Zelenskyy to Send Trump Peace Proposal
‘Peace Has No Alternative’: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he is finalizing his own peace deal, formulated in consultation with European partners, and...
Vladimir Putin
‘Security Must Be Guaranteed’: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Meets With Top European Leaders in London
Leaders Meet To Discuss Sticking Points: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor...
Flash Briefs
Putin’s New Nationalities Strategy Seeks To Erase Ukrainian Identity
While he accuses Kyiv of repressing Russian identity and language in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is working to erase Ukrainian identity in Ukrainian territories he has illegally annexed....
Policy Briefs
‘Liberate These Territories by Force’: Putin Reasserts Russian Claim on Entire Donbas Region of Ukraine
Putin Warns Ukrainian Troops To Withdraw: Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled on December 4 that he would not compromise on his demands for Ukrainian territory, warning Ukraine’s...
Flash Briefs
Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: December
Trend Overview 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...
Policy Tracker
Putin Resistant to Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan During Meeting With Witkoff and Kushner
Accepted Some Provisions, Rejected Others: A five-hour-long meeting in Moscow on December 2 to present President Donald Trump’s plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Russian...
Flash Briefs
Russia Continues Deadly Attacks on Ukraine Ahead of Witkoff Visit as Zelenskyy Looks to European Allies
Daily Russian Barrages Continue: Russia continued its daily strikes on Ukraine on December 1 with deadly drone and missile barrages. Four people were killed and at least 40 were...
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Putin Aide Says ‘Serious Analysis’ Needed of New Trump Proposal To End Russian War on Ukraine
Russia To Examine New Trump Proposal: Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said that the latest version of the Trump administration’s proposal to end the war in Ukraine warrants...
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Fixing Putin’s plan
Helping make Russia great again is not in America’s interest
Op-eds
Peace in Ukraine Unlikely Until Putin’s Calculus Changes
Moscow will reject Washington’s new peace plan if it does not meet Russia’s maximalist demands, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insinuated on Tuesday as U.S. and Russian officials met to discuss the...
Policy Briefs
Romania, Germany Scramble Fighter Jets To Track Russian Drone Incursion as U.S. and Ukraine Deliberate Over Ceasefire Deal
Latest Developments Russian Drones Breach NATO Airspace: German and Romanian fighter jets were scrambled on November 25 in response to a Russian drone incursion into Romanian airspace — marking the...
Flash Briefs
To Build Leverage for Peace, Enforce Oil Sanctions on Russia
American and Ukrainian officials spent the weekend in Geneva revising a peace plan that initially tilted heavily in Russia’s favor. The real challenge now is getting the Kremlin to accept terms that...
Insights
‘Something Good May Just Be Happening’: Trump Touts Progress at Talks To End Russian War on Ukraine
Refining Original Proposal: American and Ukrainian representatives meeting in Geneva have reportedly revised the 28-point peace plan developed by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. According...
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London’s Eurofighter sale to Turkey: A win for industry, a loss for strategy
When British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood side-by-side in Ankara on Oct. 28 to announce Turkey’s purchase of 20 Eurofighter Typhoons...
Op-eds
‘Principled Positions:’ Zelenskyy Pledges To Work With Trump Administration on Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal
Zelenskyy Meets With U.S. Officials: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll on November 20 to discuss the Trump administration’s...
Flash Briefs
U.S. Envoy Reportedly Pushes Controversial Peace Plan As Russian Barrage Kills Dozens
U.S. Envoy Pushing Peace Plan on Kyiv: The Trump administration has been secretly working with Russia to draft a 28-point proposal to end the war, U.S. and Russian officials told...
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Massive Russian Missile and Drone Attack Kills 6 Overnight in Kyiv
Russia Unleashes Major Attack: Russia launched at least 430 drones and 19 missiles into Ukraine overnight on November 14, killing six people and injuring another 35, according to...
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Ukraine Conducts Strikes on Russian Targets Using Domestically Produced Missiles and Drones
Strikes on Several Dozen Targets: Ukraine’s General Staff announced that Ukrainian forces had used the domestically produced Flamingo missile, along with other missiles and drones, in a series of long-range strikes in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine and Russia on November 13. According to the statement, the strikes used a combination of Flamingo and Bars missiles and Liutyi drones to strike “several dozen” targets to reduce Russia’s “military-economic and offensive potential.” The Flamingo ground-launched subsonic cruise missile, which was unveiled in August, has a claimed range of 1,862 miles. The Bars cruise missile, introduced in April, has a reported range of approximately 500 miles.
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Russian Bank CEO Informs Putin of “Shrinking Portfolios” As War Against Ukraine Continues
Lending Declines: The head of Russia’s largest bank told Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on November 10 that some of its portfolios are shrinking as a result...
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Russian PM’s Visit to China Highlights Need for Firm U.S. Sanctions Enforcement
Beijing and Moscow have made a “strategic choice” to advance their partnership despite the “turbulent external environment,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping declared as he hosted Russian Prime Minister...