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August 19, 2025 | Peter Doran |

Trump’s narrow road to Ukraine peace has three milestones for success — or failure

When it comes to peace in Ukraine, President Donald Trump has said it takes “two to tango” — but while Vladimir Putin continues Russia’s attacks, only Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky looks...

August 19, 2025 | |

‘It’s Possible He Doesn’t Want to Make a Deal’: Russia Continues to Bombard Ukraine Despite White House Summit

Drones and Missiles Continue to Strike Ukraine: Hours after President Donald Trump met with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on August...

August 16, 2025 | |

Trump to Meet with Zelenskyy Following Inconclusive Alaska Summit with Putin

Zelenskyy to Visit Washington: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Donald Trump on Monday after Trump’s summit in Alaska with his Russian counterpart...

August 13, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie

Ukraine peace is in reach — if Trump meets Putin’s demands with US vigor

President Donald Trump sees his upcoming Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin as a “listening exercise” to obtain “a better understanding of how we can end this war,” the White House said...

August 13, 2025 | John Hardie |

Ukraine scrambles to contain Russian advance near Dobropillia

Ukraine’s 1st “Azov” Corps has been tasked with containing Russian advances near the city of Dobropillia in eastern Ukraine, the unit announced on August 12. The situation in that area...

August 12, 2025 | |

‘Borders Must Not Be Changed by Force’: European Leaders Issue Ukraine Warning Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit

EU Underlines Ukrainian Sovereignty: European Union leaders have warned that Russia must not be allowed to change Ukrainian borders by force. In a statement issued ahead of the...

August 7, 2025 | John Hardie, Peter Doran

Trump should not let Putin keep ‘tapping us along’

Ahead of the August 8 deadline President Donald Trump gave Russia to accept a ceasefire or face economic punishment, the administration has sent mixed signals on whether he will follow through. For too...

August 7, 2025 | John Hardie |

Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August

Welcome back to the Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines of very positive, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative for the areas they watch....

August 6, 2025 | Clifford D. May |

Vladimir the Terrible

Trump needs to make Putin recalculate the costs and benefits of his war

July 25, 2025 | Cameron McMillan, Bradley Bowman

Trump Administration Announces New Security Assistance as Ukrainians Face ‘Russian Terror’

Ukraine will be getting more American weapons as it faces escalating Russian aggression. In the latest evidence of a positive but insufficient policy shift, the Trump administration approved four arms...

July 24, 2025 | John Hardie |

Intercepting Terror

Strengthening Ukrainian Air Defense

July 15, 2025 | Ryan Brobst, Cameron McMillan, Bradley Bowman

Can the U.S. Arm Itself and Ukraine?

Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will continue arming Ukraine through a deal with NATO, whereby European allies will pay for American-made weapons to be delivered to Kyiv. That...

July 14, 2025 | Peter Doran |

Trump throws gauntlet down on Putin — who gambled he could stall his way to victory

The time for talk is over. President Donald Trump issued a major deadline to Russia on Monday. If Moscow does not “make a deal” with Kyiv within 50 days, countries that do business with Russia...

July 14, 2025 | |

Trump Threatens Severe Tariffs on Russia as U.S. Agrees To Make Critical Weapons Available to Ukraine Through NATO Allies

Trump Confronts Putin With Deadline: President Donald Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin 50 days to end the war in Ukraine or else face “very severe” secondary tariffs...

July 11, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie

How Trump can stop killings in Ukraine and score a win for the US — and himself

Even before a Russian attack drone murdered an innocent 1-year-old Wednesday and highlighted Vladimir Putin’s savagery, President Donald Trump seemed headed in the right direction on Ukraine. Moscow’s...

July 11, 2025 | |

‘NATO Is Paying For Those Weapons’: U.S. To Send Weapons to Ukraine Through NATO

Latest Developments Deal Struck for Weapons: President Donald Trump said on July 10 that the United States struck a deal with NATO to deliver U.S. weapons to Ukraine through the military alliance,...

July 8, 2025 | |

‘They Have to Be Able to Defend Themselves’: Trump Resumes Some Weapon Shipments to Ukraine

Trump Reverses Pentagon’s Pause: President Donald Trump has partially reversed the Defense Department’s decision to pause shipments of key munitions to Ukraine. “We’re going...

July 3, 2025 | Cameron McMillan, Ryan Brobst

‘Only Encourage the Aggressor’: Trump Administration Pauses Critical Weapons Shipments to Ukraine

The Trump administration announced July 1 that it would pause the delivery of needed munitions to Ukraine as the beleaguered democracy continues to defend itself against Russian aggression. The White House...

July 3, 2025 | John Hardie |

Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July

Welcome back to the Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker. Once a month, we ask FDD’s experts and scholars to assess the administration’s foreign policy. They provide trendlines of very positive, positive, neutral, negative, or very negative for the areas they watch.

July 2, 2025 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, John Hardie

Trump can’t let Pentagon meddlers derail ‘peace through strength’ for Ukraine

In a major policy reversal, the Pentagon has halted shipments of key munitions Ukraine needs to defend against Russia’s unprovoked aggression — a startling decision that runs counter to President...