Russia and the US are jointly destroying the remaining international rules established after World War II. "The consequence will be new armed attacks," they acknowledge in Europe…

We agree to a Peace Board headed by President Donald Trump. But we will never accept a "Capitulation Board" on Putin's terms.

UK Chief of Defence Staff: "Our commitment is to guarantee you safe skies. This will also include British troops on the ground"...

And no matter how bold the Coalition of the Willing might have been, the security guarantees it provided would have looked unconvincing to Russia without US involvement...

Why would the White House seek Ukraine’s approval for the US to recognise Russia’s annexation of Crimea?

When will the administration acknowledge that it is failing? Putin has no intention of agreeing to a ceasefire or accepting Trump’s plan or timetable.

For Ukraine, the memorandum of intent brings some tactical advantages. It links US assistance to the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, under which Ukraine gave up its nuclear arsenal...

The Kremlin has managed to impose its version of an "energy ceasefire" on the US, conveniently "forgetting" to extend it to Ukrainian oil and gas facilities.  

In Trump’s world, there is no substitute for hard power. Europe must spare no cost developing it. Or do Russian tanks have to roll toward Riga and Warsaw first?