Tatiana Stanovaya argues that, for Putin, the risk of impeachment is that it creates too much chaos in the White House, risks undermining the gains that Russia has made with the US under Donald Trump and might result in the release of embarrassing details of conversations the two have had.
Duncan Allan and Leo Litra suggest that Ukrainian President Zelensky’s attempt to move forward with a solution to the Donbas conflict has angered many people at home. Having apparently hit a brick wall, Zelensky may choose instead to freeze matters for the time being.
Aaron David Miller and Richard Sokolsky say that whilst US allies among small nations will be nervous having seen President Trump abandon the Kurds, that does not mean that he will automatically be less likely to support other allies in future.
Alex Folkes 