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Preparing to 'move on', US says Ukraine is 'not our war'
The Trump administration grows increasingly disinterested in the Ukraine proxy war, but don't expect a grand bargain with Russia.
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US officials admit they ran the Ukraine war, and risked a worse one
From a military base in Germany, the US planned Ukraine's war strategy and guided strikes on Russian targets -- at the knowing risk of "World War III."
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Behind Zelensky’s push for a security guarantee: extremist threats and Western betrayal
Boris Johnson admits that Ukrainian extremists undermined peace in Ukraine. But as a Ukrainian negotiator's overlooked account reveals, they received a…
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Leaks confirm that Biden admin has lied about Ukraine
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US admits to pushing Ukraine into a fight it can't win
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By using Ukraine to fight Russia, the US provoked Putin's war
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Putin did 'everything possible' to make peace, veteran Ukrainian diplomat says
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Why is applauding Ukrainian Nazis a scandal, but not arming them?
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Zelensky’s hostility to peace triggers White House meltdown
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How NATO provoked Russia in Ukraine and prevented peace
Debating the roots of Ukraine proxy war, and whether Trump should bring it to an end.
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Syria’s sectarian massacres are blowback for foreign-led dirty war
By arming the sectarian insurgency that now rules Syria, the US and its allies bear responsibility for the current slaughter of Alawite civilians and…
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Zelensky’s hostility to peace triggers White House meltdown
Long rewarded by Washington and NATO for undermining diplomacy with Russia, Zelensky grew confrontational -- and told outright falsehoods -- when Donald…
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Admitting that Russia was provoked, Trump admin tells Ukraine war’s forbidden truth
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine hits the three-year mark, the White House abandons a narrative that has fueled the conflict.
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As Trump talks peace, Ukraine and NATO learn their place
Excluding Ukraine and Europe from peace talks with Russia, Trump reminds his proxies that Washington runs the war.
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In Ukraine, USAID aids US hegemony
The gutting of USAID will hurt people in need worldwide. Yet as the case of Ukraine shows, the agency has also been used to spread conflict and…
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Despite smear campaign, Tulsi Gabbard is not at odds with US intel on Syria
Detractors claim that Tulsi Gabbard's views on Syria are in direct conflict with the US intelligence agencies that she is nominated to oversee. The…
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