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More than 20 years ago I feared that Ukraine’s Orange Revolution and the failure of Moscow’s proxy Victor Yanukovych to be elected as the country’s

SCEEUS, 2024 December 19, 2024   Executive Summary Holding Russia accountable for its violations of international law will be central to any lasting Russia policy,

Secrecy has shrouded Phoenix Ghost drones since the U.S. first rushed them to Ukraine. Now their little-known maker, Aevex, is stepping into the light with

By Peter Dickinson Dec 19, 2024 Atlantic Council Ukraine Alert   The war unleashed by Russia almost three years ago in Ukraine is rightly recognized

At this time of Christmas and the expectations of the   New Year, we send greetings to all on the birth of God’s Son, because He

Igor Khrestin, Bradford M. Freeman Managing Director, Global Policy, George W. Bush Institute and David J. Kramer, Executive Director, George W. Bush Institute and Vice

A vacuum among his generals is the last thing the president needs. He will be holding his breath for Trump’s inauguration Olga Chyzh 19 December

An anti-corruption strategy is promised for next year, some time. Nobody is holding their breath. The priority for this government is economic growth, not cleaning

Christopher Miller Dec 17, 2024 FT   North Korean troops have fought for the first time alongside Russian forces against Ukrainian soldiers in Russia’s Kursk

Alexander Motyl 19fortyfive Dec 18, 2024   On December 17, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) killed Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Radiation,

By Peter Dickinson Atlantic Council Dec 17, 2024   Putin’s quiet Syrian surrender reveals the weakness behind his intimidation tactics The collapse of the Assad

ALEXANDER VINDMAN Dec 16, 2024 The collapse of the Assad regime should be viewed as a sign of Russia’s diminishing power projection capabilities. Having lost

By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovych and Svitlana Vlasova CNN December 16, 2024   Pastor Dmytro Bodyu said the Russians kept telling him they knew he

Kyiv had charged the top general with orchestrating numerous attacks with banned weapons. A few hours later he was dead. December 17, 2024 By Veronika

December 16, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS The shape of a deal that could end the war in Ukraine is being formed. President-elect Donald Trump set a

That’s been tried before, and Russia broke its promise National Post, 15 December 2024 Thirty years ago this month, Russia solemnly promised to respect the

Assad was a valuable client for Putin. And he couldn’t save him. Fareed Zakaria December 13, 2024 The Washington Post   The collapse of the

Dear Editor: The study of history is a deeply flawed subject because it is very often written by the victorious side and thus unfair to

George Grylls The Times Dec 13, 2024   The sprawling factory in Dnipro bears the scars of regular Russian missile strikes. Some of the windows

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, John Herbst, Robert Hormats and Stephen Henriques December 10, 2024 TIME Magazine   Sonnenfeld is the Lester Crown Professor of Leadership Practice

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin has made much of Russian Orthodoxy as a moral paragon, while intentionally omitting in his alternative history that Christianity came to

Alexander Motyl Dec 9, 2024 The Hill   Everyone wants a negotiated end to the Russo-Ukrainian war, but negotiations can succeed only if all sides

The decision to send RGB agents came in early October following a Russian request for war assistance By Lee Sang Yong December 9, 2024 Daily

‘Catastrophic.’ With Mines, Drones, Artillery And Tanks, Ukrainian Troops Wreck 90 Russian Vehicles Across Four Square Miles Of Kursk. Russia’s long offensive is faltering. David

By Andrew Chakhoyan Dec. 7, 2024 New York Post   When 100,000 Russian troops stormed into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the world rushed to

Ukraine’s forces are still outgunned by its much larger opponent – but the disparity looks like it is becoming distinctly less than it was before.

An Operation We Might Not Survive Timothy Snyder Dec 07, 2024   Imagine that the day has come for your brain surgery. You are lying,

by Alexander J. Motyl 12/05/24 The Hill   As the second Trump presidency approaches, calls for immediate negotiations to end the Russo-Ukrainian War are getting

Even after doubling its sign-on bonus payment, the Russian army’s recruitment rate is falling. Losses may now outpace new enlistments. December 4, 2024 Dmitry Lovetsky

By JONATHAN SWEET and MARK TOTH 12/04/24 The Hill   It has been another bad week for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin. Syrian

Yale researchers traced hundreds of children taken to Russia in the war, finding what they described as “a higher level of crime than first understood.”

Russia Is Equipping Its Regiments For A Big ‘Show’ In Kursk Russian President Vladimir Putin has given his forces until February to defeat the Ukrainians

He treated the conflict as a crisis to be managed, not a war to be won. By Phillips Payson O’Brien The Atlantic November 30, 2024

RFE/RL Siberia Realities Dec 3, 2024   A Russian national, Nomma Zarubina, has been arrested on possible charges of providing false information to U.S. law

December 2, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS   Donald Trump catapulted to fame in 1987 with his book “The Art of the Deal,” which outlined tactics for

The Nov. 27 raid may have been a powerful and elaborate diversion. David Axe Forbes Dec 1, 2024   In a powerful coordinated strike on

The commander of Ukraine’s lethal drone unit unites homemade technology with the legacy of the Lubavitcher rebbe By Vladislav Davidzon December 01, 2024 Tablet Magazine

The West is behind the curve, the defence analyst writes. Russia’s deployment of North Korean soldiers is just one facet of a conflict being fought

She stepped down as Estonia’s prime minister to take up foreign policy role replacing tough talker Josep Borrell Jennifer Rankin 1 December 2024 The Guardian

Russia’s war on Ukraine is in reality a war against the West by other means that needs to be ended by resolution and firmness. By

Larry Lee Business Times Nov 19, 2024   Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing a destabilizing crisis in Abkhazia, a breakaway Georgian region that has

George Weigel 11-27-2024   Dear Senator Vance: As Americans celebrate a unique national holiday, the origins of which remind us that our democracy is an

Ukraine is not a burden to the West but a valuable investment By Diane Francis November 24, 2024 Kyiv Post   Ukraine has offered America

By Hugo Dixon November 25, 2024 Reuters   LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters Breakingviews) – During his election campaign, Donald Trump pledged to end the war

By Billal Rahman November 26, 2024 Newsweek   New advanced U.S. drone systems have been hailed as “game changers” after being successfully tested on the

For Volodymyr Nikulin, being a wartime police officer means aiding evacuees, surviving a shrapnel wound and tackling looters. It also means quickly switching cities when

‘Danish Model’ of funding cuts costs, delays and corruption, boosters say Daniel Michaels, Sune Engel Rasmussen and Jane Lytvynenko November 26, 2024 The Wall Street

Western countries have shied away from reacting to Kremlin acts of sabotage and terror. By LAURA KAYALI, DIRK BANSE, WOLFGANG BÜSCHER, ULRICH KRAETZER, UWE MÜLLER

Authorization to use longer-range missiles comes as Russia gains momentum on the battlefield By Jane Lytvynenko Nov. 24, 2024 The Wall Street Journal   KYIV,

  After Kyiv used Storm Shadow missiles, Russia’s leader asserted his ‘right’ to attack the UK and US. In truth, he has been doing exactly

This Has Happened Eight Times In Nine Months. Repeated attacks on trainees speaks to profound problems in Russian command. David Axe November 22, 2024 Forbes

Plants have already either halted processing or are operating at reduced capacity, according to industry sources 20 November 2024 By Gary Dixon Trade Winds News

US military adviser Jack Keane, a former four-star general, says Russia, China and North Korea see America as weak — and Donald Trump must address

The Kremlin is apparently trying to position its battered forces for a favorable ceasefire David Axe November 21, 2024 Trench Art   Losses are piling

By Askold Lozynskyj Most recent Putin rants, including a revised threshold for the use of nuclear weapons by Russia, as well as the total elimination

Ukrainian Information Service   On November 19, 2024, the 13th Forum of the Free Nations of Post-Russia “Rethinking the Future of Russia” was held in Ottawa,

Israel initially overlooked Ukrainian warnings about the threat posed by Iranian drones before the Gaza war erupted but with increased threats in the region, Israeli

by Chris York November 20, 2024 The Kyiv Independent The first reports of Ukraine striking deep inside Russia with U.S.-supplied ATACMS emerged on Nov. 19,

FREE NATIONS POSTRUSSIA FORUM – OTTAWA EDITION International Experts and representatives of Russia’s captive nations explore the viability of a peaceful transformation and decolonization of

Askold Krushelnycky speaks to a colonel who says Kyiv’s forces need to inflict as much pain on Vladimir Putin’s army as quickly as they can

By ROBBIE GRAMER and ERIC BAZAIL-EIMIL 11/19/2024 POLITICO   Ukraine’s strongest backers in Washington have a message for President JOE BIDEN: It’s still not enough.

November 18, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS November 19 marks the 1,000th day in Ukraine’s struggle against Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Fittingly, President Joe Biden yesterday shifted policy

Officials have suggested permission for wider use could be response to North Koreans joining war on Putin’s side Dan Sabbagh 17 November 2024 The Guardian

Morale in the country has dipped after the US election but even if western support fades, the Ukrainian president promises a new plan Maxim Tucker,

Kyiv’s drone suppliers are ramping up production of computer-guided drones that are cheap and can’t be electronically jammed By James Marson and Daniel Michaels November

Between Snake Island and Russian-occupied Crimea sit 12 vessels that are crucial to Russian operations — but the Ukrainians are determined to evict them Maxim

Doug Saunders November 15, 2024 The Globe and Mail   Your view of what should be done in Ukraine after 2024 is determined by what

Daily life in Ukraine involves uncertainty and its suppression. And teaching kids to manage in a world of danger and evil. By Francis Harris November

While some EU diplomats put a positive spin on China-hawk Marco Rubio, Tulsi Gabbard’s intelligence role is generating greater alarm. November 14, 2024 By Nicholas

First suggestions by president-elect to freeze war with Russia, as Putin says he is ready to talk with ‘courageous’ leader Roland Oliphant 7 November 2024

12 November 2024 Anastasiya Ringis European Pravda   At the end of October, Canadian parliamentarians convened a Standing Committee on Public Safety Security and Defence

President-elect Donald J. Trump may accelerate the timetable for a truce. Kyiv views guarantees against renewed aggression as crucial to any settlement. By Andrew E.

And Biden has mere weeks to give the Ukrainians the resources they need to fight. Anne Applebaum November 12, 2024 The Atlantic   Russian drone

Ukraine accused the president-elect’s choice for cabinet of being on the Kremlin’s payroll Marc Bennetts November 14, 2024 The Times   Donald Trump’s pick for

Diane Francis A gradual takeover of the White House by the “New Right” is underway. Its public face is Elon Musk, who entered politics by

Two ideas included in Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ‘victory plan’ were crafted with the Republican’s presidency in mind Financial Times Nov 12, 2024   Ukraine has been

Nov 11, 2024 Anders Åslund Project Syndicate   In recent weeks, prominent Russian oligarchs have openly criticized the bank’s governor, Elvira Nabiullina, fueling speculation that

David Hambling November 8, 2024 Forbes   ‘Saint Javelin,’ a cartoon Madonna cradling an American missile launcher, has become a popular Ukrainian meme. The Javelin

by Irynka Hromotska,  Kateryna Denisova and Kateryna Hodunova November 9, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Russia has destroyed

by Evelyn N. Farkas November 11, 2024 The Hill   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Donald Trump last week on his electoral victory on X

November 10, 2024 Just Peace Advocates   JNF loses court appeal: Canada’s most iconic Zionist charity has days to disband The Jewish National Fund of

America’s election outcome jeopardizes the arms pipeline that has enabled Ukraine to keep fighting By Lara Seligman, Nancy A. Youssef and Gordon Lubold November 9,

By: Taras Kuzio November 8, 2024 Eurasia Daily Monitor   Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on November 5 that the Ukrainian government has begun a

David Hambling November 7, 2024 Forbes   Khyzak REBOFF is a new Ukrainian FPV kamikaze drone with fiber optic cable for communication instead of radio.

By Jake Epstein Nov 6, 2024 Business Insider   Ukraine carried out a drone attack on Russian warships in the Caspian Sea for the first

7 November 2024 Anton Fillipov European Pravda How a Canadian journalist reporting on “fascists” in Ukraine was uncovered as a Soviet agent In late October,

By Askold Lozynskyj Whether you like it or not President elect Donald J. Trump will control all three branches of government. The people of America

Soldiers holding chunk of enemy territory in Kursk have been learning Korean phrases and are unconcerned by threat from reinforcements Luke Harding 8 Nov 2024

By Jahara Matisek, Michael Miklaucic , and Will Reno November 6, 2024 Real Clear Defense   NATO has an Anti-Strategy problem, good intentions for Ukraine

November 3, 2024 The Economist   Cut deep into the innards of the southern front, Ukraine’s first underground hospital feels like something out of a

Diane Francis November 7, 2024 Donald Trump swept to power this week as American voters opted for a pro-business tough guy who will lower taxes,

Kyiv caught in limbo amid lack of equipment to detect and better treat soldiers affected by Russia’s increased use of new, unknown chemical weapons. by

 From Air Marshal (retd) Edward Stringer   November 5, 2024 FT   The US election poses twin strategic dangers for Ukraine, and for European allies.

