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Following President Vladimir Putin’s insistence that Ukraine must surrender Donetsk, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Moscow for continued negotiations. On Fox News, Rebeccah Heinrichs explained why Kyiv cannot afford to cede the strategically vital region—and argued that it is in Washington’s interest to reject this extortionary demand.
Notably, there is another party with a stake in Ukraine peace: Europe. On BBC Radio, Ezra Cohen argued that leaders on the continent need to play a larger role in supporting Ukraine if they wish to increase their leverage in peace talks.
Moldova, Ukraine’s southwestern neighbor, has become an important component in the future of European security. And despite persistent Russian interference, Moldovan citizens recently elected a pro-European government, reaffirming the country’s Western trajectory.
This Friday, December 5, at 1:30 p.m., Luke Coffey will host Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popșoi, Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament Igor Grosu, and CSIS Senior Associate Leah Kieff to identify next steps for the US-Moldova relationship.
To discuss how America can overcome China’s supply chain dominance and restore US sovereignty in pharmaceuticals, Michael Sobolik will host Former US Representative Ted Yoho and an expert panel tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.
The Defense Production Act (DPA) once enabled America to reinvigorate its defense industrial base. But after dozens of reauthorizations, the DPA has lost its strategic focus.
With the DPA being part of discussions around the upcoming National Defense Authorization Act, Nadia Schadlow explains how the Trump administration can reboot the act to respond to China’s alarming military buildup.
Before you go . . .
Yesterday, Luke Coffey argued before the House Foreign Affairs Europe Subcommittee that increased US engagement in the Balkans could help to (1) advance Euro-Atlantic integration, (2) fight transnational crime and trafficking, (3) combat Russian and Chinese meddling, and (4) increase energy security for America’s European allies.
Watch the hearing or read his written statement here.
And before the Helsinki Commission last month, Peter Rough laid out Eastern Europe’s importance to deterring further Russian aggression.
