Overview

• The Beijing event marked the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender, with Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un and Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko reviewing China’s military.
• Trump responded during the parade with a mocking post addressing Xi, Putin and Kim, writing, “Please give my warmest regards … as you conspire against The United States of America.”
• The Atlantic characterizes Putin’s recent Alaska visit as a humiliation for Trump, noting Putin spoke first, skipped a planned lunch and flew home.
• The piece argues the United States lacks a coherent foreign policy and cites Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, Marco Rubio at State and Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence as emblematic of inexperience and misaligned priorities.
• The analysis says U.S. allies often work around Trump, as China seeks a stabilizing image and North Korea continues advancing its nuclear capabilities.