Has Vladimir Putin ever had a better few days in Washington? Donald Trump, just four weeks into his second term, has executed a breathtaking pivot toward Moscow, reversing course after years of ruptured relations between the U.

After President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told NATO allies to “take ownership of conventional security on the continent,

Since Russia's invasion three years ago, the United States and its allies have insisted that no decisions on Ukraine can take place without Ukraine. Donald Trump, in a single phone