Morning Jolt: We Have Effectively Switched Sides in the Russia-Ukraine War

On the menu today: Apologies for the late send, but I'm on my way back to the U.S., and it's ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 03 2025 We Have Effectively Switched Sides in the Russia-Ukraine War On the menu today: Apologies for the late send, but I'm on my way back to the U.S., and it's possible that if I return to Ukraine again, it will look quite different the next time. The U.S. government has effectively switched sides in the war. President Trump is pursuing Pentagon budget cuts of 8 percent per year for the next five years, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an end to U.S. cyber-operations against Russian hackers, and the U.S. voted with Russia, North Korea, and Syria at the United Nations. We now have a foreign policy that is aligned with the Russian state against its enemies. After the infamous Oval Office blowup on Friday, Vladimir Putin is on track to win this war more than he loses it, and the single most important moment in the war may well have been the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The U.S. Government Is Now a De Facto Putin Ally Beirut, ... READ MORE  > Conservative principles have never been more important to America’s future.   Become the next person to support NR’s principled journalism by joining NRPLUS today.  BECOME A MEMBER → TOP STORIES    Driving a Stake Through Stakeholder Capitalism Rupert Darwall  > Hinge Point Jay Nordlinger  > Trump's Worthy Effort to Rein In 'Independent' Agencies John Yoo and Robert J. Delahunty  > The Loathsome Tate Brothers The Editors  >   > ADVERTISEMENT NR PODCASTS: FEATURED EPISODE    American Impresario: William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Elements of American Character by Lawrence Perelman FEATURED PHOTO GALLERY    Ukraine at War ADVERTISEMENT 19 West 44th Street, Ste. 1701, New York, NY, 10036 Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.