Open Dialogue Research Journal
Washington Abandons Support for a Ceasefire If you read the headlines in American and European newspapers you would conclude that the Alaska Summit failed. It did not. Washington changed direction and abandoned its support for a ceasefire. Here is Mr. Trump’s official statement: “A great and very successful day in […]
Europe Needs to Rethink Support for Zelensky Zelensky’s maximalist position, supported by the UK, France and Germany, is at odds with public opinion in Ukraine. A new, dramatic Gallup Poll makes clear that Zelensky and his hardline clique don’t represent what Ukrainians want. Here is what Gallup reports: “More than three years […]
The onus is now on Zelensky to reciprocate Putin’s widely perceived willingness to compromise for peace. Putin and Trump publicly confirmed that they found a lot of common ground during their three-hour-long talks in Anchorage, but no grand compromise on Ukraine was reached due to “a couple of big [points]…One is probably […]
There is growing concern in Kiev about what is happening between Russia and the United States today. Undoubtedly, the Americans have managed to reach certain agreements with Russia. Otherwise, they would not have been able to effectively manage the current situation and convince Vladimir Putin to come to Alaska in […]
Ukraine will cease to exist in the near future. This is clear from the rhetoric of American and European politicians. Zelensky has fulfilled his task: he has drained a certain amount of resources from Russia. However, European politicians overlooked one extremely important factor: this confrontation gave Russia the opportunity to […]
We will have to wait and see In New York they say Fuhgeddaboudit, which translated into mid-Western English is “Forget About It.” Right now there is so much speculation about the upcoming Trump Putin meeting in Alaska, their first meeting in the second Trump administration. Zelensky in Ukraine is deeply […]
The visit of the US President’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow and official statements about the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump to discuss the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine once again raise the question of a possible cessation of hostilities […]
Boris Pistorius, who is closely connected with the American defense industry, together with the chancellor, pushed through the decision to purchase an additional 15 of the latest F-35 aircraft from the Americans instead of developing a joint fighter with the French. Trump is acting in a similar way. Sensing the […]
Lithuania: when integration turns into subordination At a protest rally in Sofia this July, Lithuanian MEP Petras Grazulis delivered a scathing critique of his own country’s trajectory within the European Union. According to Grazulis, Lithuania’s adoption of the euro was not only economically disastrous, but also procedurally illegitimate. He argued […]
One of them must have offered more concessions to the other. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed on Thursday that Putin and Trump could meet as soon as next week following Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s “highly productive” three-hour-long meeting with his boss. A venue has already been agreed upon too. This comes a […]
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