The United States has decided to reduce its moderating efforts in talks for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, the State Department announced. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters on Thursday that the Trump administration was changing “the methodology of how we contribute” to peace talks. "We are not going to fly around the […]

New U.S. and Western intelligence assessments suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be shifting his focus in the war toward shorter-term goals, including consolidating control over Russian-occupied territories, CNN reported, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. Another short-term priority, according to those sources, is to strengthen Russia’s faltering economy. Earlier assessments had indicated […]