Trump is slowly, quietly, lifting sanctions on Russia. And halting previously allocated munitions too. Without an announcement, US policy is beginning to favor not a ceasefire, but Russian success www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

A narrow window: How Europeans can still halt Georgia’s authoritarian turn: ecfr.eu/article/a-na...

INCREDIBLE MOMENT. Sir Simon Fraser pleads with media to elicit "a deeper conversation" about trade-offs, the role of Brexit in the UK's position, and challenge Reform arguments "rather than accept them simplistically". Sky News cuts in to read out the latest tweet from Farage. 🤣~AA

Ukrainian forces withdrawn from Velyka Novosilka, preventing a full encirclement. Russian forces have planted their flag in the city center.

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Meanwhile in Russia: addressing Putin's refusal to be the first to call Trump, Professor Dmitry Evstafiev asserts that Russia — and not the U.S. — is now in a position of strength. He hints that Trump should walk away from NATO to win Putin's approval. youtu.be/V-LDKxmXHkY

🚨Putin's presidential aide Nikolay Patrushev says the quiet part out loud: “To achieve success in the election, Donald Trump relied on certain forces to which he has corresponding obligations. As a responsible person, he will be obliged to fulfill them."