| | In early February 2017 Ignatius came under [[FBI]] investigation in relation to leaks of classified information that led to the resignation of Gen. [[Michael Flynn]], President [[Donald Trump]]'s first appointment as [[National Security Advisor]].<ref>https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/3216 </ref> Steven Schrage suggests [[Stefan Halper]] may be the source of the leak to Ignatius of the [[Michael Flynn]]/[[Sergei Kislyak]] phone call.<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/08/10/steven_schrage_real_smoking_gun_is_why_stefan_halper_and_christopher_steele_are_being_protected.html Steven Schrage: Real "Smoking Gun" Is Why Stefan Halper and Christopher Steele Are Being Protected], By Ian Schwartz, August 10, 2020. www.realclearpolitics.com</ref> | | In early February 2017 Ignatius came under [[FBI]] investigation in relation to leaks of classified information that led to the resignation of Gen. [[Michael Flynn]], President [[Donald Trump]]'s first appointment as [[National Security Advisor]].<ref>https://www.superstation95.com/index.php/world/3216 </ref> Steven Schrage suggests [[Stefan Halper]] may be the source of the leak to Ignatius of the [[Michael Flynn]]/[[Sergei Kislyak]] phone call.<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/08/10/steven_schrage_real_smoking_gun_is_why_stefan_halper_and_christopher_steele_are_being_protected.html Steven Schrage: Real "Smoking Gun" Is Why Stefan Halper and Christopher Steele Are Being Protected], By Ian Schwartz, August 10, 2020. www.realclearpolitics.com</ref> |
| − | At the start of [[2023 Ukraine counteroffensive|Ukraine's failed counteroffensive]] Ignatius wrote on June 6, 2023, “This assault could turn the tide of the battle for [[Ukraine]], just as the [[Operation Overlord|Allied assault on the Normandy beaches]] altered the trajectory of [[World War II]]”.<ref>[https://archive.ph/4asYN#selection-419.0-475.13 D-Day dawns for Ukraine], By David Ignatius, Op-ed ''Washington Post'', June 6, 2023 </ref> The [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] lost over 70,000 troops and gained absolutely no territory back. [[NATO]] equipment and [[tactic]]s proved faulty and disastrous, soundly defeated in the field.<ref>https://globaleuronews.com/2023/08/03/nyt-western-hopes-dashed-ukrainian-armed-forces-abandon-american-tactics-of-fighting/</ref> | + | At the start of [[2023 Ukraine counteroffensive|Ukraine's failed counteroffensive]] Ignatius wrote on June 6, 2023, “This assault could turn the tide of the battle for [[Ukraine]], just as the [[Operation Overlord|Allied assault on the Normandy beaches]] altered the trajectory of [[World War II]]”.<ref>[https://archive.ph/4asYN#selection-419.0-475.13 D-Day dawns for Ukraine], By David Ignatius, Op-ed ''Washington Post'', June 6, 2023 </ref> The [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] lost over 70,000 troops and gained absolutely no territory back. [[NATO]] equipment and [[tactic]]s proved faulty and disastrous, being soundly defeated in the field.<ref>https://globaleuronews.com/2023/08/03/nyt-western-hopes-dashed-ukrainian-armed-forces-abandon-american-tactics-of-fighting/</ref> |
| | On September 12, 2023 Ignatius opined in an ''[[Washington Post]]'' op-ed that ''[[Joe Biden|President Biden]] Should Not Run Again In 2024.''<ref>[https://archive.ph/kGWpN President Biden should not run again in 2024], By David Ignatius, September 12, 2023.</ref> | | On September 12, 2023 Ignatius opined in an ''[[Washington Post]]'' op-ed that ''[[Joe Biden|President Biden]] Should Not Run Again In 2024.''<ref>[https://archive.ph/kGWpN President Biden should not run again in 2024], By David Ignatius, September 12, 2023.</ref> |