On What Really Matters, Walter Russel Mead discusses Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, Presdient Donald Trump’s creation of a $1.8 billion slush fund, the noose tightening around Cuba, and what Walter saw and heard on a recent trip to Ukraine.
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A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 2026. (Getty Images)