Askold Lozynskyj According to “Politico” there are seven NATO member countries opposed or reluctant to extend an invitation to Ukraine to join NATO. Citing four

Why Washington Must Redefine Its Objectives By Richard Haass November 4, 2024 Foreign Affairs   Well into the September 10 debate between the U.S. presidential

A dramatic assault by Ukraine’s M-1 tanks and M-2 fighting vehicles belies the low stakes in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. David Axe Forbes Nov 4, 2024

by Marina Sapritsky-Nahum 29 Oct 2024 Transitions   When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the military conflict rippled through the religious communities, institutions, and congregational

By Max Hunder October 31, 2024 Reuters   KYIV – Ukraine is using dozens of domestically made AI-augmented systems for its drones to reach targets

Observer editorial 2 November 2024 The Guardian   The transfer to Russia of an estimated 10,000 North Korean troops to bolster Vladimir Putin’s illegal war

What’s at Stake in Kyiv’s Fight for Freedom By Lloyd J. Austin III November 1, 2024 Foreign Affairs   I was in Kyiv last week

Sinéad Baker October 31, 2024 Business Insider   Ukrainian forces surged into the southwestern Russian region of Kursk in August, and at the peak of

With so many men in uniform, Ukrainian women are helping keep weapons production going. October 30, 2024 By Veronika Melkozerova POLITICO KYIV — Halyna Yavorska

Askold Lozynskyj This plea is to all Americans regardless of party affiliation. It is addressed to people who simply care about other human beings, not

Christopher Miller, Christian Davies, Kang Buseong, and Max Seddon in Riga FT Oct 30, 2024 Kyiv is on high alert as it awaits the possible

“Sometimes, to solve a problem, you have to make it bigger,” said Hudson Institute founder Herman Kahn. To defeat the rising axis of aggressors, the

Open Letters Nov 1, 2024 A couple of weeks ago, I downloaded a collection of Hitler’s speeches and started going through them. I also searched

Nov 1, 2024   Let’s cut the bull here: Volodymyr Zelensky isn’t playing by anyone’s rules, especially not the ones that say, “Be like the

By: Taras Kuzio October 30, 2024 Eurasia Daily Monitor   On October 23, Ukrainian Military Intelligence (HUR) revealed that North Korean troops were being deployed

Ukraine only beginning to grapple with impact of widespread but unspoken abuse Emma Graham-Harrison and Artem Mazhulin 29 October 2024 The Guardians   Russian troops

A way of striking deep past enemy front lines which might just work David Axe 29 October 2024 The Telegraph   The US Army won’t

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Veteran, servant to the Ukrainian community, and friend of the Canadian Institute of military Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR), Bohdan Cherniawski receiving

‘No Limits!’: U.S. Clears Ukraine to Use American Weapons Freely as North Korean Troops Join Russia’s Front Line by Peter Brown Oct 28, 2024 Magazine

Increasingly, reasoned debate is being replaced by silencing and name-calling Paul Robinson October 28, 2024 Canadian Dimension   In the past decade, a disturbing phenomenon

October 28, 2024 Bellingcat   “I don’t have enough fingers to count what was there,” says Nelia Stryzhakova as she recalls the Ukrainian town of

Several thousand North Korean soldiers have arrived in Russia’s western Kursk region, where they are expected to support Moscow’s efforts to dislodge invading Ukrainian forces.

The Russian president’s Brics summit proves the limits of his anti-western alliance, the defence expert writes Mark Galeotti October 26, 2024 The Sunday Times  

Failure to contain the conflict has led to huge suffering and geopolitical shifts. Why didn’t the US commit to Nato? Simon Tisdall 26 Oct 2024

Cities in eastern and southern Ukraine are increasingly being hit by Russian glide bombs, converted gravity bombs that can be guided to targets, often landing

Ukraine is building 20 hospitals underground to avoid Russian bombardments By Alistair MacDonald and Ievgeniia Sivorka October 24, 2024 The Wall Street Journal   Artillery

by Askold S. Lozynskyj The New York Times reported that Russia has been providing small arms to the Houthis. American officials including Secretary Austin during

by Alexander J. Motyl October 25, 2024 The Hill   If Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hates something, it must be good. Orbán, a noted

  Denis Danilov   October 23, 2024   We can talk a lot about what Guterres did not do as UN Secretary General. Guterres ignored

Restrictions on American missiles remain, but Kyiv has leveraged its own drone attacks to inflict growing pain across Russia By Yaroslav Trofimov Oct. 26, 2024

Bogdan Maftei The Erudite Elders Oct 24, 2024 Ukraine has recently claimed to have successfully targeted Russia’s largest explosives manufacturing facility, a strike that could

Regular contacts between world’s richest man and America’s chief antagonist raise security concerns; topics include geopolitics, business and personal matters The Wall Street Journal By

Pyongyang’s top force is far from the SAS – but it should not be underestimated, analysts say James Rothwell 19 October 2024 The Telegraph  

By Askold Lozynskyj The brainchild of the Western financial services industry more than twenty years ago has grown like a cancer to be an opportunity

Peter Jukes looks at the mounting evidence that Elon Musk is using his social media platform as a vector to attack Ukraine and support Putin’s

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy wants an immediate invitation to join the alliance, but key capitals are balking. October 23, 2024 By Stuart Lau, Veronika Melkozerova, Robbie Gramer

The path to ending Russia’s war runs not through Moscow but through Beijing, demanding difficult decisions Western leaders keep postponing. Mark Temnycky October 22, 2024

‘I can do the same job as a man’: Ukraine’s first frontline female commander on war, grief – and her hope for the future Yulia

“As we assure Russia the very sanctuary, peace and tranquility that we deny Ukraine, Russia torches Ukraine into a smoldering graveyard with that very American

By Julian Spencer-Churchill October 19, 2024 Real Clear Defense   The same Ukrainian steadfastness that surprised every military observer in its tenacious resistance to Russia’s

October 21, 2024 By Carl Schreck, Mark Krutov and Sergei Dobrynin RFE/RL   The UN’s nuclear agency has financed Russian state scientific research in Crimea

The trip by the U.S. defense secretary comes as Russian forces steadily gain territory in eastern Ukraine. By Eric Schmitt October 21, 2024 The New

Video footage posted online shows dozens of soldiers in uniforms and carrying backpacks Liz Cookman 18 October 2024 Telegraph   North Korean troops appear to

By Anne Applebaum October 18, 2024 The Atlantic   Rhetoric has a history. The words democracy and tyranny were debated in ancient Greece; the phrase

Seoul demands immediate withdrawal of elite soldiers reportedly helping Russia in its war against Ukraine Justin McCurry 21 October 2024 The Guardian   South Korea

Global players flock to Kyiv summit as domestic production booms By Guillaume Ptak The Washington Times October 15, 2024   It’s a silver lining around

The 155th Mechanized Brigade is in the same class as the battle-hardened 33rd and 47th Mechanized Brigades David Axe October 15, 2024 Trench Art  

By Askold Lozynskyj A friend of mine having read my previous article on Ukraine’s NATO membership and the end of empire, wrote to me: “Dear

Pupils are being forced to learn a Russian curriculum and undergo military training. Some have found a way out Tom Ball October 18, 2024 The

Valerii Zaluzhnyi October 18, 2024 Chatham House   Good morning. I’m glad to welcome you all and thank you for inviting me to this wonderful

If Kyiv Can Force Moscow to Pursue Total Mobilization, Russia will Collapse and Ukraine will Win the War, Eidman Says Paul Goble Oct 8, 2024

By Janusz Bugajski October 17, 2024 Washington Examiner   President Joe Biden has accused former President Barack Obama of an inadequate response to Russia’s initial

Newsweek Oct 17, 2024   Some 18 North Korean soldiers are believed to have deserted the Russian frontline, with Kremlin fighters reportedly searching for them.

The Ukrainian president has urged the West to increase its support for the war against Russia, citing a policy of ‘peace through force’. We explore

Ukrainian president wants ‘unconditional invite’ to join Nato and rules out conceding territory to Russia Emma Graham-Harrison 16 October 2024 The Guardian   The Ukrainian

Speech by President Zelenskyy in the Verkhovna Rada 16 October 2024   Glory to Ukraine! Our people – in Ukraine, around the world – never

With reports that Pyongyang is to provide combat troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine Kyiv Post sought the views of Korean scholar Mykola Polishchuk

Tim Willasey-Wilsey CMG 14 October 2024 RUSI   Ukraine faces a precarious future amid waning Western support. The immediate peril comes from the 2024 US

And so the war in Ukraine continues. There may be a settlement, a ceasefire or even a temporary Ukrainian victory, but Russian aggression in Ukraine

By Liev Schreiber October 2024 TIME Magazine “I’ve had the privilege of witnessing firsthand the courage and ingenuity of the Ukrainian people, evident not only

A conspiracy against truth and goodness Edward Lucas October 14, 2024 Active Measures   The Russian Orthodox Church has sold its soul to the Kremlin.

Trump told prospective Georgia voters the US is getting taken for a ride but European support to Ukraine outmatches the US by practically all metrics.

The atrocity is sure to escalate an already brutal conflict. David Axe Forbes October 13, 2024   After a strong Ukrainian force with around a

In and around Kyiv, war has become part of daily life, even as the public grows weary of its costs. By Keith Gessen October 12,

by Abe Greenwald Foreign Affairs October 2024   On the morning of July 8, I was in Kyiv visiting a combined surgery ward and prosthetics

Giving up land means surrendering to Russian occupation By Herman Pirchner October 10, 2024 Washington Times   As the war in Ukraine heads toward its

Bogdan Maftei The Erudite Elders Oct 11, 2024   Right now, Russia’s mobilization efforts and recruitment tactics are really showing that the war in Ukraine

By Ellie Cook and John Feng October 11, 2024 Newsweek   Since late summer, Ukraine has intensified its targeting of ammunition depots, which are vital

Ukraine’s victory is not only feasible. It is necessary to make the world a safer place. Julia Kazdobina October 10, 2024 Euromaidan Press   As

Kim Jong Un has pledged “full support” for Russia’s Putin in his fight against Ukraine. Seoul and Kyiv say he’s now doing that by sending

By David Axe Forbes Oct 8, 2024   After fighting in many of the bloodiest battles in Russia’s wider war on Ukraine for 15 months

By John E. Herbst Oct 7, 2024 Atlantic Council   This essay is part of the report “Transatlantic horizons: A collaborative US-EU policy agenda for

The days when Russian companies could hope to prosper in the global market have ended, whether they accept the fact or not. By Irina Borogan

‘Human safari’ in Kherson portends terrifying future of war By Adam Zivo Oct 9, 2024 National Post   In Kherson, a frontline Ukrainian city, small

By Askold Lozynskyj There is probably no Ukrainian Catholic who is not happy about the new appointment of the Ukrainian bishop from Melbourne, Australia, Mykola

  SOMETHING FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS The New York Times columnist Bret Stephens in his article “The World That Awaits the Next President” (NYT, 7

The US and Europe are failing to provide decisive military aid. A Trump victory could soon reveal the depths of this mistake Paul Taylor 9

A Ukrainian raid reportedly struck a drone warehouse near Oktyabrsky. David Axe Forbes Oct 9, 2024   A Ukrainian attack on a warehouse in southern

Residents and first responders are increasingly at risk, as drones strike civilian vehicles, including private cars, taxis, minibuses, public transport, volunteer trucks, and ambulances. By

by Mark Temnycky October 7, 2024 The Hill   When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, the Kremlin claimed that it was coming

But shocking losses didn’t halt the Russian advance. David Axe October 7, 2024 Trench Art   According to one reliable count, the Russian military lost

A glide bomb was amid the wreckage of the Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik. David Axe Forbes October 6, 2024   A rare Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik—the Russian

Ministry of Culture Reports Ivan Khomenko October 6, 2024 United24 Media   As a result of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, nearly 2,100 cultural institutions

Classic Cold War tradecraft lured a sitting member of the Oireachtas to offer his services to a spy John Mooney October 06 2024 The Sunday

A $1 million grant from the U.S. is the latest effort to support Ukraine’s fight to preserve its rich past Ella Feldman The Smithsonian October

Government should remove more than 330 names on Victims of Communism memorial because of potential Nazi or fascist links, report recommends The memorial was supposed

Two months later, and Kyiv’s small – albeit astonishing – occupation of Russian territory is going strong. Western officials don’t understand how. By Kate Nicholson

Bogdan Maftei The Erudite Elders Oct 5, 2024   Between May and July 2024, Russia experienced an exceptionally high number of casualties in its war

Ukraine sceptics are gaining influence in the European parliament as Russia fights to avoid a stalemate, the historian and security expert writes Mark Galeotti October

By Serhii Kuzan October 3, 2024 Atlantic Council   With international attention firmly fixed on the Russian army’s advances in eastern Ukraine and the Ukrainian

Torture of Ukrainian POWs systematic and “encouraged,” says UN. By Eva Hartog October 4, 2024 POLITICO   BRUSSELS — At least 177 Ukrainian prisoners have

By Vazha Tavberidze October 04, 2024 RFE/RL   A leading expert on Russian foreign policy, James Nixey, heads the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham

Russia has to stop fighting. Anne Applebaum October 2, 2024 The Atlantic   In an underground parking lot beneath an ordinary building in an ordinary

Two elite Russian naval infantry brigades may have lost up to 40% of their pre-war strength in failed assaults on the Ukrainian town of Vuhledar,

The Kyiv Independent Sept 27, 2024   Dear U.S. President Joe Biden, As Ukrainian cities continue to be targeted by Russian missiles and drones, bringing death

The National Interest Oct 2, 2024   In late September, Ukrainian forces recaptured and cleared the Volchansky chemical plant in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, a strategic

by Askold S. Lozynskyj Certainly one of the most egregious lies emanating from the Trump campaign and the MAGA crowd is that Trump and America

Returning home from the US, Zelenskyy faces Russian advances, an exhausted society and the prospect of winter energy shortages Ben Hall, Christopher Miller and Henry

Recent successful Ukrainian strikes on major Russian ammunition storage sites are being reflected by shortages of shells for Moscow’s frontline troops. by Kyiv Post October

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 10/01/24 The Hill   Oh, how the mighty have fallen! Vladimir Putin used to speak of the Russian army as the

In one community churning out materiel for Kyiv’s defense, jobs and investment are flowing. By Jacob Bogage September 29, 2024 The Washington Post   SCRANTON,

The bloody consequences of misjudging Ukraine’s will to resist Nick Cohen September 29, 2024 Writing From London   Go back to 24 February 2022, the

Ukrainian troops are slowly losing ground, and officials say more support is needed to hold Russia back By James Marson, Alexander Ward and Lara Seligman

by Chris York September 28, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   The Kremlin is facing a backlash from Russian military bloggers outraged at reports of specialist

