Is Trump ready to turn a corner on the war in Ukraine? Plus: Pitti Uomo

Ukraine is entering the G7 summit with unprecedented confidence, leveraging both battlefield resilience and strategic strikes inside Russia—like the recent attack on a Moscow oil refinery just 15 kilometers from the Kremlin—to pressure Putin. As U.S. President Donald Trump signals a shift toward seeking peace, Ukraine is positioning itself not as a supplicant but as a strategic player, using its drone technology and military momentum to negotiate from strength. The real leverage? Trump’s alleged closeness to Putin, which Ukraine may exploit as a backchannel to push for negotiations. Yet Trump’s deep-seated skepticism of Ukraine’s geopolitical standing remains a major hurdle. Meanwhile, far-right parties across Europe—from Italy’s splintering Lega to the UK’s Reform UK facing a harder-line challenger—are grappling with the tension between ideological purity and governing pragmatism. In fashion, Florence’s Pitti Uomo reveals a season defined by elevated sportswear, sun-safe linen, and a bold fusion of athletic and tailoring codes, as designers like Saul Nash explore masculinity, body ideals, and the politics of visibility. The journey from Florence to Milan and Paris marks not just a fashion calendar, but a cultural reckoning with identity, function, and the future of menswear.