Rising Tensions: The U.S.– Russia Standoff and Its Consequences for NATO and Ukraine
[ 1 ] Wydział Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego, Akademia Sztuki Wojennej | [ 2 ] Orion Policy Institute | [ 3 ] Instytut Pamięci Narodowej | [ P ] employee
2025
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english
EN President Donald Trump recently accused Russia of conducting underground nuclear tests, while President Vladimir Putin, responding to U.S. discussions about providing Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, warned that such a move would mark a “qualitatively new stage of escalation.”[1] These developments signal a renewed rise in U.S.-Russia tensions and highlight the increasing complexity of efforts to reach a sustainable resolution to the war in Ukraine. Contrary to campaign assurances by President Trump that peace could be instantly negotiated, the conflict appears more intractable than ever. President Putin’s symbolic visit to Alaska, intended to signal a thaw in relations with the West, failed to yield substantive progress, while the collapse of the planned Trump-Putin meeting in Budapest confirmed the absence of genuine Russian interest in ending hostilities
Orion Forum, Defense & Security, Europe & Central Asia. Orion Policy Institute (OPI) to niezależny, non-profitowy think tank z siedzibą w Waszyngtonie, Zajmuje się promowaniem dobrego rządzenia, wspieraniem praw człowieka i doskonaleniem polityki poprzez wysokiej jakości badania i analizy naukowe. Obszary zainteresowania to: bezpieczeństwo narodowe i globalne, demokracja, prawa człowieka.
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