By Mitzi Perdue September 27, 2024 CEPA   The author visited the highly secret building where Ukraine’s drone operations are coordinated to see the pilots

On questions of war and peace, governments must hear from many types of experts. Eliot A. Cohen, Phillips Payson O’Brien September 27, 2024 The Atlantic

by Alexander J. Motyl 09/27/24 The Hill   Who’s afraid of Volodymyr Zelensky? Donald Trump and the Republican Party, that’s who. So much so that

Ben Connable September 25, 2024 War on the Rocks   For major wars like the one being fought between Russia and Ukraine, the military, the

by The Kyiv Independent news desk September 25, 2024   Editor’s Note: The following is the transcript of a speech delivered by President Volodymyr Zelensky

Russia’s war against Ukraine could turn out to be a bloody prologue to a blood-soaked European aftermath. By George F. Will September 25, 2024 The

Warsaw’s top diplomat in a UN speech laced into Russia’s leadership. Invading Ukraine, kidnapping and brain-washing Ukrainian children are all war crimes and will be

Days before Zelensky is to present his “victory plan” to outgoing US President Biden, Ukrainian soldiers weigh in on what they hope and expect from

Stephen Blank Real Clear Defense Sept 23, 2024   Washington’s continuing inability or refusal to formulate let alone execute a winning strategy in Ukraine impedes

Andrew McCabe says Trump-Putin interactions ‘raise questions’, as Harris says Putin would eat Trump ‘for lunch’ Martin Pengelly The Guardian 12 Sep 2024   Trump

Eurasia Daily Monitor By Sergey Sukhankin September 23, 2024   Russian state-run media outlets, such as RT, have transformed their disinformation campaigns in the West

By John Herbst and Adrian Karatnycky Sept. 23, 2024 New York Post   As Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks Tuesday at the UN General Assembly,

by Julia Struck Smart News Sept 23, 2024 Ukrainian paratroopers have reportedly broken through another section of the Russian border in the Kursk region, according

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 09/23/24 The Hill If you want to get completely depressed about Russia’s future, you can’t do better than to read a

Finland’s president and NATO’s departing secretary general are urging Mr. Biden to allow Ukraine to use weapons to hit bases deeper inside Russia. By Steven

Diane Francis September 23, 2024 Two “earthquakes” just struck Russia. On September 18, a fleet of Ukrainian drones flew 300 miles inside Russia and blew

Suspected Russian propaganda operation prompts calls to force UK-registered news sites to reveal ownership The Guardian Ben Quinn 22 Sept 2024   Fake news websites

As President Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to present his “victory plan” to U.S. President Joe Biden and presidential candidates next week, experts and officials say the

By Giorgi Revishvili September 21, 2024 Atlantic Council   Ukraine conducted one of the largest and most effective drone attacks of the entire war in

Bogdan Maftei The Erudite Elders Sept 20, 2024   In the early hours of Wednesday, 18 September 2024, a series of massive explosions shook Russia’s

Fire-Spewing Ukrainian Thermite Drones Were Waiting. The attacks failed, signaling a slowdown in Russian advances. David Axe Forbes Sept 20, 2024   The Russians are

Oleksandr Kamyshin spent more than a year as minister of strategic industries, overseeing Ukraine’s defence industry. Askold Krushelnycky September 20, 2024 Independent   For months,

In the United States and Europe, there is growing uncertainty about how to counter Putin’s aggression without stoking a direct conflict with Russia. By Robyn

For it to work, Biden must back it – fast Timothy Garton Ash 21 September 2024 The Guardian   Earlier this week, I started a

By MATTHEW KAMINSKI 09/18/2024 POLITICO   KYIV, Ukraine — Will Joe or won’t he? Once again, Ukrainian wartime leaders are preoccupied with a looming choice

Ukraine’s victory delayed by West’s fears of Russian defeat, Canadian-Ukrainian lawyer turned soldier says Canadian-Ukrainian lawyer serving in Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces continues promoting investment,

Russian forces are gathering on Pokrovsk, a logistics base and transport hub, after months of slow, brutal advance By Luke Harding 18 September 2024 The

by Alexander J. Motyl September 17, 2024 The Hill   After two-and-a-half years of a terrible war, Ukrainians remain deeply patriotic. If one of Vladimir

The deep Ukrainian offensive into Russia’s Kursk Oblast is becoming a watershed and opening a new page in Europe’s largest military conflict since 1945. Andreas

Russia May Have Stockpiled Its Best Missiles At An Arsenal In The Town Of Toropets. Which Is Why Ukraine Just Blew It Up With 100

Moscow’s agents are trying to destabilize Ukraine’s supporters – but while the Baltic states and Finland are boldly countering Russian espionage, others are more reticent,

By Orest Deychakiwsky Sept 13, 2024 The Ukrainian Weekly   As incongruous as it may seem, Kamala Harris and Joe Biden have more in common

Newsweek Sept 16, 2024   Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is reported to have evacuated from a key naval base in the country’s port of Novorossiysk,

Lubomyr Luciuk September 16, 2024   A lot of flapdoodle has been published about the proposed release by Library and Archives Canada of a list

By Caolan Magee September 12, 2024 Smart News   The UK and US governments are expected to make a decision on lifting restrictions on using

Washington should abandon a failed approach to Moscow that does not learn or self-adjust. Edward Hunter Christie September 11, 2024 Foreign Policy   In Robert

Ukraine is under pressure to cut a deal to end the war, especially if Trump wins, but there is likely to be fierce opposition from

Sept. 15, 2024 By David French The New York Times   It’s certainly understandable that many millions of Americans have focused on Springfield, Ohio, after

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld 09/13/24 Bloomberg   The news that the International Monetary Fund will become the first major international financial body to officially return to Russia

by Askold Lozynskyj I am in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It has been said that the Apostle Andrew visited the hills of Kyiv and

After talks in Washington reached a stalemate, Sir Keir Starmer is urged to go it alone exclusive Caroline Wheeler and Tim Shipman September 14, 2024

David DiMolfetta Nextgov/FCW September 13, 2024   A Kremlin cyber operations unit has been embedded in RT since last year and has gone to global

The filmmakers behind “Russians at War” have argued that a lot of the negative press surrounding the documentary comes from people who haven’t seen it.

Kursk incursion exposes Russia’s manpower shortages but the Kremlin, fearing public backlash, hopes for gains without mobilization. by Oleg Sukhov September 11, 2024 The Kyiv

For both Ukraine and Russia, battlefield gains now might provide an upper hand in any negotiations later. That’s reflected in their discussions over arms with

Barry Hertz September 12, 2024 The Globe and Mail   Citing security concerns, organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival have paused the upcoming North

Secret Friends of Russian (Propaganda) Science: https://voxukraine.org/en/secret-friends-of-russian-propaganda-science

Lidiia Karpenko The Globe and Mail September 12, 2024   Canada is a country that lives by an established set of values. I like those

The rise of drones has prompted armies to change tactics and add defenses to the powerful armored vehicles By Alistair MacDonald, Gordon Lubold and Ievgeniia

By Silvester Nosenko September 12, 2024 Atlantic Council   Although it is currently common to talk about the West as a unitary actor in the

Lithuania pledged 10 million euros—$11 million—to the effort. David Axe September 11, 2024 Forbes   On Sept. 6, Lithuania pledged 10 million euros—$11 million—to Ukrainian

by Askold S. Lozynskyj Sept 12, 2024   Several questions have been raised in the course of the Ukraine-Russia war, some provoked by threats that

Decision understood to have already been made in private as secretary of state says in Kyiv that US will continue to adapt policy Luke Harding

By Ieva Ilves September 10, 2024 CEPA   Ukraine provides an excellent example of the way digital resilience can help societies thrive under relentless attack.

I condemn TVO’s decision to help fund the film “Russians at War” using its funding allocation from the Canada Media Fund. The film “Russians at

September 9, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS Arguably, Russia has already “lost” its war against Ukraine. After ten years and two invasions, Putin occupies only 20 percent

Letter to the editor re: “Russian-Canadian director responds to TIFF documentary backlash,” The Globe and Mail, 8 September 2024   Russia invaded Ukraine. Russian war

Janice Dickson September 6, 2024 The Globe and Mail   Ukrainian officials are urging the Toronto International Film Festival to cancel screenings of a documentary

I asked a friend of mine in Lviv what will it take to end this war in favor of Ukraine.  What surprised me more than

Consul General Oleh Nikolenko: We strongly oppose the attempt to use the Toronto International Film Festival TIFF to whitewash the crimes of Russian soldiers in

The Erudite Elders Bogdan Maftei Sept 6, 2024   The 80th Arctic Motorized Rifle Brigade, a Russian unit originally tasked with defending the borders near

Critics say Kyiv is attacking religious freedom in its efforts to break the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s ties with Moscow. Ukraine says it’s acting in self-defense.

How the Kremlin Allegedly Built a Conservative U.S. Media Startup Tenet Media posted hundreds of videos, as it was secretly bankrolled by Russia, the Justice

The Aero Azimuth is designed to detect and assist in engaging the drone controller, rather than the drone itself. Thomas Newdick Sept 3, 2024 The

  Sept 5, 2024 Russia deliberately targets and kills children and other civilians daily in an attempt to break the Ukrainian spirit. On August 30,

By Alessio Dell’Anna 06/09/2024 Euronews   Russia destroyed or damaged around 500 Ukrainian Paralympic sports facilities, forcing Ukrainian athletes to prepare for the Paris games

Tenet Media founder Lauren Chen allegedly took funds from pro-Moscow outlet Jonathan Montpetit and Aloysius Wong CBC News Sept 6, 2024   The U.S. Justice

As Western fear of Russian escalation continues limiting missile strikes into Russia, Ukraine ramps up its domestic arms production to counter Russia’s Iskanders Alya Shandra

By Jesus Mesa September 3, 2024 Newsweek   The Ukrainian military has started deploying drones retrofitted with thermite payloads, effectively transforming its lethal fleet of

Underground resistance fighters are risking their lives to defend their country By ELIZABETH CARR-ELLIS Sept 4, 2024 Smart News   Its operating strategy could come

by Martin Fornusek August 31, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   Sitting on NATO’s eastern frontier, Lithuania has been punching above its weight when it comes

On the main road to Russia, the combat vehicles – some of them British – trundle forward. In the Russian town of Sudzha, Ukrainian troops

THIBAULT SPIRLET September 2, 2024 AP Ukraine’s Kursk incursion shows that Russia has ‘limited capabilities,’ Kurt Volker, a former US ambassador to NATO, said. Russia

Russia plays down overnight strikes as its forces make incremental gains in Donbas and launch missiles at Kharkiv Luke Harding 1 September 2024 The Guardian

The Observer view on Russia: Putin’s retaliation against Ukraine must persuade Biden to relent over arms Observer editorial Putin’s boycotting of the anniversary of the

August 30, 2024 Jonathan Beale and Thomas Spencer BBC   Western technology and finance are helping Ukraine carry out hundreds of long-range strikes inside Russia.

Ursula von der Leyen issued a fresh rebuke to Hungary’s Viktor Orban. By Jorge Liboreiro 30/08/2024 Euro News   In her first wide-ranging speech since

After 500 years of non-alliance, a bombshell report recommends closer cooperation with the EU and NATO. August 30, 2024 By Laura Kayali and Jacopo Barigazzi

By Olena Halushka Aug 29, 2024 Atlantic Council   Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has evolved into the largest European war since World War II,

August 26, 2024 Mick Ryan Engelsberg Ideas   Ukraine’s surprise offensive into Kursk has not only caught Russia off guard but also shocked its allies,

Diane Francis August 29, 2024 News broke this week that Elon Musk has a couple of Russian oligarchs as investors in his “X” Twitter company.

Losses of the American-made tanks is accelerating outside Pokrovsk David Axe August 28, 2024 Trench Art   The Ukrainian army’s 47th Mechanized Brigade is one

August 24, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON – The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition, released

Ukraine’s new F-16s are flying missions and shot down incoming missiles during a massive Russian attack, Zelenskyy says By Chris Panella Business Insider Aug 27,

By HANNA ARHIROVA August 26, 2024 The Associated Press   KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says it has a new long-range weapon to strike deep

Sky News spoke to the special forces commander who heads a network of Ukrainian civilians, living – and fighting – behind Russian lines, in his

The Kingston Remembers plaque, entitled Enduring Roots, commemorates the historical experience of Ukrainians in the City of Kingston. Jan Murphy The Kingston Whig-Standard Aug 26,

Pope Francis was an enigma during his Argentinian days. Still Catholic Cardinals worldwide believed that with the help of the Holy Spirit who hovered over

Visuals verified by The Post show more than 240 prisoners, which analysts say appear to include conscripts with minimal fighting experience. By Sarah Cahlan, Evan

Can the bold incursion into Russia bring the victory closer for Ukraine? by Dinara Khalilova August 25, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   Ukraine’s ongoing operation

By Nataliya Gumenyuk August 16, 2024 Foreign Affairs   Launched on August 6, Ukraine’s surprise cross-border offensive into the Kursk region of Russia has startled

I’m not a north-ender. From the day I was born, and for all the years I have lived in Kingston, I’ve never made my home

Ukraine has stepped up its drone attacks while urging the U.S. to allow use of American-supplied weapons in Russia By Isabel Coles August 22, 2024

Vikram Mittal August 21, 2024 Forbes   During their initial invasion of Crimea in 2014, the Russian military skillfully integrated drones and electronic warfare into

Dr Greg Mills, Alfonso Prat Gay, Juan-Carlos Pinzon and Dr Karin von Hippel 21 August 2024 RUSI   With insights gained from their latest visit

The Ukrainian military’s advance into Russia’s Kursk Oblast is forcing the Russian military to redirect forces from Ukraine to defend its territory. Ukrainian ground forces

Diane Francis August 22, 2024   On Saturday, August 24, Ukraine celebrates 33 years of independence from Moscow. Kyiv hasn’t staged military parades since the

