And if you have to say “this is not appeasement,” it’s probably appeasement.
Just like in 2016, the president’s most egregious misconduct is unfolding in the open.
Democrats have accused the GOP of peddling Russian propaganda. This morning, that charge came from a former Trump adviser, Fiona Hill.
Domestic animosity drives right-wing rage
Without substantive defenses of the president, and deprived of process complaints, Trump’s allies resort to toxic xenophobia and baseless accusations.
The Russian leader is creating the very Western alliance he feared.
Olaf Scholz has not delivered on his sweeping vision for a more modern, more active German military.
Prigozhin’s revolt has exposed significant flaws in the Russian system—but won’t keep the Kremlin from responding with yet more repression.
Time is running out for international investigation to visit the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site, and foreign governments want action from Moscow.