A Bad Peace open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

Putin set out in 2022 to destroy Ukraine and fracture Europe. Instead, he has revitalized both. Europe, with Ukraine, will shape the 21st century alongside the United States and China. open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

Putin has no reason to stop because, to him, Trump’s mindless two-track business diplomacy over Ukraine has become a potential “profit center”, not a costly conflict. open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

Europe must also adopt and be ready to implement a continental war plan because it is no longer a matter of “if” Russia invades, but “when”. open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

President Trump believes that the worst war since WWII can be ended by a developer with a Rolodex filled with the names of oligarchs. Ukraine is not a deal or a strip mall, and, thankfully, Europe is rich and united enough to reject a fool’s suggestion that another crazed dictator be appeased.

Despite the “peace plan’s” avowed intention to bring about “peace”, the plan does the opposite and would dismantle Ukraine as a sovereign state, which would expose it and Europe to more invasions. Trump Trickery: open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

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Trump’s “peace” proposals are at best naive and possibly vindictive, and at worst evidence of complicity with Russia. If enacted, Trump’s plan would expose Ukraine and the rest of the continent to future Russian aggression. Another “peace in our time” debacle is about to unfold.

Ukrainians have been fighting a war with Russia for years, and now the country faces a war internally against some of the people who have been entrusted with protecting it: open.substack.com/pub/dianefra... #Ukraine #Zelensky #Russia

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Russia Is Collapsing: open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

Russia is not plugged into its neighbors for electricity during shortages, and cannot build or readily replace damaged turbines because it lacks the industrial base or expertise. By contrast, Ukraine is linked to European power sources, and can quickly repair and replace infrastructure equipment.

The China-US geopolitical pivot is good news because its leaders pursue prosperity, job creation, and profits, not carnage and conquest. Their deal is Putin’s worst nightmare. open.substack.com/pub/dianefra... #Geopolitics #Putin #Trump #China

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A Prince toppled, Washington crippled, MAGA and Marjorie Taylor Greene upset with Donald Trump, and lots of rich guys suffer from night sweats as the release of all of the “Epstein Files” approaches. This long-suppressed dossier will blow open more hidden networks of money, privilege, and predation.

Albert Einstein stated, “It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity”. After the creation of the atomic bomb, he stressed the need to ensure that technological advancements serve to uplift, rather than diminish, humanity. That time has arrived again.

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Trump fuses America’s fight against narcotics, migration, and authoritarianism into a single strategy aimed at reclaiming dominance over the unruly Western Hemisphere. Critics call it reckless. Supporters call it overdue. Activists are counting on Trump’s success to liberate their nations.

Putin knows that without a ceasefire win for Trump, the stalemate will grind on, Ukrainians won’t capitulate, and Tomahawks, backed by Ukrainian drones, will eventually have to wipe out what’s left of Russia’s economy. Only a deal can prevent Russia’s collapse and eventual dissolution.

On Simchat Torah, Jews celebrate not just finishing the Torah but beginning it again — the endless cycle of struggle and renewal. That is the deeper metaphor here. This Agreement may not end the conflict instantly, but it turns the page toward a new reading. open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

Oil and energy are not just about dollars and cents but are the key to national security. The current oil war will decide who wins in Ukraine, Europe, and the Middle East, but also who will set the rules of the global order for decades to come. open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

The world’s total gold reserves now exceed $4.64 trillion, more than the value of U.S. Treasury securities held abroad for the first time since 1996. This is the clearest signal yet that the world is de-dollarizing — replacing American IOUs with tangible metal. open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

War in Europe is no longer a prediction. The battlefield is littered with swarms of drones, sabotaged cables, nuclear brinkmanship, and oil tankers that double as weapons platforms. Vladimir Putin’s strategy is to escalate everywhere, at once, daring NATO to blink. And it has.

AI research must be protected from military misuse. It’s clear that Frankenstein’s military monster has left the lab and, unless humanity heeds Zelensky and AI experts, the next world war may not be fought by humans at all … But humans will certainly be its victims. open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

This month, the U.S. sank four drug-smuggling boats in international waters, killing 17 people. This was a unique counternarcotics operation, and message to President Nicolás Maduro: Venezuela is an enemy narco-state that weaponizes crime against the West that the United States won’t tolerate.

"OPINION: Veto Russia" with @kyivpost.com As currently constituted, the UN gives Russia a license to kill and upend the world. That is the message that President Trump should have delivered this week. www.kyivpost.com/opinion/60864

Putin rampages while post-war institutions watch from the sidelines. Civilians are bombed and children abducted by the thousands. As currently constituted, the UN gives Russia a license to kill and upend the world. That is the message that President Trump should have delivered this week.

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Israel-Gaza: Two Civil Wars: open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

Trump’s peace efforts in Ukraine have been impeded because he has not threatened to escalate sanctions on Russia to stop the war. Instead, he offers business opportunities. It’s an all-carrot-and-no-stick approach, which is doomed to fail when dealing with a genocidal dictator who is on a rampage.

The American War: open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

This was a dress rehearsal for all-out war — a probing attack meant to gauge Europe’s defenses, response times, and political nerve. NATO’s wobbling signalled weakness. By any rational definition, the entry of 19 drones into Poland’s airspace constituted an armed incursion into a NATO member state.

For Putin, Trump’s every delay is oxygen. For Ukrainians, it’s blood. For the Chinese, it’s evidence that America is on the decline. Thus, Moscow rains fire, China projects power, and both regimes test whether the West is too slow, too divided, or too distracted to push back.

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Read Diane Francis' opinion on the future of Putin's war in Ukraine⤵️

Modi sits in Tianjin across the table from Putin and Xi. He hasn’t abandoned Washington, but he’s leaning into alternative forums like the SCO. For Xi, this is a geopolitical jackpot. For Trump, it’s essential that he get India back onside. open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

Russia Will Lose. open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

Russia Will Lose. open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

Putin clearly has a Patsy in the White House. Trump said he will take two weeks to determine who’s at “fault” when everyone knows that Putin can end the shooting with a single phone call to his generals. And has been negotiating with Putin already, but about profits, not about peace.

From ports to power grids, from telecoms to solar panels, from minerals to microchips, Beijing has quietly built and controls the chokepoints of the 21st‑century economy — and now controls the levers. open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

First tiktok account. Video from a recent interview with @listentotimesradio.bsky.social Follow/watch here: www.tiktok.com/@official.di...

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Trump pledged to provide “security guarantees” in the form of “boots on the ground” for Ukraine. Putin’s response? Massive missile and drone attacks on Ukrainian civilians, a surge at the battlefront, and the Kremlin’s statement that “boots on the ground” will trigger WW3:

Trump's migration to a “peace plan” after two failed “ceasefire” deadlines will open the door to more, not less, killing and abducting. There must be European security forces to protect Ukraine. POWs must be exchanged, captive Ukrainians released, and stolen children immediately returned.

The only solution is that the Hamas regime is replaced with a government, ideally controlled by moderate Arab regimes in tandem with allies, the PA, and the United Nations. The ongoing existence of Hamas in Gaza, intent on destroying Israel and destabilizing the region, is the problem.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen: “It is not only the destiny of Ukraine that is at stake. It is Europe’s destiny.” open.substack.com/pub/dianefra...

Will a Trump-Putin meeting end the war in Ukraine? Another important discussion with @tvpworld.bsky.social , thank you for having me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4V2...

Trump launched his tariffs against the world and imposed punishing levies on China. But Beijing’s years of restructuring repelled the blows and, so far, Beijing is winning, wrote the Washington Post. “China’s economy grew by an average of 5.3% in the first half of the year, America’s by only 1.25%."