By Thomas Grove Aug. 21, 2024 The Wall Street Journal   In the spring of this year, Moscow’s new military appointee overseeing security in the

Occupied areas seized by Ukraine are suddenly giving a glimpse of a post-Putin Russia. JAMES BROOKE August 20, 2024 The New York Sun   Ukraine

The Ukrainian incursion into Russia’s Kursk Oblast marks a significant turning point, with far-reaching implications for the future of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Andreas Umland

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 08/15/24 The Hill   As Ukraine’s offensive into Russia’s Kursk Province continues apace, Ukrainians may decide to celebrate the liberation of

Last major crossing on this part of front in Kursk region hit overnight as Ukraine aims to expand ‘buffer zone’ Luke Harding and Dan Sabbagh

by Martin Fornusek and Nate Ostiller August 17, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   On the morning of Aug. 6, the first groups of Ukrainian soldiers

The president hoped for a speedy victory; instead, there are foreign tanks on Russian soil for the first time since the Nazis Luke Harding 17

Ivana Kottasová CNN Aug 16, 2024   Russian President Vladimir Putin made a big promise when he launched his war on Ukraine: conscripts would not

Chechen blocking units turned back retreating Russian troops in Sudzha—so they surrendered, instead. David Axe Forbes Aug 15, 2024   Eight days into Ukraine’s invasion

Almost 200,000 civilians have been ordered to leave their homes as Moscow struggles to halt assault and Kyiv launches drone strikes on airbases deep into

Aug 15, 2024 Bogdan Maftei   The Kursk Operation, a major Ukrainian military initiative launched on August 6, 2024, represents a critical moment in the

By Taras Kuzio August 13, 2024 CEPA   Ukraine’s unexpected incursion into Putin’s backyard has shocked and confounded enemies and allies, but what does Kyiv

Askold Krushelnycky The Independent Aug 13, 2024   This isn’t a short jaunt into Russia as a propaganda exercise,” a colonel connected to the general staff of Ukraine’s

August 13, 2024 By TOM WATLING and CHRIS STEVENSON Smart News Ukraine has said its forces are still advancing a week into its largest cross-border attack

– The Strategic Implications of the Sudzha Bridgehead GLEN HOWARD Aug 12, 2024   Having completed the first week of Ukraine’s Kursk offensive one of

As the once carefree summers of Ukrainian childhood and young adulthood are forever altered by war, traditional camps have taken on a more patriotic tone.

Ukrainian reinforcements are arriving—including from other fronts, where Kyiv’s forces are spread thin By Isabel Coles and Ievgeniia Sivorka August 12, 2024 The Wall Street

Christopher Miller August 12, 2024 Financial Times   As Volodymyr prepared to enter Russian territory, adrenaline ran through his veins. It was not lost on

Ukraine’s Big Swing and its Future Strategic Options in Kursk Mick Ryan August 12, 2024 Futura Doctrina   The Ukrainian operation in Kursk is almost

Diane Francis August 12, 2024   On August 6, the Ukrainian army invaded Russia for the first time in this war, and rolled across its

By Alexander Motyl National Security Journal Aug 11, 2024   Ukraine’s goals in launching a “special military operation” in Kursk Province—the term Putin used in

More Ukrainian Brigades Roll Into Russia’s Kursk Oblast As Ukrainian Artillery Blocks Russian Reinforcements After four days, five Ukrainian brigades control 400 square miles of

Ukraine Is Determined To Flatten Khalino Air Base, Situated Just 50 Miles From The Front Line Of Ukraine’s Surprise Invasion Of Russia The Ukrainians have

Ukrainian forces have continued to push deeper into Russia, further signaling this operation wasn’t a short raid but rather a potential occupation. By Isabelle Khurshudyan

The local government in the Russian region of Kursk declared a state of emergency as military analysts reported that Ukrainian forces had advanced several miles

Eurasia Daily Monitor Paul Goble August 8, 2024   As Ukrainian drones are reaching targets ever deeper inside Russia and the Ukrainian army is seizing

The 80th Air Assault Brigade is equipped for tough, swift attacks. David Axe Forbes Aug 8, 2024   A column of armored vehicles rolling into

Aug 9, 2024 ISW The Ukrainian cross-border raid into Russia’s Kursk region, initiated on August 6, 2024, has evolved into a complex and multi-pronged military

The Russian Belgorod or the Kursk regions are ethnically and historically Ukrainian regions. Most recently the residents accepted the Ukrainian flag with the words, whatever,

By Janusz Bugajski August 7, 2024 Washington Examiner   The recent exchange of several Russian political hostages for Moscow’s spies and assassins, facilitated by the

Ukraine has won 11 medals so far at the Paris Olympics. Each has been celebrated in the war-torn country as a symbol of resilience and

Vladimir Putin convenes meeting with top officials as defence ministry acknowledges fighting is ongoing Dan Sabbagh 7 August 2024 The Guardian   Ukraine’s surprise incursion

Ukrainian and European views of Russia’s war on Ukraine Ivan Krastev and Mark Leonard 3 July 2024 European Council on Foreign Relations   New research

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh and fencer Olga Kharlan are among those in Paris trying to not just excel, but to lift up the nation and

Yesterday, Ukraine Invaded Russia. Today, The Ukrainians Marched Nearly 10 Miles. Whatever Kyiv Aims To Achieve, It’s Taking A Huge Risk. Ukrainian commanders have deployed

August 1, 2024 Gudrun Persson Engelsberg Ideas An often-overlooked fact about the current conflict in Ukraine is that, over the centuries, Russia has waged several

DIANE FRANCIS August 5, 2024   The possibility of an isolationist U.S. President increases the odds that Europeans must defend themselves against Russia. But who

August 6, 2024 Ukrainian World Congress   Ukrainians around the world have united again to supply new drones to their “Hawk” UAV battalions.  These Ukrainian-manufactured

Whatever happens in November, the next president’s approach to Russia’s war on Ukraine will determine America’s broader role in the world. By Matthew Kaminski 08/04/2024

By Brendan Cole Newsweek Aug 5, 2024 Russia continues to pay a high cost in troops and equipment during its full-scale invasion, according to Kyiv,

Ukraine Had A Chance To Blow Up Russia’s Best Warplanes On The Tarmac. The White House Said No—And Now It’s Too Late. Ukraine is still

Ukraine flips Russia’s playbook, disrupting Wagner’s African gold operations and emerging as a surprise regional power broker. Security expert Omar Ashour notes the strategic shift:

by Vlad Kobets and David J. Kramer August 2, 2024 Just Security Many Americans have come to understand the risks that the dismal human rights

When Putin invaded, a historian in Kyiv saw that Ukraine’s cultural heritage was in danger. So he set out to save as much of it

The Biden administration says it will provide missiles and bombs for the American-made aircraft By Lara Seligman and Alistair MacDonald July 30, 2024 The Wall

Russia’s war against Ukraine has for the first time hit back on the Arctic. A Tu-22M3 bomber at the Olenya airfield on the Kola Peninsula

For Two Days In A Row, The Russians Hurled Tanks At The Ukrainian 79th Air Assault Brigade. The Russians are hoping to break through to

We created a new kind of orchestra to fight for Ukraine all over the world Keri-Lynn Wilson 29 July 2024 The Guardian   What is

DIANE FRANCIS July 29, 2024   The Olympics in Paris provides a welcome distraction, but Ukraine is racking up significant wins in its struggle against

Moscow admits that more than 700,000 children have been taken into its territory and some appear to be receiving military training Marc Bennetts July 29,

May 8, 2022 NPR   The New York Times is looking to add to its list of 132 Pulitzer Prizes — by far the most

Ukraine wants to deploy its first F-16 jets this summer, hoping to counter Russia’s dominance in the air. But stepped-up Russian bombing attacks on air

By Isabel van Brugen Newsweek July 26, 2024   Ukraine celebrated the failure of Russian air defenses in annexed Crimea after powerful explosions rocked the

‘A few weeks ago our allies finally authorized us to strike deep within enemy territory, while respecting the NATO charter!’ By Bernard-Henri Lévy July 26,

Instead of Abandoning Kyiv, Washington Should Give It the Tools to Win By Jakub Grygiel July 25, 2024 Foreign Affairs   The United States has

US MILITARY ‘MIGHTY IMPRESSED’ BY UKRAINE’S ACOUSTIC SENSOR NETWORK THAT HELPS TO DETECT, IDENTIFY AND HUNT RUSSIAN UAVS By Sakshi Tiwari July 25, 2024 The

Historian Franziska Davies explains the historical ties between Germany and Russia, German misconceptions about Ukraine, and how those two are connected. by Dinara Khalilova July

“Land for peace” is in the air. Alexander Motyl July 22, 2024 The Hill   Who could be against a land for peace deal in

The Ukrainian Weekly July 19, 2024 by OREST DEYCHAKIWSKY   Resistance to foreign occupation has been a feature throughout Ukraine’s troubled history. During the 17th

“There was blood pouring everywhere. Yet, in a certain way, I felt very safe, because I had God on my side.” Spoken by a deeply

At Least Five Golf Carts Laden With Russian Soldiers Rolled Toward Ukrainian Lines. The Outcome Was All But Inevitable. The devolution of Russian mechanized forces

By Peter Dickinson July 16, 2024 Atlantic Council   This week marked another milestone in the Battle of the Black Sea as the Russian Navy

Enough With the Idiotic Statements On Ukraine. Eminent scholars need to stop embarrassing themselves with policy proposals that endanger people’s lives. NEIL A. ABRAMS July

His pilots communicate from the battlefield using Google Hangouts as the Ukrainian army fights off an enemy advancing on vital territory during a 37C heatwave

David Hambling Forbes July 17, 2024 The artillery war in Ukraine may be shifting, with indications that the Ukrainians are destroying Russian guns at a

  The NATO Summit in Washington had two purposes: to recognize the 75 years of NATO and strengthen the defensive alliance and to substantively help

by Chris York July 15, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   After a long wait, F-16 fighter jets are finally on their way to Ukraine.  “Those

David Axe Forbes July 15, 2024 Russians are getting really fed up with the Ukrainian crew of that Yakovlev Yak-52 training plane that has been

Newly armed with deep-strike missiles, Kyiv is trying to degrade Russian abilities on the peninsula, aiming at airfields, air defenses and logistics hubs. By Marc

There’s One Main Reason Russia Could Keep Striking Ukrainian Children’s Hospitals And Other Civilian Targets: The Free World Doesn’t Produce Nearly Enough Air Defense Missiles

This haunting history explores 350 years of ‘Russocentric exceptionalism’, debunking the myths fuelling Putin’s imperialism Luke Harding July 12, 2023 The Guardian   For Russia’s

Montreal’s Nikolay Goltsev and co-accused pleaded guilty to multi-million dollar scheme Roxanna Woloshyn CBC News July 12, 2024   A man from Montreal has admitted

Askold Lozynskyj Professor Taras Hunczak of Chatham, New Jersey, passed away on July 1, 2024 at the age of 92.  Professor Hunczak leaves an indelible

Ukraine needs U.S. permission to use ATACMS to hit Russian bases where bomb-dropping aircraft are based. By VERONIKA MELKOZEROVA July 1, 2024 POLITICO   KYIV

The move is among changes that aim to safeguard support amid European right-wing surge By Michael R. Gordon and Daniel Michaels July 1, 2024 The

The information war with Russia has demonstrated what a powerful weapon ridicule can be against a Moscow bent on undermining Western aid to Ukraine. By

From the failings of NATO to the West’s hypocrisy, naivety and actions that shore up Russia, the West’s ingrained stance of self-deterrence magnifies the egregiousness

THE NIGHT I JOINED AN ULTRA-SECRET UKRAINIAN SPECIAL FORCES UNIT RAINING DESTRUCTION ON A WEAPONS FACTORY HUNDREDS OF MILES INSIDE PUTIN’S RUSSIA David Patrikarakos June

Russia’s Victory Day offensive is turning into a bloodbath … for Russian troops. David Axe Forbes June 27, 2024   Russia’s Victory Day offensive across

28.06.2024 Ukrinform   South Korea is one of the world’s leading defense tech countries. Ukrinform has explored how that country can be meaningfully helpful to

DIANE FRANCIS June 27, 2024   Putin invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022 and on October 7, 2023 a second front in his “world war”

Newly obtained documents show that 20,000 Wagner mercenaries were killed in the campaign to take the Ukrainian city, making it Russia’s deadliest battle since the

As Putin tries to grind out a win, Kyiv is taking a page from Churchill’s playbook. Walter Russell Mead June 10, 2024 The Wall Street

Rheinmetall’s Armin Papperger has emerged as a major player in the weapons business, and one of its most outspoken figures By Alistair MacDonald June 11,

Bogdan Maftei The Erudite Elders June 7, 2024   On May 30, 2024, the Ukrainian forces launched a multi-pronged attack on Russian-occupied Crimea, targeting critical

An elite squad of fighters has been on the front lines of every major battle for Ukraine’s independence. This is the story of their war.

Hardened Ukrainian veterans hope new supplies of US rockets will help push Vladimir Putin’s forces back Luke Harding 8 Jun 2024 The Guardian   The

One Ukrainian researcher and podcaster is a leading voice in efforts to rethink Ukrainian-Russian relations through the prism of colonialism. By Constant Méheut June 9,

Maria Melchior June 6, 2024 The Wall Street Journal   Iryna Tsybukh rescued the wounded from Ukraine’s bloodiest battles. While working as a combat medic,

David Axe June 6, 2024 Forbes   France will donate surplus Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters to Ukraine, French Pres. Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday. The

By Janusz Bugajski June 6, 2024 Washington Examiner   The policies of President Joe Biden’s administration are prolonging the war in Ukraine and benefitting Russia.

