Diplomatic Note – 193 Voices Olga Nesterova April 10, 2026 – 1 min read Share this post Diplomatic Notes NPT: Meetings Cancelled, Diplomacy Moves Behind Closed Doors By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: NPT Review Conference By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: Who could become the next UNSG? Part 2 By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read Daily Brief ONEST Newsroom Is Now Daily. Here’s Today’s Global Briefing. Six short video briefs and full written analysis on Trump, Iran, China, Ukraine, India, Alberta, and the Middle East. By Olga Nesterova • 10 min read Secretary of State Rubio at the press conference during his trip to India News U.S.-India Ties Are Warm at the Top, Tense at the Border. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India was meant to reinforce one of Washington’s most important strategic partnerships. The optics were warm. Trump called into the U.S. Embassy’s Freedom 250 Independence Day reception in New Delhi and praised India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read President Zelenskyy visiting the sites targeted by a massive attack by Russia News Zelenskyy Does Not Hold Back After Russia Hits Civilian Sites. After Russia’s latest massive attack on Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited damaged civilian sites and did not soften his words. Standing near the damaged museum, he said: “They saw this museum. They attacked the museum. Just crazy a*sholes. That’s it.” The anger was not performative. It followed By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read Photo: Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press News Carney Gave Alberta a Path. Smith Gave Separatists a Ballot. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith now says she will vote for Alberta to remain in Canada. But her government has also helped keep alive the referendum pathway separatists can use. Smith posted that the last decade under the Trudeau-NDP was difficult for Alberta, but argued that the tide is turning. She By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images News Trump Loves China. But It’s Not Mutual. Here’s the Data. Trump has leaned heavily into personal praise for China and Xi Jinping, presenting the relationship as something he can manage through personal chemistry. But China is not treating this as a love story. It is treating it as a strategic opening. Gallup’s latest global leadership data shows China has By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read Arlington National Cemetery News Trump Went to Arlington. His Feed Went Elsewhere. President Trump marked Memorial Day with a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. But his public messaging also veered sharply into politics, with Truth Social posts attacking Democrats, Republican critics, and the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal. Trump began the day with political posts aimed at “Dumocrats, RINOS and Fools” while By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
Diplomatic Notes NPT: Meetings Cancelled, Diplomacy Moves Behind Closed Doors By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
Diplomatic Notes Diplomatic Note: Who could become the next UNSG? Part 2 By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
Daily Brief ONEST Newsroom Is Now Daily. Here’s Today’s Global Briefing. Six short video briefs and full written analysis on Trump, Iran, China, Ukraine, India, Alberta, and the Middle East. By Olga Nesterova • 10 min read
Secretary of State Rubio at the press conference during his trip to India News U.S.-India Ties Are Warm at the Top, Tense at the Border. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India was meant to reinforce one of Washington’s most important strategic partnerships. The optics were warm. Trump called into the U.S. Embassy’s Freedom 250 Independence Day reception in New Delhi and praised India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
President Zelenskyy visiting the sites targeted by a massive attack by Russia News Zelenskyy Does Not Hold Back After Russia Hits Civilian Sites. After Russia’s latest massive attack on Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited damaged civilian sites and did not soften his words. Standing near the damaged museum, he said: “They saw this museum. They attacked the museum. Just crazy a*sholes. That’s it.” The anger was not performative. It followed By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
Photo: Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press News Carney Gave Alberta a Path. Smith Gave Separatists a Ballot. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith now says she will vote for Alberta to remain in Canada. But her government has also helped keep alive the referendum pathway separatists can use. Smith posted that the last decade under the Trudeau-NDP was difficult for Alberta, but argued that the tide is turning. She By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images News Trump Loves China. But It’s Not Mutual. Here’s the Data. Trump has leaned heavily into personal praise for China and Xi Jinping, presenting the relationship as something he can manage through personal chemistry. But China is not treating this as a love story. It is treating it as a strategic opening. Gallup’s latest global leadership data shows China has By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
Arlington National Cemetery News Trump Went to Arlington. His Feed Went Elsewhere. President Trump marked Memorial Day with a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. But his public messaging also veered sharply into politics, with Truth Social posts attacking Democrats, Republican critics, and the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal. Trump began the day with political posts aimed at “Dumocrats, RINOS and Fools” while By Olga Nesterova • 1 min read
