Keep pulling the thread on Stephen Kotkin.
The United States has appropriated more than $180 billion in military and other aid to Ukraine through September of last year.
Russia currently holds about one-fifth of Ukrainian territory.
The Economist magazine estimates that between 60,000 and 100,000 Ukrainians have been killed and 400,000 wounded in the war with Russia.
The Economist magazine estimates that between 100,000 and 140,000 Russian soldiers have been killed and over 500,000 wounded in the war in Ukraine.
Donald Trump has suggested that a potential ceasefire deal for the war in Ukraine would include a promise to deny Ukraine entry into NATO.
Stephen Kotkin asserts that Vladimir Putin's primary goal in the war is the complete elimination of Ukraine as a viable, independent state.
Stephen Kotkin argues that Vladimir Putin will only agree to an acceptable peace deal in Ukraine if he perceives a direct, domestic threat to the survival of his regime.
The United States has deliberately avoided applying direct pressure on Vladimir Putin's regime internally in Russia due to fears of escalating the conflict into a direct confrontation between the U.S./NATO and Russia.
According to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Iran's breakout time to produce enough weapons-grade material for a nuclear weapon is estimated to be one to two weeks.
Iran possesses ballistic missile technology and demonstrated its willingness to use it against Israel with a direct attack on October 1st.
It is estimated that Iran would need another one to two years to develop a deliverable nuclear warhead after producing sufficient fissile material.
According to Natan Sharansky, Iran achieving a near-nuclear breakout capability is 'absolutely unacceptable' to the state of Israel.