The Biden administration’s recent approval for hitting targets inside Russia is still constrained by misguided fears of a Russian defeat By VLADISLAV DAVIDZON June 6,

June 5, 2024 Newsweek   Ukrainian forces held their ground in the strategically important eastern Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar as Russian troops are reported

We examined 16 European Parliament resolutions critical of Russia — and identified EU lawmakers who have consistently shown their true colors. June 6, 2024 By

The last few weeks have provided glaring examples of what ought not happen in the American political milieu. In one particular scene a legal neophyte,

Russia has stolen 20,000 children from Ukraine. A country without its children is a country without a future Oleksandra Matviichuk June 05, 2024 National Post

Elisabeth Braw CEPA May 29, 2024   The world’s most powerful democracies are moving ever closer to expropriating more than $300bn in Russian assets to

Both sides are using revolutionary means to wage battles on land and in the air. Walter Russell Mead June 3, 2024 The Wall Street Journal

With Russian reconnaissance drones enabling devastating missile strikes deep in Ukrainian territory, Ukraine’s military is turning to a novel solution: deploying agile, low-cost “kamikaze” drones

  After months of fighting, the Russians are still struggling to gain a toehold in Ukraine’s 266th biggest population center. David Axe Forbes June 4,

The peninsula is becoming a death trap for the Kremlin’s forces The Economist June 1, 2024   GOOD NEWS, at last, from Ukraine. The approval

Bogdan Maftei The Erudite Elders June 1, 2024   The Ukrainian Armed Forces have conducted missile strikes targeting the ferry crossing and oil terminal at

Joe Barnes June 1, 2024 The Telegraph   On the reconnaissance drone’s pixelated video feed, a small, four-wheeled robot trundles into view, coming to a

After making quick early gains across Ukraine’s northern border, Russia’s May offensive on Kharkiv Oblast has run out of steam. by Francis Farrell May 31,

Kyiv is making it increasingly difficult for Russia to keep the peninsula supplied. By VERONIKA MELKOZEROVA May 31, 2024 POLITICO   KYIV — Ukraine is

by Irene Sanchez and Giorgos 31 May 2024 Transitions   In the lead-up to the European Parliament election, rising Russian disinformation threatens to sway voters.

Ukrainian president unleashes on Beijing, saying it’s helping Moscow threaten countries with higher food and fuel prices to convince them not to attend June 15-16

Exclusive interview: Ukrainian president says US delaying use of western weapons on targets inside Russia has cost lives Katharine Viner, Luke Harding , Shaun Walker

A coalition of officials and lawmakers in Kyiv and Washington raced behind the scenes as the assault on Kharkiv roared on. By ERIN BANCO, LARA

Two years into Russia’s war, the ghost of the German Ostpolitik philosophy lingers over the country’s foreign policy WINFRIED SCHNEIDER-DETERS May 31, 2024 Euromaidan Press

Isabel van Brugen Newsweek May 30, 2024   Russia is rapidly approaching a major milestone in its losses of armored personnel vehicles in the war

Euromaidan Press May 29, 2024   On 28 May, there are a lot of updates from the Kharkiv direction. After the initial Russian plan to

  Peter Dickinson May 27, 2024 Atlantic Council   On May 23, Russia launched a missile strike against Ukraine’s largest printing house, killing seven employees

By Aaron G. Burnett, Yuliya Ziskina May 28, 2025 ERIC Some G7 leaders are worried about the kind of precedent seizing $300 billion of frozen

Ukraine wants to use donated weapons to attack targets inside Russia, but its allies are split on the issue. By LAURA KAYALI, JACOPO BARIGAZZI and

These Ukrainians fear they will be the next target for Putin’s forces – but they will fight to the last Askold Krushelnycky The Independent May

Ex-Belgian jets boost Ukraine’s future F-16 fleet to 85 planes. David Axe Forbes May 28, 2024   Gen. Serhii Golubtsov, the commander of the Ukrainian

The men of the 5th Separate Assault Brigade, under the command of Major Ruslan Habinet, are determined to defend the key strategic town of Chasiv

Irishman’s Ukrainian parents hid his passport to stop him joining defence of Kyiv at age 17 Daniel McLaughlin May 26, 2024 The Irish Times  

With the Right Support and Approach, Kyiv Can Still Win By Andriy Zagorodnyuk and Eliot A. Cohen May 21, 2024 Foreign Affairs   The U.S.

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 05/25/24 The Hill   Vladimir Putin’s recent government reshuffle has produced a flood of oftentimes contradictory assessments, but there’s general agreement

Russia has deployed advanced tech to interfere with Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, Ukrainian officials said, leading to more outages on the northern front battle

Surviving Ukrainian M-1s are beginning to sport anti-drone cage armor David Axe Forbes May 24, 2024   The United States gave Ukraine 31 M-1A1 Abrams

Russian agents infiltrated President Zelensky’s security detail in an attempt to murder the commander of the country’s military intelligence Maxim Tucker May 26, 2024 The

PUTIN HIJACKED AUSTRIA’S SPY SERVICE. NOW HE’S GOING AFTER ITS GOVERNMENT Intelligence officials suspect Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek of colluding with the far-right Freedom Party

Strike late Thursday was latest in mounting campaign against Russian air-defense systems, war planes and other military infrastructure By Ian Lovett and Nikita Nikolaienko May

by Jake Epstein May 22, 2024 Business Insider The Biden administration’s policy restricting Ukraine from using US-provided weapons to strike military targets inside Russia is

David Axe Forbes May 23, 2024   Ukrainian workshops build more than 100,000 explosive first-person-view drones every month for the Ukrainian military. That’s a lot

BTR-50s are only slightly better than the golf carts some Russian troops ride in David Axe Forbes May 20, 2024   The thinly-protected, 1950s-vintage BTR-50

“Shoot down what’s in the sky over Ukraine,” he said in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times. “And give us the weapons to

Ada Wordsworth 22 May 2024 The Guardian   The Russian offensive on the Kharkiv region this month has, after 20 months of relative peace, again

By Isabel van Brugen May 21, 2024 Newsweek   The European Union on Tuesday approved a plan to hand Ukraine the profits generated by frozen

‘Foreign agents’ law just one of many moves made back towards Moscow while the west looked the other way Daniel Boffey 17 May 2024 The

It was one of the biggest single-day losses for Russian air power in the Ukraine war David Axe Forbes Staff May 17, 2024 The Ukrainian

And Now Those Brigades Are Blasting Russian Assault Groups The Russian attack on Chasiv Yar has ground to a halt David Axe Forbes May 18,

The supreme bishops of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine held a synod in which the Russian Church’s doctrine and Putin’s actions were judged anathema to

There is a method behind their destructive madness Shankar Narayan May 20, 2024   “Russia cannot defeat Ukraine or the West — and will likely

American officials say they do not want U.S. weapons used in cross-border attacks or intelligence reports used to strike inside Russia. By Helene Cooper, Julian

By John E. Herbst May 16, 2024 Atlantic Council   Ambassador John Herbst, senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, testifies before the Commission

The military alliance is turning 75. But there’s little to celebrate in Kyiv, as Putin’s forces continue their bloody advance 18 May 2024 Simon Tisdall

AI is playing an ever-greater role in the Ukraine war but the basic principle remains the same: kill or be killed Anthony Loyd May 17,

Associated Press May 18, 2024 Nick Potts   RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Oleksandr Usyk defeated Tyson Fury by split decision on Sunday to become the

Russian attacks in northern Ukraine are losing momentum David Axe Forbes May 16, 2024   Whatever the Russian military is trying to accomplish in northern

By Maria Avdeeva May 16, 2024 Atlantic Council   Residents of Kharkiv have been monitoring reports with increasing urgency for the past five days as

Kyiv says it is now thwarting Russian advances in the north. U.S. sees Moscow grabbing territory but not gaining strategic advantage. Daniel Michaels and Nancy

by Bogdan Maftei The Erudite Elders May 16, 2024   The Ukrainian forces launched a decisive counterattack in the Kharkiv region on the afternoon of

Opinion by Victor Rud May 15, 2024 EU Today   No one country has been as fundamentally determinative in restoring America’s global primacy as Ukraine

By Askold S. Lozynskyj The Ukraine-America Relationship Secretary of State  Blinken travelled to Kyiv to give Ukraine’s president Zelensky a heads up on the July

Kyiv watched as Russians massed on the border, but they weren’t allowed to use long-range missiles provided by Washington. By PAUL MCLEARY and ERIN BANCO

Thousands of Ukrainians have fled border towns and villages in the northeast Kharkiv region as Russian troops advance in a new attack. By Isabelle Khurshudyan

May 13, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS   In early May, French President Emmanuel Macron said he would send French troops to Ukraine if Kyiv requested their

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 05/13/24 The Hill   The only thing worse than wishful thinking is wishful denial. If you believe without evidence that something

Haye Kesteloo May 13, 2024 Drone Technology   A High-Tech Blow to the Black Sea Fleet The impact of technology on modern warfare has never

Chris Panella and Jake Epstein May 9, 2024 Business Insider Russian electronic warfare has created problems for some American-made precision weaponry in Ukraine, but Moscow

How many long-range missiles does Russia have left, and how have its tactics for large-scale strikes changed? YEVHEN BUDERATSKYI 9 May 2024 Ukrainska Pravda  

By Gustav C. Gressel May 8, 2024 ERIC Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion against Ukraine, western public and media have been discussing which

The flow of grain ships through ports in the Odesa region is a welcome boost for Ukraine’s war-ravaged economy. But analysts warn it may not

May 9, 2024 UAWire Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky spearheads the near-total reconstruction and repurposing of the country’s defence industry for ambition beyond self-reliance. This move

By Brendan Cole May 9, 2024 Newsweek   Gazprom, the energy giant at the heart of Russia’s economy, has announced it is selling property in

WSJ accompanies a four-man team on an operation to replenish front-line troops’ essential supplies By Ian Lovett and Nikita Nikolaienko May 10, 2024 The Wall

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL May 9, 2024 The Hill   In mid-April, Germany reported capturing two Russian “Spionen” — identified as Dieter S. and Alexander

“If Hitler didn’t kill me for being a Jew, then Putin would kill me for being a Ukrainian.” By MICHAEL STARR May 10, 2024 The

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 05/06/24 The Hill   Ukrainians are determined to “decolonize” their country. Imperial rule may be a thing of the past, they

By Michael Liebreich, Lauri Myllyvirta, and Sam Winter-Levy May 8, 2024 Foreign Affairs   On January 19, a Ukrainian drone struck an oil depot in

Andrii Borovyk May 7, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians (REPO) Act on

Ukraine’s unmanned surface vessels are running out of easy targets DAVID AXE May 6, 2024 Trench Art   The Ukrainian intelligence service’s drone boats blew

By Andrew D’Anieri and Doug Klain May 6, 2024 Atlantic Council   For the last four months, NATO forces have staged the largest drills since

May 6, 2024 By James Waterhouse and Laura Gozzi BBC News   Ukraine said it arrested two Ukrainian officials who worked with the Russian security

Ukraine says they’re being held as bargaining chips By Ivana Kottasová and Olga Voitovych CNN May 6, 2024   “Dear mom and dad, I am

Over six months, The Post examined the changes sweeping Russia as Putin has used his war in Ukraine to cement his grip on power. By

Cameron Manley May 4, 2024 Business Insider Illia Ponomarenko grew up in the city of Volnovakha in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. He was a student

TIMOTHY ASH May 1, 2024   It is pretty remarkable looking back at the last two years of Russia’s full scale war against Ukraine and

By Cameron Manley May 5, 2024 Business Insider   Ukraine’s armed forces released a video claiming to show 42 destroyed Russian military vehicles. The Ukrainian

They Didn’t Know The Ukrainians Had Aimed Four ATACMS Rockets At Them. Potentially more than 100 Russians died as the ATACMS struck near Kuban in

President Biden and Ukraine’s allies have invoked a sense of urgency over weapon deliveries. But there are logistical hurdles, and Ukraine has little time to

European Nato support may be enough for a defensive stalemate, but total victory against the Russians will prove to be far costlier MICHAEL BOHNERT 2

by Alexander Khrebet May 2, 2024 The Kyiv Independent Editor’s note: Due to the security protocols of the Ukrainian military, soldiers featured in this story

May 3, 2024 The Kyiv Independent Daryna Shevchenko   “Do you cooperate with independent Russian journalists to reach a Russian audience?” We at the Kyiv

The foreign secretary called the conflict ‘the challenge of our generation’ after making second trip to Kyiv to meet Zelenskiy Patrick Wintour 2 May 2024

DIANE FRANCIS May 2, 2024   Russia’s economy has been sanctioned, punished, and distorted as a result of its war. But loopholes and workarounds have

The case of Britons allegedly working for Russian intelligence is just one example of how Moscow is actively disrupting normal life in Europe and the

Josh Pringle CTV News May 2, 2024   The city of Ottawa is installing new “Free Ukraine” street signs in front of the Russian Embassy

By Alexander Motyl May 1, 2024 CEPA   Decolonization is hard for Ukrainians, but for Russians it’s proving almost impossible. A revolution in mindset is

By Serhiy Chalyi April 28, 2024 Reuters   Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine – Oleksandr Taran’s mobile artillery unit isn’t officially part of Ukraine’s military, but that

On Jeremy Appel, “My Afternoon with Ukrainian Nationalists in Edmonton,” The Orchard, 1 May 2024 My talk in Edmonton focused on the “crippling legacy” of

May 1, 2024 Sławomir Sierakowski The Kyiv Independent   As Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine rages on, the stability of neighboring Belarus, which has been

Ukraine’s top commander said his outgunned troops were facing a dire situation as Russia tried to push its advantage before the first batch of an

The United States gave Ukraine a lot of long-range rockets; Ukraine isn’t hesitating to use them DAVID AXE May 1, 2024 Trench Art   The

RRC appears to defy neutrality principle, as Ukrainian officials criticise ‘weak response’ and accuse Red Cross of being advocate for Russian aggression Shaun Walker 29

SCEEUS Report No. 6, 2024 By Julia Kazodobina, Jakob Hedenskog, and Andreas Umland Executive Summary   Exactly ten years before the publication of this report,

The Economist April 29, 2024   New research traces the origin of crucial imports Despite Western sanctions, Russia’s arms industry is booming. Its production of

April 29, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS   On April 23, Russian martyr Alexei Navalny landed a blow from the grave when Russia’s Deputy Minister of Defense

By: Taras Kuzio April 24, 2024 Eurasia Daily Monitor   Ukraine’s strikes on military targets deep within Russian territory have picked up in recent months.

