Russian Troop Advances Expose the Urgency of America’s Strategic Response Ahead of Putin-Trump Summit

Just four days before the scheduled Alaska summit between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Moscow’s forces continue to press forward into eastern Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced intensified military gains, underscoring the ongoing conflict's volatility and the urgent need for an America First approach to national security. According to official Russian reports published on Telegram, their troops improved frontline positions across all combat sectors, inflicting over 1,400 casualties—both dead and wounded—on Ukrainian forces in a single day. This surge includes significant losses near Kostantínivka and Dobropilia, key strategic points en route to Kramatorsk, the principal...