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Three myths about the Russia economic war

Has Moscow really overcome the sanctions regime? It is time to talk facts, not fiction.

FILE PHOTO: Rosneft's Russian-flagged crude oil tanker Akademik Gubkin transits the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, November 28, 2024. REUTERS/Yoruk Isik/File Photo

Europe should seize Russia’s frozen assets now

With US aid stalled, only Moscow’s immobilised billions can keep Ukraine fighting.

Vendors inspect the central market, hit by a Russian military overnight strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the frontline city of Kramatorsk, Ukraine, November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov

The Alaska summit was not a ‘new Munich’, but it could be a ‘new Yalta’

Europe and Ukraine have to change their approach towards Trump or risk ceding more ground to Russia.

Trump and Putin sit across from each other

Trump talks tough on Russia, but will he follow through?

Trump’s threats over oil and missiles mark a shift on Ukraine – but without allies, they may be empty talk.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin are seen during the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo

Israel has learned no lessons from Iraq

‘Pre-emptive’ aggression brings nothing but chaos and instability.

FILE - Secretary of State Colin Powell holds up a vial he said could contain anthrax as he presents evidence of Iraq's alleged weapons programs to the United Nations Security Council in this Feb. 5, 2003 file photo. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's use of a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb to convey a message over Iran's disputed nuclear program this week, follows in a long and storied tradition of leaders and diplomats using props to make their points at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Trump is letting Putin win

Every day without leadership from Washington means more bloodshed in Ukraine – and more cracks in global security.

A view shows the site of the Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine June 5, 2025. REUTERS/Vitalii Hnidyi

American consumers set to be the biggest losers in Trump’s trade wars

But Congress can still step in to save them, and the US economy.

US President Trump

Trump’s tariffs may end up blowing up the US dollar hegemony

Some of the US president’s most daring MAGA policies may inflict irreparable harm to the US economy.

Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheal Martin visits Washington

Western liberals have lessons to learn from Austria’s far-right turn

Putin-friendly, far-right FPO’s imminent rise to power in Austria is a direct consequence of liberal, centrist failings.

Head of the Freedom Party (FPOE) Herbert Kickl, center, celebrates with supporters during a final election campaign event at St. Stephen's square in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, ahead of the country's national election which will take place on Sept. 29. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader)

The next US president should not take on both Russia and China

Moscow poses much more of an immediate threat to US global standing than Beijing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping