U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down from his post, according to multiple reports . Why it matters: Driscoll, the youngest Army secretary in U.S. history, was well-liked in the military and regarded as a Trump 2.0 power player who took on a diplomatic role in talks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Between the lines: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not warm to Driscoll as the two worked at the Department of Defense, but Driscoll's friendship with Vice President JD Vance offered him some protection. - Tension between Hegseth and Driscoll was in part over the Defense secretary allegedly removing four officers — two Black men and two women — from a promotions list after Driscoll refused to do so, The New York…
The White House misunderstands when and why diplomacy with Russia might work. The post Trump’s Last Chance for Ukraine Peace appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Trump’s Last Chance for Ukraine Peace The White House misunderstands when and why diplomacy with Russia might work. Time, they say, is a flat circle. That’s certainly true of the Russia–Ukraine war. This week’s headlines could have been written last October, when I was in Kiev , or on many other occasions stretching back to the Biden years. “Russia’s missile and drone attacks on Ukraine kill at least 22,” read one from the Associated Press. During my trip, I had heard from Ukrainian officials, former officials, and military analysts that Kiev was running dangerously short on “interceptors,” or…Open
AI:China has accused a recently fired U.S. general of compromising national security by allegedly providing nuclear secrets to the CIA, an act they claim surpasses previous intelligence disclosures made by former General Mark Milley.Open