Rather than staying focused on an immediate peace deal to end the war, Trump became fixated with securing mineral rights from Ukraine. Now those minerals no longer belong to them.

T he enormous roundabout at Azadi Square was full of cars, yet still felt somehow deserted. Then it dawned on me: Humans—they ...

Joseph Finder, who writes frequently about Russia, is the author of 17 novels including, most recently, “The Oligarch’s ...