Zelensky, TV Comedian, Trounces President in Ukraine Vote
Higgins & Mendel, NYT
Volodymyr Zelensky, an actor best known for playing a president on television, decisively won the race, with nearly all votes officially counted.
Higgins & Mendel, NYT
Volodymyr Zelensky, an actor best known for playing a president on television, decisively won the race, with nearly all votes officially counted.
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic
Information blackouts almost always turn into authoritarian tools, whether or not they start that way.
Detsch, Al-M.
Turkey is counting on President Donald Trump to waive US sanctions if Turkey takes delivery of the Russian air defense system. But any possible leniency would face significant obstacles in Congress.
Robert Spalding, RealClearWorld
Josh Rogin, WaPo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will announce Monday that every country must stop importing Iranian oil or face U.S. sanctions.
Carl Bildt, Project Syndicate
In the decade since the European Union forged a stronger partnership with the Eastern European countries on Russia's doorstep, the Kremlin has tried desperately to reassert its sphere of influence, even launching illegal incursions into Ukraine. Yet it is now clear that Russia's efforts have backfired spectacularly.