In first 100 days, Trump struggles to make good on promises to quickly end Ukraine and Gaza wars

Tolstoy offers a primer on Trump's power and its limits

"War and Peace" contains a lengthy analysis on the nature of political power. Spoiler alert: it's in our hands.

Kremlin Backtracks, Now Ready to Negotiate With ‘Illegitimate’ Ukraine, Thanks to Trump

On his 100th day in office, President Donald Trump's administration has brought Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table kicking and screaming.

Ross Douthat: Why is Trump struggling? His adminstration is too ‘black-pilled’

If a striking thing about the period just before Donald Trump’s second inauguration was the feeling that America was genuinely shifting to the right — wokeness crumbling, more minority voters and elite factions joining the GOP, every branch of government in conservative hands — a striking thing about the Trump administration is that it has governed as though none of this were the case. Instead, its approach belongs to a world where both the cons…

Unraveled Confidence: Trump's Unpredictable Actions Taint International Relations - Real News Now

Former President Trump, in his quirky sense of diplomacy, made vibrato promises to halt wars in Ukraine and Gaza which, as anticipated by his critics, yielded negligible results. This brash move elicited an air of uncertainty amongst American allies like Europe, Canada, Japan, and South Korea, gradually eroding their confidence around America’s global commitments. Trump’s unpredictable modus operandi sent shockwaves through multilateral entities…

US President Donald Trump will complete the first 100 days of his second term on Tuesday. One hundred days was also one of the deadlines for ending the war in Ukraine. "Välisilly" investigated the status of the peace talks in Ukraine.

Can Trump broker ceasefire between Russia-Ukraine?

Central to Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency was his promise to be the candidate for peace. He did once say that he could end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours. But almost 100 days since he moved back into the White House, it’s a different campaign he’s waging – one of military strikes on Yemen that saw 68 people killed overnight. The war in Gaza continues, and any promise by the Russians of a ceasefire in Ukraine is – for now – temporary.