Bob Edlin: A headline we were pleasantly surprised to read…

SBS News today posted that headline on news that:

President Donald Trump has questioned whether President Vladimir Putin is “serious” about ending the war in Ukraine and hinted that Russia could soon face “secondary sanctions” from the United States if it doesn’t stop attacking civilian areas.

“There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities, and towns over the last few days. It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war.

Philip Crump: Breaking Point - How Zelenskyy’s ‘Own Goal’ Fractured U.S. Relations

The explosive Oval Office confrontation on Friday between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked a dramatic escalation of tensions simmering for years between the U.S. and Ukraine.

This public clash, derailing a rare earth minerals deal and a joint news conference, was no accident, but the boiling point of deep frustrations, diplomatic blunders, and clashing priorities.

Ele Ludemann: One of these was not like the others

Russia. Iran, North Korea, USA.

One of those wasn’t like the others, it stood for democracy, freedom and the rule of law but last week the USA voted with Iran, North Korea, Russia and 14 other pro-Russian countries at the UN.