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New Washington Post Video supercut: Trump officials once said Russia invaded Ukraine. Now they won't.

"US was once seen as the world’s policeman, but to many analysts it now seems more like an extortionate Mafia kingpin... Experts can't recall a precedent for the US, or any other country, extracting cash or resources from its own allies during" a war nytimes.com/2025/02/25/wor…

"Trump is recalibrating America’s place in the world... positioning the U.S. in the camp of the globe’s chief rogue states in opposition to the countries that have been America’s best friends since World War II or before," Peter Baker writes nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/…

Even as he shouted at Zelensky on Friday, Trump expressed solidarity with Putin… The president’s verbal assault on Mr. Zelensky was a remarkable display of anger and resentment toward the leader of a country that has been invaded by a larger power intent on eliminating it.

European leaders issue coordinated message of solidarity to Volodymyr Zelensky after Oval Office acrimony.

“Today, I was not ashamed of my president and my country. I am not sure that the Americans can say the same,” said Vitaly Deinega. nytimes.com/2025/02/28/wor…

“Kyiv Independent’s emails have been overflowing with words of support, embarrassment, disgust, & apologies from our American readers... The U.S. remains a democracy, whether its leadership cherishes it or not — and in a democracy, the people’s voices can and must be heard.”

“We are at a crossroads in history,” PM Starmer said after the meeting. “Europe must do the heavy lifting.” nytimes.com/2025/03/02/wor…

Mohammad Javad Zarif, the former Iranian foreign minister who was key to the country’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, has tendered his resignation. Zarif had served as VP and long been a target of hard-liners within Iran's theocracy. apnews.com/article/iran-z…

“Trump has maintained that Putin has sent ‘strong signals’ that he is ready for peace. However, since the two men spoke on Feb. 12, Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine…has only intensified. More than 90 civilians have been killed since then.” nytimes.com/2025/03/06/wor…

Sushi has long been a popular indulgence in Ukraine. For the residents of Sloviansk, a frontline city long in Russia's cross hairs, it can provide a sense of normalcy that is akin to a necessity in wartime. nytimes.com/2025/03/17/wor…

Coordinating a national-security-related action over Signal may have violated several provisions of the Espionage Act, which governs the handling of “national defense” information.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events, ruling on a case that touched at the heart of the First Amendment and affirming that the government cannot punish the news organization

As the war rages in Ukraine, one lawmaker is pushing to legalize porn. Here's why. nytimes.com/2025/04/14/wor…

Read this. nytimes.com/2025/04/19/wor…

A draft White House executive order proposes a drastic restructuring of the State Department, including eliminating almost all of its Africa operations and shutting down embassies and consulates across the continent, Edward Wong reports nytimes.com/2025/04/20/us/…

Viktoriia Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist, tried to expose how Russia is detaining and abusing civilians in occupied territories. She ended up dead. A consortium of international journalists continued her work. washingtonpost.com/world/interact…

President Trump signed a travel ban on 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East. Full story: nytimes.com/2025/06/04/us/…

See the Countries Under Trump’s New Travel Ban nytimes.com/interactive/20…

On the anniversary of D-Day, resharing this conversation thread with my father about his experience 81 years ago. So glad I’ll be seeing him very soon (ice cream is already stocked). #DDay81