Sanctions and war in Ukraine top Russian tourists’ concerns

Sanctions and war in Ukraine top Russian tourists’ concerns

While these Russian tourists think it may still take some time for Russia and Ukraine to agree on peace terms, all of them say they want to see the war end soon.

James Freeman: A lot has happened between Europe and the US in the last few weeks. Apparently, and I think I'm surprised that European leaders didn't see that coming, because Trump has been very clear about his position on Ukraine. But anyway, there was this big -- how to call it -- situation, in which European leaders seem to be running around like headless chickens trying to figure out how to manage relations with Trump. What is your understan…

The Spring issue 2025 of Foreign Policy (No. 1/2025) has just been published. The editor offers you to read one of the articles of the Counterfields: "Ukraine: The Year of Uncertain Peace", written by French Ambassador Pierre Vimont. Ukraine, which will soon enter its fourth year of war, continues to count its human losses and destruction. However, observers seem to be interested today only in the prospects for a peace considered at hand.

On Tuesday, there was an emergency meeting at the Storting.

War and Peace in Ukraine

John Mearsheimer, Glenn Diesen & Pavel Shchelin with Diana Panchenko Glenn Diesen | February 27, 2025 I had the great pleasure to participate in a discussion on a Ukrainian political program on the topic of “War and Peace”. Why did the war start, and how can it end? The war began as a result of the Western-backed coup in 2014 that stripped Ukraine of its neutrality, and peace will unavoidably depend on restoring Ukraine’s neutrality. A humiliat…