It’s been a helluva week in politics so far, with Elon Musk and the DOGE going after Washington’s favorite soft power tools, USAID and the National Endowment for Democracy, while President Trump proposed tying future US aid to Ukraine to its rare earth riches. Sputnik asked veteran retired CIA-analyst Larry Johnson to help unpack events.
With USAID and NED Neutered, Big Reason Behind Ukraine Crisis Gone
Ukraine Taught US Limitations of Its Own Power
Trump Wouldn’t Be Demanding Ukraine’s Rare Earths If He Just Looked at a Map
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