"Shame!" shouted many Ukrainian lawmakers as a majority formed from Zelensky's ruling party, pro-Russian oppo bloc & Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna voted to, in effect, dismantle Ukraine's independent anticorruption institutions. My story on a grim day: ft.com/content/21cf3d…

President Zelensky needs to understand the gravity of what he’s doing. Too many Ukrainians have died for their democracy. ▶kyivpost.com/post/56737

Putin is stepping up ‘aggressive’ hybrid attacks on Germany, spy chief warns politico.eu/article/vladim…

Good news from Poland. euractiv.com/section/eet/ne…

Fox News Publishes Op-Ed Warning Tulsi Gabbard’s Obama Accusations Are a Dangerous ‘Effort to Rewrite History’ mediaite.com/media/news/fox…

Netherlands with 40 other OSCE countries ask probe into Russia's POW treatment reuters.com/world/europe/n…

The anti-American Georgian Dream party again pays tribute to Communist China which it has described as the “superpower to emulate.” MEGOBARI needed to keep 🇺🇸 access to Middle Corridor trade & critical minerals & help Georgians preserve their hard-won freedom

Media repression in Georgia is just another ominous sign of where things are headed.

The anti-American Georgian Dream regime has wrongly sentenced journalist Mzia Amaglibeli to two years in prison. The regime is banning freedom of speech and opposition parties in order to further its goal of selling the country to Communist China. MEGOBARI needed!!

Russia strikes out at both Ukraine and Azerbaijan as its energy war on Europe continues. Why is the EU waiting to 2027 to phase out Russian energy supply?

As NSC Senior Director for Europe, I traveled to Armenia and Azerbaijan in October 2024 to push many of these same ideas. This administration’s infrastructure plan is a new and powerful element that could finally move the two sides closer to a ratified peace treaty. Good move.

Horrific euronews.com/2025/08/08/sto…

If true, what a gift to Russia. Even if it doesn’t come to pass, Putin pockets tacit US recognition of his land grab, impunity for war crimes, and a prospect for sanctions relief. How could Zelensky possibly agree, and what’s to stop Putin from re-attacking in the future?

On this week’s episode of the Brian Whitmore podcast, host Brian Whitmore talks with Michael Carpenter (Michael Carpenter (mikercarpenter.bsky.social)) & James Sherr (James Sherr) about Trump’s mixed signals on Ukraine and secondary sanctions. websites.uta.edu/whitmoreb/2025…

Well said

We’re pulling military equipment from Europe because the Pentagon judges China to be a bigger threat than Russia, yet the administration is greenlighting the sales of advanced chips to enable China’s AI development. ft.com/content/cd1a07…

Trump appears to blame Zelensky for Russia's war: "I get along with Zelensky but I disagree with what he has done... very severely disagree," Trump said. "I was a little bothered by the fact that Zelenskyy was saying well I have to get constitutional approval. I mean, he's got

Grateful for powerful Trump human rights report highlighting the anti-American Georgian Dream regime crackdown on freedom of speech and association, especially with America. MEGOBARI needed ASAP

🎙 In Conversation with Ambassador Michael Carpenter (mikercarpenter.bsky.social) We discuss: The upcoming Trump-Putin Alaska summit & its risks Ukraine's absence & transatlantic concerns NATO, EU relations, and implications for Ukraine Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal & the 'Trump Route' youtu.be/ZHduq4vKHL4?si…

Today we celebrate the 105th anniversary of the great Polish victory at the Battle of Warsaw in 1920. The Polish Army, together with Ukrainian forces, successfully repelled the Red Army’s westward march, safeguarding Europe from a communist revolution. For centuries, Russian