a powerful force in contemporary Ukrainian nationalism
Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska commemorating victims of the Holodomor, the Russian-imposed famine which devastated Ukraine in the 1930s. EPA/Presidential press service handout

Ukraine: deal or no deal?

History tells us that any deal that doesn’t come with cast-iron security guarantees for Ukraine is not worth the paper it is written on.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a G7 session on Ukraine and defence co-operation during the G7 Foreign Ministers meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., on Nov. 12, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)

Peace in Ukraine? Believe it when you see it, especially if Russian demands are prioritized

Expectations for peace between Russia and Ukraine should be tempered until there’s a presidential summit between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin and until their signatures are on a treaty.
Ukrainians bring candles, flowers, and toys to the site of a Russian strike on a high-rise residential building in Ternopil, Ukraine, on November 21. MAXYM MARUSENKO/EPA

How the Trump administration tried to sell Ukraine a diplomatic debacle

Once again, Trump has proven he is more interested in long-term deals with autocrats than achieving just and lasting resolutions to security crises.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, with U.S. delegation members faces the Ukrainian delegation during discussions in Geneva on Nov. 23, 2025, on a plan to end the war in Ukraine. Fabrice Coffrini/ AFP via Getty Images

Peace plan presented by the US to Ukraine reflects inexperienced, unrealistic handling of a delicate situation

In a war that’s lasted almost four years, a former diplomat says it’s not realistic to say, ‘In the next week, come up with a very complicated peace deal, sign off on it and it’s going to stick.’
A Ukrainian serviceman walking in a damaged area of the frontline city of Kostyantynivka, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Press service of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade / EPA

Ukraine and Europe’s weakness exposed as US and Russia again negotiate behind Kyiv’s back

Ukraine’s collapse is not a foregone conclusion, despite sustained losses on the battlefield.

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