Commentary and Analysis

"The way that this war stops is very simple," Ivo Daalder argues. "It is when the pressure on Russia is significant enough that they decide that the benefits of continuing the war are outweighed by the benefits of stopping."

But they’re not ready to bail out of the car just yet.

"A majority still want to support Ukraine, but it has slipped," Dina Smeltz tells NPR. "And the reason it's slipped is because the Republicans have tanked."

A new Chicago Council-Ipsos poll sheds light on American attitudes toward the Russia-Ukraine war.

"It seems Americans might not be as inclined toward peace at any cost as Trump is," Aaron Blake writes, citing new Council-Ipsos polling.

Susan Glasser, Anton La Guardia, and Philip Stephens join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

"Barring major investments in processing, a new source of raw minerals would do little to address key US vulnerabilities," Joshua Busby, Emily J. Holland, and Morgan D. Bazilian write.

Trump desperately wants to be seen as the one who ends the war in Ukraine and thinks the mineral agreement will help him do that, Paul Poast argues.

"You can't just look at what Trump is saying to really get a sense of what the administration as a whole is trying to achieve," Paul Poast says.

Bobby Ghosh, Prashant Rao, and Liz Sly join guest host Carla Anne Robbins to discuss the week's top news stories.