Russia launches devastating attacks on Ukraine, President Zelenskyy raises the alarm over missing ballistic missile warnings, and Washington faces urgent questions about U.S. intelligence sharing. President Trump says intelligence cooperation has not stopped—but the controversy exposes a much larger problem surrounding his proposed Russia–Ukraine energy ceasefire.
Ukraine reports deadly strikes in Kharkiv and Kyiv while Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces have refrained from attacking Russian oil refineries and energy infrastructure for two days. Russia, meanwhile, continues its attacks. Trump insists the parties agreed to an energy ceasefire because he said they agreed, raising a fundamental question: Can there be a ceasefire when neither side has confirmed accepting one?
At the Warsaw Security Forum, Keith Kellogg delivers an extraordinary statement about targeting Russian oil refineries, while Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha warns that Ukraine’s future—and Europe’s security—depend on strength, realism, and enforceable international law. We also examine Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov’s comments on U.S.–Russian energy cooperation and Trump’s statements about Russian and Chinese assistance to Iran.
Today we separate the statements, disputed claims, and actual developments from the political chaos—and explain why the difference matters for Ukraine and the future of European security.
The quote of the year belongs to Andrii Sybiha.
“Two years ago we had no cards, now we are told not to play our cards.”