Biden in the ascendant at home and abroad, with most successful NATO summit ever and Sweden on the way to membership; 3% inflation as triumph of Bidenomics; $72 million raised in second quarter

Ukraine gets security guarantees from G-7 powers plus immediate deliveries of cluster munitions and French SCALP missiles; ATACMs and more Harpoons still needed; Erdogan placated by substantial concessions from US; Putin’s New Time of Troubles unfolds with post-Prigozhin crisis of Russian military chain of command: 30 flag officers disappeared, arrested, interrogated, or killed including ”General [...]