Joe Dresen
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Joe Dresen is a Senior Program Associate at the Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington DC.
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cc All U.S. flag officers. Don’t forget your duty and oath.
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
cc All U.S. flag officers. Don’t forget your duty and oath.
Junior partner status downgraded to pawn.
So rather than the West fighting to the last Ukrainian, as Russian propagandists regularly claim, it turns out that what we have is China fighting to the last Russian, to keep America distracted.
EU officials briefed diplomats from "like minded" countries this morning on Wang's meeting with Kallas
They confirmed that Wang told her China has no interest in Russia losing the war because the US would turn its full attention to Asia, as I reported on Thursday.
They confirmed that Wang told her China has no interest in Russia losing the war because the US would turn its full attention to Asia, as I reported on Thursday.
July 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Junior partner status downgraded to pawn.
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🇺🇸🇺🇦📞 Trump: I had a good call with Zelensky, I was very disappointed with my call with Putin.
July 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
🇺🇸🇺🇦📞 Trump: I had a good call with Zelensky, I was very disappointed with my call with Putin.
For a look at the book, take a look at this past Kennan Institute event:
www.wilsoncenter.org/event/book-l...
www.wilsoncenter.org/event/book-l...
June 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
For a look at the book, take a look at this past Kennan Institute event:
www.wilsoncenter.org/event/book-l...
www.wilsoncenter.org/event/book-l...
What allies look like.
March 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
What allies look like.
A fine update to his "I don't need a ride; I need ammunition."
👀 "I am younger than Putin, so bet on me. I have better prospects," — Zelensky.
March 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A fine update to his "I don't need a ride; I need ammunition."
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EU no longer considers sending troops to Ukraine a possibility.
In reality, it was never one.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
In reality, it was never one.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Europe’s talks on Ukraine security shift from sending troops
European efforts to create security arrangements for Ukraine are shifting from sending troops to other alternatives as they face political and logistical constraints, and the prospect of Russia and the United States opposing their plans, officials said.
www.reuters.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
EU no longer considers sending troops to Ukraine a possibility.
In reality, it was never one.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
In reality, it was never one.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
This is the least shocking thing I've seen in the past month. I guess they've finally resolved the whole russkiy v. rossiskiy debate.
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Ethnic discrimination in Russia is often written right into government contracts
Russian organizations, both public and private, often impose discriminatory requirements on contractors, a new post from RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit, Systema, highlights. Many official tender ...
meduza.io
March 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This is the least shocking thing I've seen in the past month. I guess they've finally resolved the whole russkiy v. rossiskiy debate.
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
meduza.io/en/feature/2...
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Zelensky talks about the partial ceasefire in the future tense, meaning that he doesn’t acknowledge it to be in effect yet. There are apparently “technical issues” to overcome first. (Unclear if this is on the Ukrainian side or relates to Russian compliance.) x.com/ZelenskyyUa/...
March 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Zelensky talks about the partial ceasefire in the future tense, meaning that he doesn’t acknowledge it to be in effect yet. There are apparently “technical issues” to overcome first. (Unclear if this is on the Ukrainian side or relates to Russian compliance.) x.com/ZelenskyyUa/...
Potential meeting sites limited to non-signatories to the ICC, as Putin is under indictment "for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children)" from Ukraine to Russia.
New: A meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Putin is “likely to happen,” US special envoy Steve Witkoff says in an interview on Bloomberg TV
Trump-Putin Meeting Likely to Happen, Witkoff Says
A meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Putin is “likely to happen,” US special envoy Steve Witkoff says in an interview on Bloomberg TV.
www.bloomberg.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Potential meeting sites limited to non-signatories to the ICC, as Putin is under indictment "for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children)" from Ukraine to Russia.
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White House telephone readout
March 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
White House telephone readout
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A long way (in the wrong direction) from the US's 1940 Welles Declaration, refusing to recognise Soviet annexation of the Baltic states. Welles was right: predatory activity by a strong state against a weak one undermines civilisation. It was 51 years till the Baltic states regained independence.
March 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A long way (in the wrong direction) from the US's 1940 Welles Declaration, refusing to recognise Soviet annexation of the Baltic states. Welles was right: predatory activity by a strong state against a weak one undermines civilisation. It was 51 years till the Baltic states regained independence.
Food for thought for US negotiators preparing for round 2 with the Russian team:
www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/ya...
www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/ya...
Yalta vs. Helsinki: Russia’s Vision for the Future
www.wilsoncenter.org
March 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Food for thought for US negotiators preparing for round 2 with the Russian team:
www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/ya...
www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/ya...