Yuriy Syrotyuk 26 April 2024   Bribery and lies are a long-standing traditional tool of Russian imperialism for the promotion of influence. From the time

The country is doubling down on a campaign of strikes on Russian oil refineries, airfields and logistics By Isabel Coles April 29, 2024 The Wall

By LUKE COFFEY 04/27/24 The Hill   After more than 480 days, Congress has finally given the green light for desperately needed aid for Ukraine.

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 04/26/24 The Hill   A recently released documentary film produced by murdered opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s Anticorruption Foundation is making waves

by Chris York April 23, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   The long-awaited passing of the U.S. aid bill in the House of Representatives over the

By MARK TOTH and JONATHAN SWEET 04/25/24 The Hill Russian President Vladimir Putin is doubling down on his war against Ukraine. In recent days and

By George F. Will The Washington Post April 24, 2024   Stoking the passion that is their excuse for pandering — the nihilism of a

“Pathological liar. Sadist. Self-esteem is inadequate. Intelligence is low.   His personality is rapidly deteriorating.   He lives in a parallel world, is cut off

The 2,300mph ATACMS were used last week in a caught-on-camera strike on a Crimean air base, destroying valuable ammunition in storage. By REBECCA ROBINSON Apr

By Askold Lozynskyj April 25, 2024   The prevailing mood in Ukraine has changed dramatically. It is euphoric almost and America has recaptured a good

Former policeman, British citizen Peter Fouche, now a combat medic in Ukraine’s army, calls on the West to give Ukraine weapons now, or find themselves

By Peter Dickinson April 18, 2024 Atlantic Council   Ukraine’s second city, Kharkiv, is in danger of becoming a “second Aleppo” amid a surge in

By Elena Davlikanova April 17, 2024 CEPA Ukrainians are tired but still determined, and will continue to resist Russia whether the world helps them or

Washington says Beijing’s dual-use trade has helped Moscow rebuild its war machine Ian Talley and Alan Cullison April 23, 2024 The Wall Street Journal  

PM pledges equipment including 400 vehicles, 1,600 weapons and 4m rounds of ammunition, plus £500m in funding Pippa Crerar 22 April 2024 The Guardian  

By Kurt Volker April 22, 2024 CEPA It took far too long, but House Speaker Mike Johnson showed true leadership in bringing Ukraine aid to

She fled to Britain but is still teaching children history in Russia-occupied regions via Zoom   Constance Kampfner April 22, 2024 The Times   For

By KIRA RUDIK April 21, 2024 The Hill   Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade Kholodny Yar monitor the sky from their

The assaults have all but destroyed the factories and plants that were the economic lifeblood of the towns and cities in Ukraine’s east. By Andrew

By Victoria Butenko and Maria Kostenko CNN April 20, 2024   Ukraine launched attacks on eight Russian regions with long-range strike drones in the early

By Siobhán O’Grady April 20, 2024 The Washington Post   KYIV — Ukrainian officials expressed gratitude and relief Saturday after the U.S. House of Representatives

by Daria Shulzhenko April 20, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   In his battle for Ukraine, Pavlo Petrychenko used not only weapons but also his voice. 

Ukrainian president thanks America after Speaker Mike Johnson secures bipartisan support for funding Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan Robert Tait, Joan E Greve and Chris Michael

By Askold Lozynskyj Francoise Thom teaches Soviet history and international relations at Paris Sorbonne. In September 2023 she wrote an article entitled “The Second Front”.

Nasha Canada is a much-needed counterpoint to the propaganda spread by Russian media, which Canadians can still access online, says the head of DisinfoWatch Tom

David Hambling April 16, 2024 Forbes   With so many drones from both sides at the front it is inevitable that encounters will occur; since

Paul Niland argues that those calling for a negotiated peace in Ukraine fundamentally misunderstand how Russian torture, rape, and other war crimes make such a

Catherine Belton April 19, 2024 Washington Post   Russia’s Foreign Ministry has been drawing up plans to try to weaken its Western adversaries, including the

April 18, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS   The world is awash with Kremlin disinformation and undercover operations aimed at undermining democracies, societies, and war efforts. This

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 04/18/24 The Hill   Ukrainians are asking an indelicate question: Why has the West reacted with near-unanimous indignation to Iran’s missile

  by Chris York April 17, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   A secret Kremlin foreign policy document calls for Russia to leverage the war in

April 11, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS   Europe’s biggest fraud suddenly turned into its biggest espionage scandal. A sensational story in the Financial Times reads like

By Ben Hodges April 15, 2024 Atlantic Council, Ukraine Alert   Ten years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began with the illegal annexation of Crimea,

April 15, 2024 Hudson Institute By Luke Coffey and Peter Rough   Introduction As Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its third year, now is

Oksana Semenik’s social media campaign both educates the curious about overlooked Ukrainian artists — and pressures global museums to relabel art long described as Russian.

Ukraine’s New Ram II Drones Are Clearing The Way. The Ram II waits for Russian air defenses to appear—and then strikes David Axe April 13,

Fearing a Resumption of U.S. Aid to Ukraine, the Russians Are Attacking With Abandon—And Losing 80 Vehicles in a Day ‘I was not physically or

Askold Lozynskyj April 15, 2024   “We understand that there’s concern about the safety, security and sovereignty of Ukraine, but the American people have those

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 04/12/24 The Hill   The ongoing deadlock in Washington over aid to Ukraine is the stuff of tragedy. As Ukrainians are

Su-27s and smaller Mikoyan MiG-29s can deliver 50 French-made bombs every month DAVID AXE April 13, 2024 Forbes   The Ukrainian air force’s best fighters—its

While in office, Donald Trump made it clear that he believed that Ukraine should be part of Russia, as stated by his former advisor Fiona

From “Pacem in terris” to the March 2024 Moscow document on “a holy war defending the unified spiritual space of Holy Russia.” By Massimo Faggioli

by Alexander Khrebet April 11, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   Adil Muhammad, a Somali, sits in a Russian military uniform among other prisoners of war

Elina Beketova April 12, 2024 CEPA   The Ukrainian people’s resistance to Russia was planned long before tanks crossed the border, and they warn other

The search for neo-Nazis under the bedsheets reflects American progressive hysteria, not Ukrainian reality By VLADISLAV DAVIDZON April 11, 2024 The Tablet   It was

Cipher Brief Philip Wasielewski and William Courtney April 9th, 2024   President Vladimir Putin is signaling a renewed Russian lunge into northern Ukraine, to create

David Axe Forbes April 9, 2024 Small unmanned boats, packed with explosives and steered via satellite, are among the main weapons of Ukraine’s escalating naval

The Ukrainian nationalist leaders embody the democratic and indomitable spirit of the Ukrainian people who are fighting for their freedom today. By BORYS LOZHKIN April

Instead of sending love letters to the Élysée, the pro-Kremlin disinformation apparatus has taken France into its crosshairs by spreading lies and gross misogyny. Is

Smart News April 5, 2024   Ukrainian troops are fighting for the security of all European countries, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said at the

‘PURE BARBARITY’: RESCUERS KILLED AS RUSSIA LAUNCHES ‘DOUBLE TAP’ DRONE ATTACK ON KHARKIV Resistance by Kharkiv’s vastly outnumbered defenders has infuriated Vladimir Putin, as Askold

The Kremlin has hidden the death toll but Nato said welfare statistics showed a 30% increase in disabled men Bruno Waterfield April 4, 2024 The

David Hambling Forbes April 4, 2024 While the U.S. is cautious about providing Ukraine with long-range strike capability, the Ukrainians are forging ahead with homebuilt

By Askold S Lozynskyj “Chutzpah”. There is no better word to describe and encapsulate the behavior, the nearsightedness, arrogance and shameless rhetoric of the United

A day before Nato’s milestone, the alliance will discuss how to ensure support for Kyiv for the duration of the war with Russia, regardless of

The Torah was initiated by the chief rabbi of Kyiv in 2022 By Marcel Gascón Barberá April 3, 2024 Forward   KYIV, Ukraine (JTA) —

Ukrainian media and analysts, and Russian officials, said Ukraine had carried out the attack some 700 miles from the land it controls. Ukraine’s military and

Attack on complex, which reportedly manufactures combat drones, demonstrates Kyiv’s increasing long-range capabilities Marc Bennetts April 2, 2024 The Times   Ukraine has carried out

Two years after Russian forces fled, Motyzhyn has ousted a Russia-linked priest, has built a bomb shelter for its school and is pulping its Russian-language

Forty-eight tanks and fighting vehicles attacked along a single road west of Avdiivka—and got massacred David Axe Forbes April 1, 2024     On Saturday,

Putin’s gloves are off. So, too, are those of Russian society, which is on the verge of descending into paroxysms of violence that will continue

Why the West needs to get out of its debilitating slumber, face harsh realities, and ensure that Ukraine defeats Russia. By Anders Aslund March 31,

April 1, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS The Czechs have never forgotten that allies handed over their Sudetenland Province to Hitler in 1938 after the German dictator

Many units, which say the official conscription system is dysfunctional and unwieldy, have started their own recruitment campaigns to fill ranks depleted in the war

Selcuk Bayraktar, the engineer behind Bayraktar TB2 drones, is now seen as a potential heir to his father-in-law, Recep Tayyip Erdogan By Jared Malsin and

Gunners on the front line are getting orders from Palantir software. This is what it means for the war  George Grylls March 29 2024 The

The Jamestown Foundation Andrii Ryzhenko March 26, 2024   The Russian Navy’s reserve of admirals and ships is steadily decreasing as senior military commanders are

MICHAEL BOCIURKIW March 29, 2024 The Globe and Mail   The southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa, which built its reputation for unrestrained exuberance and

by Askold S. Lozynskyj Ukraine, America, and the world await Speaker Mike Johnson to do what is right. Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has done her

March 27, 2024 USCC   While the Kremlin is trying to link Ukraine to the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack, the Islamic State (ISIS), specifically

Simplistic acoustic sensors, first tried a century ago, make a comeback to protect against threat from Russia Joe Barnes 26 March 2024 The Telegraph  

  With a Soviet-style election, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has come full circle. By Adrian Karatnycky March 24, 2024 Foreign Policy   In 1968, the American

Centre for Democratic Integrity The Russian political establishment and some observers abroad assert that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was allegedly prompted by Moscow’s national security

Sinéad Baker March 23, 2024 Business Insider   Any lingering doubts about the effectiveness of the US-made Patriot air-defense system at shooting down airborne threats

Ukraine’s fight for justice for women, men and children who suffer terrible sexual crimes shows this battle goes far beyond territory Kateryna Busol 25 Mar

By Max Boot March 23, 2024 The Washington Post There is some cruel irony in the fact that Russia, which has been the perpetrator of

March 25, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS Russia may be a military dictatorship and armed to the teeth, but it struggles against Ukraine and fails to protect

A struggle for a position held by Ukrainian forces in the eastern city of Avdiivka underlines how the conflict is increasingly being fought in close-quarter

The Kremlin dismissed warnings earlier this month about the terror group. Mark Galeotti, an expert in Russian security affairs, examines the fallout Mark Galeotti March

Igor Burdyga March 21, 2024 DW   Many Ukrainian museums have been looted since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. Kyiv is now trying to locate

EUROPEAN PRAVDA 24 MARCH 2024   Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has urged the public not to allow Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and his associates

         Now Do The Right Thing     Luke 23:34 At the invitation of Anthony Rota, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Yaroslav Hunka went

Civilians who gather dead Russian soldiers face many of the war’s perils along the front, where death is ubiquitous. Tyler Hicks and Marc Santora March

Filip De Mott March 19, 2024 Business Insider   Several global banks that have helped Russia circumvent Western sanctions are now turning their backs on

Moscow is ramping up its campaign of disruption and disinformation after President Macron’s abrupt transformation into western Europe’s leading Ukraine hawk Charles Bremner March 21,

Agreement to effectively sequester €190bn came late on Thursday after almost a year of negotiations Lisa O’Carroll 21 March 2024 The Guardian   EU leaders

Oksana Lyniv, who is leading “Turandot” at the Metropolitan Opera, has used her platform to criticize Russia and promote Ukrainian culture. By Javier C. Hernández

It’s even more dangerous than an orbital nuclear bomb By Robert Zubrin March 20, 2024 Kyiv Post   On Feb. 14, US Representative Mike Turner

A PORTRAIT OF HYPOCRISY   Senator Lindsey Graham, a sidekick for the late Senator John McCain and caddie for former president  Donald J. Trump travelled

March 21, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS On March 17, Putin won his sham election. The dictatorship is secure, Navalny is dead, opponents are in prison, and

By David L. Stern March 20, 2024 The Washington Post   KYIV — Ukraine manufactured practically no weapons before Russia invaded in February 2022, but

Policy Brief Free Network March 14, 2024   The important strategic role that sanctions play in the efforts to constrain Russia’s geopolitical ambitions and end

With military worn down and U.S. aid stalled, leaders confront how to hold off larger and better-equipped Russian army By Isabel Coles, Ievgeniia Sivorka and

Ukrainian gunners are coordinating with drone strike teams David Axe Forbes March 18, 2024   At the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 18, Czech defense

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL March 18, 2024 The Hill   Almost overnight, pundits and analysts have begun singing a very different tune. Until recently, Ukraine

by Kateryna Denisova March 18, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   When faced with questions from German lawmakers on March 13, Chancellor Olaf Scholz once again

Simon Shuster March 18, 2024 TIME Magazine   This winter, after a protracted impasse along the frontlines, the war in Ukraine began a new phase

