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In Ukraine it’s not just “territory” - it’s people With Trump’s meeting with Putin this coming Friday, discussions often center on “territory” as if it’s like a game of Monopoly.

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Some thought on Trump’s deadline for Putin Trump's deadline for Putin is today but we still do not know whether Trump will pull the trigger on all of the tariffs he threatened, both on Russia directly, or on the countries that buy Russian oil.

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Gorby and Yeltsin and Putin and Ukraine and what was like back in the USSR… and a lot more I’ve been hooked on Russia, for better or worse, for half a century.

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Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American history museum A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.

Rewriting history, just the way they do it in Russia.

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Opinion | Brennan and Clapper: Let’s Set the Record Straight on Russia and 2016

Brennan and Clapper: Let’s Set the Record Straight on Russia and 2016 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...

Oh my God. It is too much to understand, such cruelty.

Mitchell's Book Corner You can tell it’s a good bookstore when you walk in the door.

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Being where you are I am on vacation, a short one, but really wonderful to bike, and swim, spend time with friends, and read whatever the heck I want.

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Kids inventing drones Important research.

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Russia rules out Putin-Zelensky meeting until end of peace talks

Jill Dougherty — My Russia: What I Saw Inside the Kremlin - with Alex Marquardt — at Conn Ave

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Ranking Member Shaheen and Senator Graham Statement Urging Ukraine to Continue Fight Against Corruption | United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), released...

“…One of the most widely used talking points for ending support for Ukraine is that it was awash with corruption…Ukraine continues to make progress on this front and we urge the government to refrain from any actions that undermine that progress.”

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The Administration Wants Military Women to Know Their Place Pete Hegseth seems to be on a mission to erase women from the top ranks of the U.S. armed forces.

What is Mr. Hegseth afraid of?

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Scott Bessent calls for probe into ‘the entire Federal Reserve institution’

Trump’s bullying of Brazil is backfiring

Will the courts preserve the law? As the Trump administration took office, the debate among many observers was centered on the judiciary.

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A Kennedy Aide’s Start-Up Can Get You a Tax Break on a $9,000 Sauna

A Kennedy Aide’s Start-Up Can Get You a Tax Break on a $9,000 Sauna www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/b...

Putin Belongs Before a Court, Not at the ‘Peace Table’ Real peace in Ukraine will require justice and accountability.

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James Lloydovich Patterson One of the most interesting chapters In Soviet history is the role of Black Americans who fled racism in the United States in the 1930s.

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Should we build a bomb shelter? This is not an abstract question in Europe.

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As Georgian Regime Intensifies Crackdown, U.S. Should Support Its People Sanctions moving through Congress and a new, vocal U.S. ambassador could help protesting Georgian citizens restore an alliance with the West.

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What I have seen that reminds me of other places My area of expertise is Russia and the former Soviet Union.

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State Dept. Layoffs Hit Russia and Ukraine Analysts

Why is this happening? Deliberately targeting intelligence analysis at the very same time because Trump is trying to negotiate a C-Spire in Ukraine?? State Dept. Layoffs Hit Russia and Ukraine Analysts www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...

Georgia on the brink This is a piece I just wrote for CNN on Georgia.

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Federal Workers’ ‘Emotional Roller Coaster’: Fired, Rehired, Fired Again

"An emotional roller coaster": For thousands of federal workers who have been fired, rehired and fired again, Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has been anything but efficient. @esullivannyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/u...

Natalka on X: "In a country where one can go to jail for criticizing Putin’s policies, a well-respected Russian economist Abel Aganbegyan spoke up about the pathetic state of the Russian economy. Please see a few takeaways from Aganbegyan’s speech below or watch the video where he goes into https://t.co/0EYp1HuPpY" / X In a country where one can go to jail for criticizing Putin’s policies, a well-respected Russian economist Abel Aganbegyan spoke up about the pathetic state of the Russian economy. Please see a few takeaways from Aganbegyan’s speech below or watch the video where he goes into https://t.co/0EYp1HuPpY

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Isa Soares and I discuss my book Isa Soares is a well known and respected anchor for CNN International.

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Taking a tip from Stalin Firings currently under way in the intelligence, security services, and Justice Dept of the United States are moving from general reductions in force to individual firings for political reasons.

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People happy with Putin don’t swear as much A very interesting poll by the Levada Center on how Russians use slang and obscenities:

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