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Send us Fan MailArticle by Adam Entous of the New York TimesThe Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnershiphttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.htmlWe trace Ukraine’s war from early U.S.–Ukraine partnership to a fragile “separation,” where support is uneven, Europe scales up late, and a DMZ-style end state competes with continued attrition. Adam Entous of the New York Times lays out the battlefield, the backchannels, and the choices that could lock in peace—or prolong risk.• The shift from artillery dominance to drone warfare and frozen lines• Why Donetsk and Luhansk are strategic, not just symbolic• Security guarantees as deterrence architecture short of NATO• Sanctions and Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russian refineries• U.S. policy splits: munitions for Ukraine vs Indo-Pacific stockpiles• The Whitkoff–Kushner channel and Russia’s “inevitability” narrative• Europe’s rearmament and the slow ramp of 155 mm production• Russian incompetence vs Ukrainian resilience on the ground• What a DMZ-style settlement might require to holdPlease tell your friends about my showYou can find out more about me at https://www.bookclues.com