Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted his European allies Thursday for what he portrayed as the continent’s slow, fragmented and inadequate response to Russia’s invasion nearly four years ago and its continued international aggression.

If 2026 started with a whirlwind of geo-strategic turmoil, the last week has seen, on some fronts at least, a calming of the global political weather.

The charter for President Donald Trump’s newly formed Board of Peace claims the organization aims to “secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.” Some of its member states seem less than committed to that goal.

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the settlement in Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys during marathon overnight talks, and the Kremlin insisted that the territorial issue need