Kremlin

Over the past ten days, the Trump administration has halted new sanctions on Russia, granted a waiver for Russian diesel exports, restricted Ukraine's access to battlefield satellite systems, and called for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's removal. Kremlin officials have celebrated these moves as signs that Western support for Kyiv is disintegrating, with special envoy Kirill Dmitriev posting "Checkmate" and spokesman Dmitry Peskov describing Ukraine's recent strikes on Russian oil refineries as "final signs of agony." As special envoy Steve Witkoff prepares to meet Zelensky in Oslo, Ukrainian leaders warn that a US alignment with Moscow would make the war unwinnable.