No one has been able to stop Putin. Only Trump remains, he might be able to. But to stop Putin, one thing is essential: he must lose money. Only then will he be unable to expand his army and military sector. That’s why sanctions matter: targeting the banking sector, the shadow
Right now, the tone of the U.S.–Russia dialogue feels too warm. Let’s be honest: that won’t stop Putin. What’s needed is a shift in tone. Putin must understand clearly: America will stand with Ukraine, including by imposing sanctions and supporting our army. Any signals of
Russia can’t just be stopped with words. It’s like a high-speed train with no one at the wheel. Putin has radicalized his society through propaganda. They’re pumped full of hatred toward NATO, the U.S., and the West. They say: “We must go all the way.” Add to that the defense
Russia drafted a so-called proposal, but they know perfectly well it violates Ukraine’s Constitution, our laws, international law, and the will of the Ukrainian people. What Russia offered is not a peace plan. It’s an ultimatum, written deliberately so that Ukraine could never
How can anyone speak about protecting Russian-speaking people, when most of the killings done by the Russians were in eastern Ukraine — the very region where the majority of Russian-speaking Ukrainians lived? And how do they dare raise the issue of the so-called “Russian