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As the Kremlin eyes a thaw with the White House, Russia’s pro-war hawks aren’t too happy

At face value, the Kremlin has plenty to celebrate after U.S. and Russian officials held high-level bilateral talks on the war in Ukraine for the first time since the full-scale conflict began in 2022. Russian delegates at the meeting, which took place on Feb. 18 in Saudi Arabia, struck an ebullient tone. This perceived rapprochement between Washington and Moscow has many critics on both sides of the Atlantic. Within Russia the reaction has been mixed. And not everybody in Moscow is celebrating the apparent shift in U.S. policy. This article was reprinted in media outlets worldwide.

February 28, 2025

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Trump administration sets out to create an America its people have never experienced – one without a meaningful government

The U.S. government is attempting to dismantle itself. President Donald Trump has directed the executive branch to “significantly reduce the size of government.” Economic inequality and loss of opportunity – were caused by the free market’s response to the lack of government action, or insufficient or misdirected action. The market cannot be expected to fix what it has created. And markets don’t answer to the American people. Government does, and it can take action, writes law professor Sidney Shapiro.

February 27, 2025