The Tupolev Tu-141 and Tupolev Tu-143 originally were reconnaissance vehicles. David Axe Forbes March 16, 2024   Ukraine is reaching deeper into its stocks of

The Kremlin will use this victory to justify an intensified war. But even the state news agency reported election rebellion Samantha de Bendern 18 March

March 18, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS Biden and Trump will again duke it out to become President of the United States, and the issue of age

One of the characteristics of the Ukrainian American electorate is extreme loyalty to the point of being peculiar in a democracy which is still viable

By Philip Wasielewski and William Courtney Defense News Mar 15, 2024   As Ukrainian forces assume a more defensive posture, Kyiv’s irregular warfare behind enemy

By Peter Dickinson March 14, 2024 Atlantic Council   When the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, Ukrainian Security and Defense Council

By David Brennan March 15, 2024 Newsweek   Crude oil prices jumped this week after Ukrainian UAVs again struck multiple Russian oil refining facilities, as

Subterranean schools and secret opera performances are testament to the resilience of Ukraine’s battered second city Catherine Philp The Times March 15, 2024   Just

Ukrainian drone strikes have been able to hit refineries deep in Russian territory, indicating a new vulnerability. But it is unclear if that will affect

In urging the victim to yield to the aggressor, he repudiates centuries of Catholic teaching. By George Weigel March 13, 2024 The Wall Street Journal

The Biden administration has come to believe that, absent more American military support, ‘countless lives’ will be lost this year as Kyiv struggles to stave

David Hambling March 12, 2024 Forbes   FPV drones are kamikaze racing quadcopters, usually carrying an RPG-7 warhead. They are effective against vehicles, from self-propelled

By Marianna Sotomayor, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Abigail Hauslohner March 13, 2024 The Washington Post   Pressure is mounting for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to

Ten years on from Russia’s annexation, with all-out war making its dominance vulnerable, authorities are increasing a crackdown on pro-Ukrainian voices – while others simply

March 14, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS Europeans finally realize they must “hang” together and help Ukraine, or they will hang separately. This reality prompted France’s President

‘FATE OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE’ DEPENDS ON IT Greg Nash March 13, 2024 The Hill   Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk this week called on

THAT WOULD GIVE RUSSIA A GREEN LIGHT FOR ENDLESS WAR Pope Francis’s anti-western views are well known – and his new advice would lead not

Nicolas Tenzer March 12, 2024 CEPA   Macron ended the taboo on discussion as part of a carefully considered switch in policy. He means what

The package will include $300 million worth of weapons. By LARA SELIGMAN and ALEXANDER WARD 03/12/2024 POLITICO   The U.S. is planning to send a

March 11, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS   In February 1992, I interviewed in Moscow a Canadian of Russian-Georgian descent who had opened several computer stores to

The head of Germany’s parliamentary defence committee has joined British and French criticism of the chancellor’s decision Peter Conradi March 10, 2024 The Sunday Times

By Max Boot March 11, 2024 The Washington Post   Ukraine’s ammunition is running low, and its front-line positions are in danger of crumbling before

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL March 10, 2024 The Hill   Comparisons of Russia’s illegitimate president, Vladimir Putin, with the Nazi Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler, have become

Then Russia Prepares A Replacement A-50. So Ukraine Targets Its Factory. Some strike-planner in Kyiv surely is having a good laugh. David Axe Forbes March

Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Ilona Sologoub Vox Ukraine 6 March 2024   Almost immediately after the murder of her husband, Yulia Navalnaya announced that she would

Francis’s failure to condemn Moscow as aggressor decried as ‘shameful’ and ‘incomprehensible’ Angelique Chrisafis 10 March 2024 The Guardian   The Ukrainian government has responded

By Francesca Ebel and Serhiy Morgunov March 8, 2024 The Washington Post   MOSCOW — Ukraine and the liberal Russian opposition share a common enemy.

Oksana Semenik’s social media campaign both educates the curious about overlooked Ukrainian artists — and pressures global museums to relabel art long described as Russian.

BOB ONYSCHUK THE GLOBE AND MAIL March 8, 2024   As we mark the passing of a remarkable figure in Canadian history, the Right Honourable

BRIAN PETIT March 7, 2024 War on the Rocks   Of all the symbols of American power abroad, the U.S. special operations soldier occupies a

By JONATHAN SWEET and MARK TOTH 03/07/24 The Hill   French President Emmanuel Macron’s diplomatic blunder on the steps of the Élysée Palace put him

Mar 7, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS   “If you look closely, Russians on both sides of the war are remarkably similar in their approach to politics:

One would suggest that time is more critical for the latter. There appear to be more Russian soldiers than Ukrainian bullets. Ukraine is undergoing a

Stephen Blank Mar 7, 2024 The Hill   When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Congress passed a new Lend-Lease Act that President Biden then signed.

Poland blockades its ally Ukraine while buying farm goods from its enemy Russia. Mar 5, 2024 By BARTOSZ BRZEZIŃSKI and VERONIKA MELKOZEROVA POLITICO   In

February 29, 2024, Washington, DC   Why Ukraine’s security matters enough to its neighbors and the world at large to merit serious military assistance in

The Russian military used Chinese-made Desertcross golf carts to storm Ukrainian positions in the Lyman sector. Militarnyi Mar 4, 2024   Recently, soldiers of the

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova shared on her Telegram channel claims by a Russian language Youtube channel that Yad Vashem had been hiding material

Caitlin Doornbos March 3, 2024 Smart News   Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine – One truism repeatedly echoes across the battlefields of the Donbas region of eastern

Mike Johnson’s record as Speaker of the House TIMOTHY SNYDER Mar 3, 2024 In four months as Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson has given

Julian Lee Bloomberg February 29, 2024   Sanctions by the US Treasury are quietly turning up the heat on Russia’s oil exports — to the

March 1, 2024   500 leading North American and European figures from the academic, military, cultural and political worlds are calling on the countries of

The argument that Ukraine cannot win the war against Russia based solely on numerical superiority—more soldiers, weapons, tanks, and aircraft—is challenged by historical and contemporary

By Isabel van Brugen Feb 28, 2024 Newsweek Russia’s Roscosmos space agency plans to sell off assets worth more than 11.4 billion rubles ($124 million)

Supply lists, contracts in cache of data leaked by Ukrainian hacker group Ben Makuch CBC News February 28, 2024 A Russian defence contractor sought to

‘Blinded’: Every A-50 Radar Plane The Ukrainians Shoot Down Opens A Gap In Russian Radar Coverage—A Gap The Ukrainians Can Exploit David Axe Forbes February

Elena Gold Feb 26, 2024 Quora   On February 24, 2024, 18-year-old Daria Kozyreva came to the monument to Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko in St.

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 02/26/24 The Hill   Someone forgot to tell the Ukrainians that they can’t win the war against Russia. According to a

Foreign Policy Feb 24, 2024 Jade McGlynn’s books paint an unsettling picture of ordinary Russians’ support for the invasion and occupation of Ukraine. For years,

One of the most significant problems within the Ukrainian diaspora worldwide and in particular the United States where it matters most is the lack of

Forbes David Axe Feb 23, 2024   Incredibly, the Russian air force has lost another one of its rare Beriev A-50M/U Mainstay radar early-warning planes.

Two years after the Russian invasion, some myths have been dispelled, but new ones have taken hold. By ERIC EDELMAN and DAVID J. KRAMER 02/22/2024

IN ‘FALSE TRANSIT’ LOOPHOLE, RUSSIA’S WAR MACHINE IS SUPPLIED THROUGH KAZAKH COMPANIES AND BELARUSIAN WAREHOUSES by Alexander Yarashevich, Aleksandr Atasuntsev, and Robert Denis OCCRP 21

David Axe Forbes February 19, 2024   The Ukrainian air force is desperately short of its best munitions, including its 90-mile-range, U.S.-made Patriot air-defense missiles.

Footage of strike appears to show drones armed with explosives entering warehouse in Ukraine’s Donetsk region unchallenged Joe Barnes 20 February 2024 Smart News Ukrainian

The Kremlin’s intelligence agencies have learned from their mistakes over the past two years The Economist Feb 20, 2024 It is unusual for spymasters to

by Stephen Collinson CNN February 20, 2024   US politics is now split by a fault line over Russia that could have far graver global

Russia has invited Palestinian groups to Moscow, which could bring together Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, and other terrorist groups By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Feb 19,

February 19, 2024 DIANE FRANCIS Alexei Navalny’s murder on February 16 is precisely why Ukrainians have not, and should never, submit to Russian occupation. His

It means much. It means that Vladimir Putin is an arrogant barbarian with no regard for civility or humanity. It means that Russia considers the

Stuart Anderson Feb 15, 2024 Forbes   When House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted in October 2023 that a border bill be passed in exchange

By ALEX GANGITANO 02/15/24 The Hill   The White House on Thursday bashed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for starting the House recess without bringing the

Joanna Kakissis and Polina Lytvynova February 13, 2024 NPR   KYIV, Ukraine — Inside a chilly, nondescript warehouse somewhere in Ukraine, young mechanics in hoodies

Kyiv’s tragedy has deepened by becoming a Trump campaign issue. Marc Champion February 14, 2024 Bloomberg   When it comes to aiding Ukraine against its

EUGENE LANG AND VINCENT RIGBY February 12, 2024 The Globe and Mail   “Canada will be there for Ukraine alongside our other allies, with as

Party leaders, national security institutionalists and centrists made up the core of the 22 Republicans who joined Democrats in pushing through the military aid, defying

Michal Kranz Feb 12, 2024 UnHerd   Donald Tusk probably thought the worst was behind him. Just last month, Polish truckers suspended the months-long blockade

Network operating in western Europe is ‘paving way for new wave of online manipulation’ in crucial election year, French agency says   Kim Willsher, and

The U.S. government affirms that Beijing and Moscow are collaborating in the digital war. Ukraine’s secret services say they have dealt with 10,000 major cyberattacks

GLEN HOWARD February 11, 2024 Eye on Eurasia   Introduction On the night of November 30, 2023, Ukrainian saboteurs detonated an explosion in a key

Pyrrhic victory: noun; a victory that is not worth winning because so much is lost to achieve it David Axe Forbes February 11, 2024  

There is little sympathy for them in their society, but rare prison interviews with those convicted of helping the Russians reveal a complex picture of

By David L. Stern, Francesca Ebel, Mary Ilyushina and Serhiy Morgunov February 11, 2024 The Washington Post   Kyiv — Tucker Carlson, the former Fox

Remarks by former president and presumptive 2024 Republican nominee described as ‘unhinged’ by the White House Guardian staff and agencies 11 February 2024   Seeking

In an interview that lasted more than two hours, the Russian President aired well-trod grievances and gave a lecture full of spurious history meant to

The Economist Feb 8, 2024   They are reshaping the balance between humans and technology in war Precision-guided weapons first appeared in their modern form

The Russian leader clearly believes he can now negotiate from strength, but the message in the Tucker Carlson interview was muddled, critics say. By Paul

The current Russian aggression, today’s attempt at Genocide against Ukrainians raises legal issues, although the intentof Putin, his associates Lavrov, Medvedev, Kirill and even ordinary

Man with 12 million followers airs genocidal speech of Russian dictator invading Ukraine By BOHDAN BEN 09/02/2024 Euromaidan Press   Imagine the British Prime Minister

A protracted conflict works in Russia’s favour. But there is a clear path to bringing it to an early end. James Nixey 7 February 2024

A top Ukrainian defense official says the country is awaiting strike weapons with a range of 300-500 kilometers for its future F-16s. THOMAS NEWDICK February

The notorious Walter Duranty of the New York Times and Nazi broadcaster Lord Haw-Haw offer cautionary tales. By JAMIE DETTMER Feb 8, 2024 POLITICO  

That, Plus Some Bad Weather, Was All the Advantage Russian Troops Needed To Breach Avdiivka. If the city falls, it’s because the U.S. Republican Party

The West must sustain support for Kyiv, keep NATO solid, and spurn Putin’s effort to divide us. By Olaf Scholz February 7, 2024 The Wall

The National Interest Feb 7, 2024 Alexander Motyl   Will Tucker Carlson query Putin about the ongoing genocidal war in Ukraine? Will he ask the

Sinéad Baker February 6, 2024 Business Insider   Ukraine is investing millions in new defensive fortifications. That will likely make it even harder for Russia

By Molly Stazicker CNN February 7, 2024   Much like Mark Twain, Russian doping whistleblower Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov says that reports of his death have

Henry J. Cordes February 4, 2024 Omaha World-Herald   On a chilly December evening in Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a surprise for Howard

PUTIN INTERVIEW WITH TUCKER CARLSON SHOWS KREMLIN OUTREACH TO TRUMP’S GOP By Robyn Dixon and Natalia Abbakumova February 7, 2024 The Washington Post   MOSCOW

In the 1950s European nations tried and failed to build a defence community. They should try again Timothy Garton Ash 6 February 2024 The Guardian

By: Janusz Bugajski February 5, 2024 The Jamestown Foundation   The new Polish government has reaffirmed its commitment to Ukraine’s security in the wake of

The Russian cosmonaut has no space flight experience, having served in technical and operational units of the Russian Air Force before joining the cosmonaut detachment.

