War Navy Trump Digest

Mearsheimer argues that Ukraine will lose, and the West has no credible strategy to prevent it. He describes Russian forces advancing deliberately,...

The article argues that Trump's moves are shifting the balance toward Moscow, though this is the author's assessment:

• Territorial stakes: Easing...

Lavrov's presence at the Atlanta G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting exposed deep disagreements over Moscow's participation. According to Radio Free...

This ECFR podcast treats the November 3 midterms as a test for what comes next in American foreign policy, with Democrats hoping to win back the House...

A possible Xi-Trump-Putin meeting in Shenzhen is still only a proposal. The author asked Putin about it at Valdai. Putin was receptive, and Trump has...

The US has approved a sale of 500 PAC-3 interceptors for an estimated $2.1bn, which the State Department says will improve Ukraine's defenses against...

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski urged a rapid Black Sea ceasefire so grain from Ukraine and Russia can move safely. He said, "the people of...

Former US ambassadors argue that the US cannot credibly defend freedom while treating Ukraine's survival as a bargaining chip. In their view, the war...

At the OSCE Forum on 28 October, the EU said Russian attacks have pushed civilian casualties in 2026 far above levels verified in previous years. Its...

According to NV's military analysts, three facilities stand out for Iskander-M production, though these are the experts' assessments:

• Votkinsk...

A few Trump and Russia items stand out in this SITREP:

• Trump confirmed Vance's outreach to Tehran as the US weighs strikes after the midterms.
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Wartime pressure is pushing rapid invention. Ukraine's drone-based air defenses grew from a lack of conventional systems, and around half of its...

Russia has few allies abroad, and 2026 has brought the downfall of two leaders who were among its closest partners in Europe. Hungary's Orban lost...

Trump's October 9 agreement with Putin to resume Russian diesel imports is meeting vessel-specific obstacles, not a confirmed blanket cancellation.

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The fight over Putin's frozen money is still at the proposal stage. At an October 10 Miami meeting, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner proposed...

The institutions built to prevent conflict could not stop Europe's largest war since the Second World War, and none was able to halt the invasion on...

A RAND study argues that how the U.S. pulls back, not just whether it does, will shape key allies' responses. The study examines France, Germany,...

Turkish analyst Sitki Egeli says Ukraine's ballistic missile production could make some of Russia's best-defended targets vulnerable, since these...

A five-year Ukraine-Moldova agreement, which Ukraine's Defence Ministry says renews automatically and does not affect Moldova's constitutional...

Republicans warn that Trump will need to push back on Putin and commit more firmly to Ukraine to get the Pentagon funding increases he wants. Three...