Allies are not offering real security guarantees, but a porcupine strategy could produce an agreement that lasts

Now that Putin has shown his card following the summit in Alaska, it’s important for the White House strategy to adapt to this new reality. The aim should be for Ukraine to not only survive the winter months, which it will do, but to emerge stronger and backed by a concrete program for security guarantees when diplomacy resumes.

President Trump visits Alaska Friday for a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin — a discussion the White House has called a "listening exercise."

A deal to bring the war in eastern Europe to a close still seems unlikely in the near future, despite U.S. determination to clinch a deal.

Trump will meet Putin in Alaska to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine. But Zelensky has objected to being left out.

According to the Trump administration, the broad outlines of Vladimir Putin’s proposal to end the war in Ukraine are coming into focus. Ukraine would give Russia control of approximately 6,600 square kilometers,