backfire

Ukraine seized the initiative with its offensive in Kursk earlier this month.The incursion into the western Russian territory — now into its third week — has jolted an increasingly apathetic set of Western allies back to attention while bringing the war to Russia in a dramatic fashion.Ukraine has also seized…

The move came after a big win for his rival Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party at the European parliamentary elections. Macron’s centrist alliance secured a 14.6% vote compared to the far-right National Rally’s staggering 31.4%.The French president’s defeat by hard-right nationalists had been expected. But his response hadn’t.There’s now…