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No wonder Putin feels bold

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U.S. envoys in Ukraine seem desperate while Germany’s right surges . September 9, 2026 at 1:38 p.m. EDT Today at 1:38 p.m. EDT Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Sunday.  By John R. Bolton , writing in The Washington Post John R. Bolton was the White House national security adviser from 2018 to 2019. *** jb : The readers' conversation section below notes: " The conversation explores the skepticism and criticism surrounding the involvement of Jared Kushner and Steven Witkoff in diplomatic efforts under the Trump administration."     jb: More on Bolton and Ukraine also below (from Wikipedia ) *** From today's below article:  Conventional wisdom holds that negotiations to resolve international conflicts are always useful. The media, encouraged by negotiators themselves, often reinforces this view, noting that talks are progressing, referring to their quickening pace or intensifying efforts and the anticipation of further mee...
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Ukraine’s way of fighting war can’t match what’s coming

Ukraine’s way of fighting war can’t match what’s coming Russia is shifting its strategy to erase Kyiv’s battlefield advantages./   September 9, 2026 at 7:15 a.m. EDT Today at 7:15 a.m. EDT/  6 min A Ukrainian "Chaklun" long-range strike drone takes off from an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Aug. 6. (Dan Bashakov/AP)/ By Eric Schmidt/  Eric Schmidt is the former CEO and chairman of Google and chair of the Special Competitive Studies Project. One night this summer, as my colleagues and I traveled by train from eastern Ukraine to Kyiv, we received warnings that dozens of Russian ballistic missiles were inbound. We pulled into Kyiv and joined the crowds rushing to the underground shelters. Within minutes, multiple explosions roared nearby as the missiles rained down, shaking the train station we were hiding in. Hundreds of passengers were crammed in there with us, many of them families with children, all waiting for the Russian onslaught to cease./  What will ...
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Here Is Where Ukraine Peace Talks Stand, as a New Round Approaches

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A deadly campaign of Russian and Ukrainian airstrikes has escalated since the last U.S.-brokered negotiations stalled in February. A Russian drone on the road in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, after being shot down in January  by a Ukrainian police officer with a rifle. Credit.. Tyler Hicks / The New York Times By Aurelien Breeden and Cassandra Vinograd Cassandra Vinograd  reported from Kyiv, Ukraine. Published Sept. 5, 2026 Updated Sept. 6, 2026   Trump administration envoys arrived on Sunday in Kyiv after a visit to Moscow, part of efforts to restart talks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The diplomatic tour by Steve Witkoff, the administration’s peace envoy, and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, came more than six months after a previous round of discussions fizzled out, and at a time when Russian and Ukrainian forces are locked in an escalating spiral of airstrikes. President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia hinted at the challenges when he welcomed the Am...
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