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06 March 2025










Fox News | Zelenskyy says Ukraine 'ready' for peace negotiations, calls Trump
meeting 'regrettable'
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called his meeting at the White House
last week "regrettable" on Tuesday and said he is ready to pursue peace under
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leadership.

The Hill | Rubio says Ukraine conflict is part of US-Russia proxy war
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio <[link removed]>in a
Wednesday interview described the war in Ukraine as a proxy war between the
United States and Russia, as he sought to explain on the Oval Office blow-up
last week between Ukraine PresidentVolodymyr Zelensky,
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President Vance.

The New York Times | While Calm Reigns in Damascus, Battles in Syria’s
Northeast Rage On
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In the Syrian capital, Damascus, the country’s new leader has hosted a
national unity conference and welcomed foreign dignitaries as crowds gather at
cafes, speaking out freely for the first time in decades.

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The Independent | Ukraine-Russia war latest: US cuts intelligence sharing with
Kyiv – but Starmer insists Trump is ‘reliable ally’
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Despite cutting the flow of information to help Ukraine
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mean it may only be a short suspension.

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Military Times | Trump names special ops vet Hung Cao as Navy Under Secretary
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President Donald Trump
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on Thursday appointed former Virginia Senate candidate Hung Cao to serve as
Under Secretary of the Navy, making thespecial operations veteran
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the second-ranking civilian leader for the service.

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The American Conservative | Zelensky Tries to Make Amends With Trump
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky released an apologetic statement
Tuesday, after a heated argument during a meeting with President Trump and Vice
President Vance caused adiplomatic rift
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last week.

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Stars & Stripes | 83,000 VA workers targeted for layoffs by August
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The Department of Veterans Affairs will slash more than 80,000 jobs under a
major restructuring plan that the agency intends to carry out by August to meet
President Donald Trump’s executive order for downsizing the federal government,
according to an internal VA memo.










Foreign Affairs | America Can Best Help Syria by Getting Out
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| Robert S. Ford
Syria’s 13-year civil war ended abruptly in December, when rebels belonging to
the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham swept south from their
bastions in the northwest of the country, precipitating the fall of the
government of President Bashar al-Assad. In a matter of weeks, a regime that
had lasted six decades came to an end. HTS, helmed by the pragmatic Ahmed
al-Shara, leads the interim Syrian government and is poised to head a
transitional government that will be unveiled in the spring. It remains
uncertain how Shara will unite a diverse and fractious country, whether he will
rein in hard-line elements of HTS, and whether he will win the support of other
Syrian communities should he move in a more moderate and inclusive direction.

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The Guardian | Is Europe misunderstanding Trump’s position on Ukraine?
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Stephen Wertheim

A high-stakes transatlantic miscommunication is unfolding, with the potential
to produce far worse consequences than the Oval Office contretemps between
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Zelenskyy.


Responsible Statecraft | Is it 'beautiful'? Sizing up Trump foreign policy in
one speech <[link removed]> | Kelley
Beaucar Vlahos

He boasted of U.S. withdrawal from a number of what he called “unfair” and
“corrupt” multilateral institutions like the World Health Organization and the
Paris Climate Accord. He said he would deliver the “greatest economy in
history” and promised that Republicans would make good on extending his tax
cuts.

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But in comparison his message on the foreign affairs front was short and
sweet: “peace.” Peace in theMiddle East
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How he plans to get there is fodder for many future questions and analyses, but
for last night’s purposes, he made it all sound quite simple.

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Foreign Policy | Containment Can’t Win the U.S.-China Tech Race Alone
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| Stefanie Kam Li Yee

As U.S.-China tech competition heats up, Washington is slowly recognizing that
gaining a first-mover advantage in critical technologies may be more vital than
protecting its existing edges. At present, the U.S. national strategy aims to
slow down its competitors and look to the effectiveness of stronger export
controls, stricter enforcement, and measures to block strategic transfers to
rivals. Yet as supply chains become more diverse and complex, the range of
options to evade such sanctions grows—and the role of third-party
intermediaries becomes more critical.










Concerned Veterans for America has been vocal on the war in Ukraine. We
believe it is time for a negotiated peace deal.

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For two and a half years, the Biden administration sent arms and money to
Ukraine without clear objectives or a well defined strategy. This approach
drained U.S. stockpiles, drove up our defense costs, and pushed Russia closer
to China. So far it has failed to deliver a Ukrainian victory, despite over
$183 Billion in U.S. assistance. The European Union has committed an additional
$198 Billion
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, much of it over several years, showcasing the high cost of the stalemate. The
alternative isn’t to surrender; it’s to exercise American restraint and drive a
negotiated settlement based on a realist approach.

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Read the full blog post from CVA’s strategic director, John Byrnes here
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