Letters from an American

February 24, 2026

February 25, 2026·12 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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This episode reflects on the four-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, tracing the war's origins, Ukraine's resilient defense, and the shifting U.S. response under changing administrations, culminating in a deeply concerning alignment between Donald Trump and Vladi

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Vladimir PutinVolodymyr ZelenskyDonald J. TrumpJoe BidenAnn ApplebaumHeather Cox RichardsonSteve WitkoffJ.D. Vance

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AuthoritarianismDemocracyForeign PolicyGeopoliticsInvestigative JournalismRussiaUs Politics

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