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Traditional Russian wooden nesting dolls depict U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a gift shop in Moscow on Feb. 13, 2025. Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s move to closer ties with Russia does not mean betrayal of Ukraine, yet – in his first term, Trump was pretty tough on Putin

Trump is a transactional president, and US companies could profit if the country aligns with Russia – or backs Ukraine, depending on what is involved for the US.
In his speech on February 15 in Munich, US Vice President JD Vance described President Trump as the ‘new sheriff in town’. Shutterstock

How can Europe respond to the Ukraine standoff?

Following Vance and Hegseth’s controversial speeches, Europe risks being a bystander to Russia and the USA’s Ukraine negotiations.
(From left to right): Neville Chamberlain, Édouard Daladier, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano before signing the Munich Agreement, which gave the Sudetenland to Germany. German Federal Archives/Wikimedia Commons

Ukraine isn’t invited to its own peace talks. History is full of such examples – and the results are devastating

A decision to negotiate over the heads of the Ukrainians would reveal just how Trump sees Ukraine and Europe.
Trump has threatened to impose more sanctions and tariffs on Russia if Putin fails to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine. TPYXA_ILLUSTRATION / Shutterstock

Is Trump changing tack on ending the war in Ukraine?

Trump is urging Putin – as well as others – to end the war in Ukraine, or face consequences.
A school in Kyiv, Ukraine, that was bombed by Russia on March 18, 2022. AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File

What is a war crime?

Wars always include killings and destruction, but there are limits. An expert in international law explains the rules of war laid out in the Geneva Conventions − and why they’re so hard to enforce.
Chinese president Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin. Mikael Tereshhenko/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

Chinese and Russian disinformation flourishes in some African countries – anti‑US sentiment helps it take hold

Russia’s media often paint the west as hypocritical or imperialistic and Moscow as a defender of sovereignty. Chinese media emphasise Beijing’s role as a partner in Africa’s development.

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