Open letter
Pieces

Todd Blanche facing the Senate, an Epstein file that won't go away
Ten Democratic senators, led by Richard J. Durbin, ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, sent a letter dated July 1, 2026 to

In Kyiv, the ZBROYA Portal Reveals a War Industry That's Accelerating
I am writing this letter because I believe you still underestimate what is happening, every week, in Ukrainian ministry offices and factories.

To Tehran, still refusing to talk face to face with Washington
Deputy Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, allow me to address you directly, and those in Tehran who continue to refuse a high-level direct meeting

Why handing Moscow to Witkoff and Kushner worries me as much as it reassures me
Dear reader, let me tell you what unfolded this past weekend, while most of us were enjoying the American Fourth of July.

Ukraine opens arms exports, 20 to 30% to the defense fund
On July 1, 2026, the Ukrainian government approved what Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko called the first transparent mechanism for the export of

Forty Billion for Drones, After Years of Silence
Dear NATO leaders gathered in Ankara, allow a columnist to write what many have been thinking quietly for months. You have just

Zelensky Was Right, Kyiv Paid the Price for an Ignored Warning
Mr. President Volodymyr Zelensky, on Sunday, July 5, 2026, you warned the world that Ukrainian intelligence was detecting preparations for a massive

Dear Ankara, the West Is Finally Ready to Turn Promises Into Factories
Dear skeptical reader of Western resolve, I write to you just days before the NATO summit in Ankara, set for July 7

Mr. Blanche, Six Months Late on the Epstein Files Is Enough
Mr. Todd Blanche, I am addressing you directly, as Deputy Attorney General of the United States, because at this stage the facts