Alexander Martin The Record Feb 1, 2024   Hackers working for Russia’s intelligence services are impersonating researchers and academics in an ongoing campaign to gain

Russia, which boasts of taking in 700,000 children, stands accused of trying to erase their Ukrainian identity Shaun Walker 4 February 2024 The Guardian  

  David Axe Forbes February 3, 2024   Five hundred tanks. More than 600 fighting vehicles. Hundreds of howitzers. Forty thousand troops. According to Ukraine’s

By Peter Dickinson Feb 1, 2024 Atlantic Council, Ukraine Alert   Wartime Ukraine ranks among world’s top performers in anti-corruption index Ukraine recorded solid progress

By Taras Kuzio Feb 1, 2024 Atlantic Council To mark this year’s Ukrainian Unity Day on January 19, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a decree

David Hambling Forbes February 1, 2024   The Lancet has been one of Russia’s most effective weapons in its war with Ukraine, a small kamikaze

Steven Chase February 2, 2023 The Globe and Mail Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Canadian government to donate tens of thousands of

David Axe Forbes January 31, 2024   A Russian mechanized assault in the vicinity of Novomykhailivka, 10 miles west of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, should

Overnight drone attack deals another blow to Moscow’s fleet and demonstrates Kyiv’s expanding power in Black Sea Dan Sabbagh, Pjotr Sauer and Luke Harding 1

by Daryna Krasnolutska February 2, 2024 Bloomberg Ukraine’s top general doubled down on a confrontation with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over military leadership, escalating a power

A recently declassified US intelligence report shows a direct correlation between the current impasse in the US Congress on aid to Ukraine and Russian intelligence

By Edward Lucas January 28, 2024 CEPA Confiscating the Russian Central Bank’s reserves is right. To mark the two-year anniversary of the full-scale invasion of

THEY BLEW THE RUSSIANS BACK TO 1980 The Russian 810th Marine Brigade is back to riding in 70-year-old T-55 tanks David Axe Forbes January 31,

In a case lasting nine years, the ICJ rejected most of Ukraine’s allegations of ethnic discrimination and terrorism financing by Russia. By VERONIKA MELKOZEROVA Jan

All 27 leaders agree deal after 11th-hour meetings with Hungarian prime minister, who had vowed to block the funds Lisa O’Carroll 1 February 2024 The

  Simon Shuster January 29, 2024 Time   This winter, after a protracted impasse along the frontlines, the war in Ukraine began a new phase

01/29/24 Alexander J. Motyl The Messenger   Russia’s paranoia has just reached new heights — unsurprisingly, as all dictatorships always see enemies everywhere. Sergei Naryshkin,

‘If Ukraine’s current bombing campaign continues to gather momentum,’ an analyst reckons, ‘Russian military chiefs will have to decide whether to reduce protection for the

  President Zelensky has announced that Kyiv intends to investigate Moscow’s crimes against Ukrainians on the territory of the Russian Federation, drawing the anger of

Since 1991, Russia has had a seat at the U.N. illegally. It is the only participating country that has neither signed the organization’s 1945 founding

Thibault Spirlet January 27, 2024 Business Insider   Russia is trying to cut off Ukraine’s access to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites, according to space warfare

P&G and 12 other multinationals publicly named by Ukraine as “international sponsors of war”. Who’s next? Jan 27, 2024 Business and Human Rights Resource Centre

Why they won’t rebel against the war that kills their men. January 20, 2024 By Anastasia Edel, a writer and social historian Foreign Policy  

Approaching the third year since the full-scale invasion, Ukraine says over 374,520 Russian soldiers have been “eliminated” – but merely killing more Russian soldiers will

Steve Chase January 25, 2024 The Globe and Mail   One of the most prominent Ukrainian Canadian organizations is blasting Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre for

David Hambling Forbes January 25, 2024   Last night the Russian Rosneft oil refinery at Tuapse in Krasnodar Krai was ablaze, cellphone video showing flames

  By Max Boot January 22, 2024 The Washington Post   Whichever genius in the congressional Republican caucus decided to condition aid to Ukraine on

The Academy Award-winning actor and filmmaker visited Stanford last Thursday to screen and discuss his documentary, Superpower, about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his country’s

by Martin Fornusek January 24, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   “Volunteer patriot” hackers of the BO Team launched a cyberattack against the Russian Far Eastern

European countries are starting to realize that they could be next on Vladimir Putin’s hit list Diane Francis January 22, 2024 National Post   On

By DAVID J. KRAMER, JOHN HERBST, and WILLIAM TAYLOR January 21, 2024 The Hill   Ukrainians will continue to fight Russian forces that have been

A group of NATO parliamentarians visited Washington this week to press for more aid. By PAUL MCLEARY January 18, 2024 POLITICO   A group of

Tumaini Carayol 21 Jan 2024 The Guardian   Marta Kostyuk believes that tennis has forgotten the war in Ukraine and she hopes that the success

By Joseph Katala January 20, 2024 Cryptopolitan   Amid an ongoing conflict with Russia that has stretched into its third year, Ukraine has made astonishing

Ukrainian leader invited Trump to Ukraine but says if he returns to White House he could make unilateral concessions to Russia Edward Helmore 20 January

“We understand that there’s concern about the safety, security and sovereignty of Ukraine, but the American people have those same concerns about our own domestic

Britain became the first of G7 nations to commit to a bilateral security agreement with Ukraine. Though lacking firm guarantees, it has enshrined that the

Jan 11, 2024 By Daniel Bush Newsweek   Russia’s latest onslaught of drones and missiles against Ukraine has been made possible by imports of Western

By Stephen Blank and Andrew Fink January 16, 2024 CEPA   Sanctions improve over time, as the US government is now demonstrating. Even so, additional

  By GLEN E. HOWARD 01/17/24 The Hill The Prussian military theorist Carl Von Clausewitz once wrote that “the talent of the strategist is to

Larry Elliott and Graeme Wearden 17 January 2024 The Guardian Britain is ramping up pressure on western governments to use $350bn (£275bn) of frozen Russian

By Lisa Mascaro and Seung Min Kim January 17, 2024 The Washington Post   WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden convened top congressional leaders at the

By Aamir Sheikh January 15, 2024 Cryptopolitan   In a groundbreaking development that could reshape the course of the ongoing conflict, Ukraine has turned to

From:  Prime Minister’s Office, 10 Downing Street and The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP Published:  12 Jan 2024    Location: Ukrainian Rada   Delivered on:  12 Jan 2024 (Transcript

Reuters January 15, 2024   KYIV – Ukraine’s military said on Monday its air force destroyed a Russian Beriev A-50 surveillance plane and an Ilyushin

The Ukrainian army’s M-2s have better protection, firepower and optics than Russian vehicles David Axe Forbes January 15, 2024   The steel and aluminum armor

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is taking an increasingly deadly toll on the novelists, poets, musicians and dancers who put their careers on hold to defend their

Washington’s likely failure in Ukraine shows the US needs a new national security strategy. By ANDREW A. MICHTA January 15, 2024 POLITICO The United States

By Svitlana Romanko and Oleh Savytskyi The Moscow Times Jan 15, 2024   As world leaders gather in Davos for the World Economic Forum this

RUSSIA IMPORTS AS MUCH BATTLEFIELD MATERIAL AS BEFORE UKRAINE INVASION Russia’s average monthly expenditure on imports of battlefield goods from January to October 2023 stood

‘Flying radar’ attacked in ‘perfectly executed operation’, says Zelensky’s top general January 15, 2024 The Times   Ukraine has said it destroyed a Russian spy

Oligarchs have lost billions from the shelling of their factories, and the government has used its wartime powers to break their political influence. Constant Méheut

by Martin Fornusek January 12, 2024 The Kyiv Independent A Russian manufacturer of Orlan drones and other military-use equipment dodges sanctions to obtain foreign-made components,

January 15, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS Some people woke up on New Year’s morning with a hangover and some woke up with resolutions they will never

by OREST DEYCHAKIWSKY The Ukrainian Weekly Jan 15, 2024 Rarely has there been such a confluence of American values and interests as there currently exists

By Elina Beketova January 11, 2024 CEPA   Since the annexation of Crimea and then the full-scale invasion, Ukrainian land has been mislabeled as Russian

The Sunday Times January 14, 2024   Today President Zelensky sends a stark message to the world: we need your support now more than ever

AFTER SHOOT-OUT WITH POLICE, SAY REPORTS Alia Shoaib Jan 13, 2024 Insider   Russia security forces attempted to arrest two women suspected of poisoning its

By STEPHEN BLANK 01/12/24 The Hill   The logjam on supplies to Ukraine may be starting to crack. Last week Norway sent two F-16 fighters

By MARK TEMNYCKY 01/12/24 The Hill After Congress opted not to pass a new aid bill for Ukraine last month, and as members enjoyed their

And EU and NATO Membership Are the Only Way to Achieve Enduring Security By Anders Fogh Rasmussen and Andriy Yermak January 11, 2024 Foreign Affairs

by Francis Farrell January 9, 2024 The Kyiv Independent   Acts of resistance come in many shapes and sizes. From a colored ribbon tied to

David Axe Forbes Staff January 12, 2024   Thanks to a huge consignment of shells from North Korea, Russian forces in Ukraine are flush with

James Sherr OBE International Centre for Defence and Security January 10, 2024   When the Kremlin launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, it did so

The war of aggression launched by Russia in 2014 against Ukraine, and continued with a full-scale invasion in 2022, has brought much suffering to Ukrainian

Dominic Culverwell January 11, 2024 The Kyiv Independent On a trip to Mykolaiv in November, I passed an electronics store covered in shrapnel damage. I

Samuel Charap, an influential proponent of Kyiv-Moscow negotiations, who has long been skeptical of Ukraine’s ability to win the war, evidently has an in with

Ukrainian drone swarms and tough infantry defending strategic Krynky village are now topics of open complaint by their opponents. Clumsy Russian army decision-making is a

Waiting Until Russia’s New Strategic Supply Bridge Was Almost Built, Then Blowing It Up With Rockets David Axe Forbes Jan 8, 2024   This weekend,

Why the new conventional wisdom that the war is a stalemate favoring Russia is wrong. By Rose Gottemoeller and Michael Ryan January 8, 2024 Foreign

By Nicolas Tenzer January 8, 2024 CEPA   Journalists, like the West as a whole, are failing to understand what is happening in Eastern Europe,

By BRAD DRESS January 7, 2024 The Hill   Ukraine’s counteroffensive did not go as planned, but 2023 was not entirely a loss in its

The greater danger lies in Putin’s eventual victory January 8, 2024 Written By: Rod Liddle The Spectator World   I have never been one of

Without a grasp of how Russia understands its national destiny, any US attempt to pragmatically manage Moscow’s aggression becomes an elaborate recipe for managing America’s

The drones are more accurate than artillery, but far less powerful. They are helping Ukraine to fend off Russia’s forces, at least for now Ian

Almost two years after its full-scale invasion, Paul Niland examines what Russia claims is the purpose of waging war on Ukraine Paul Niland 5 January

Sasha Lensky 7 January 2024 The Spectator   Following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the calamitous, early missteps of the Russian

Keir Giles January 5, 2024 CNN Russia’s renewed campaign of missile and drone strikes against Ukrainian civilians has begun in earnest. The campaign was long

David Axe Forbes Jan 5, 2024   Ukraine has taught its drones a new skill: minelaying. More and more Ukrainian drone groups are flying their

By Associated Press January 5, 2024   Russian air defenses downed dozens of Ukrainian drones in occupied Crimea and southern Russia on Friday, officials said,

A bizarre self identified political scientist with no college degree, but manifesting a most aggressive attitude displayed on television is one named Charlie Kirk. Recently

By Ellie Cook January 4, 2024 Newsweek   Russia is attempting to disguise details about its cruise missile production and stockpiles, according to a new

A Ukrainian Saboteur Traveled 900 Miles to A Snowy Russian Airfield And, In The Dead Of Night, Lit A Russian Sukhoi Fighter-Bomber On Fire David

By Michael Poznansky January 5, 2024 Foreign Affairs   One of the chief justifications for sending military aid to Ukraine turns on deterrence. Proponents of

90 years ago the Soviet-engineered Holodomor atrocity came to an end, but its horrific legacy continues Adam Zivo Jan 3, 2023 National Post   ODESA,

Adam Zivo January 3, 2024 National Post The West’s enemies understand that disparate conflicts in Ukraine, Israel, Yemen and Taiwan are just different theatres of

By Timothy Ash January 3, 2024 CEPA   The US, UK and Canada are reportedly set to present proposals to G7 leaders in February to

Tayfun Ozberk 2 Jan 2024 Naval News   On January 1, 2024, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) shared a video of the Sea Baby unmanned surface

‘Cuckoo’ comes from a proud tradition of Ukrainian snipers —  and Putin is sending poorly trained men into her crosshairs George Grylls January 2, 2024

  By BOHDAN VITVITSKY December 30, 2023 The Hill   Does the U.S. have an obligation to aid Ukraine? The short answer to this question,

By Victor Rud January 2, 2024 CEPA   Western weakness and vacillation over Ukraine is encouraging expansionist despots. They will ensure a cascade of warfare

The President of Ukraine is disappointed with the world’s current attitude to the need for continued support to Ukraine – but is in no hurry

Alexander J. Motyl January 1, 2024 The Messenger   Vladimir Putin, Russia’s illegitimate president, reportedly says he’d consider a ceasefire in his war against Ukraine.

By not arming Kyiv for a long-range campaign against Russia, the U.S. seems to be forcing a deal.   By Phillips P. O’Brien Jan.1, 2024

David Axe Forbes Jan 1, 2024   For 10 weeks, tens of thousands of Russian troops have been trying, and failing, to dislodge a few

Athletes including 1994 Olympic figure skating champion Oksana Baiul have fought sports officials to an uneasy compromise—one ice show at a time Louise Radnofsky January

By the Editorial Board January 1, 2024 The Washington Post   The Soviet Union designed the S-300, a mobile, surface-to-air defense weapons system, during the

By Ellie Cook December 28, 2023 Newsweek   On the cusp of 2024, Russia has made use of nearly two years of patchy air superiority

Predictions for  a new year are like resolutions, rarely measured by success or failure. Generally no one remembers them.  As a society we have short

UKRAINE’S M-2 FIGHTING VEHICLES ARE SHOWING HOW RUSSIA LOSES—AND UKRAINE WINS David Axe Forbes Dec 30, 2023   On Oct. 10, elements of two Russian

By Peter Dickinson Atlantic Council Dec 1, 2023   Vladimir Putin’s Ukrainian Genocide: Nobody can claim they did not know The liberation of Kherson in

Russia’s pro-Palestinian stance has inflamed tensions and underscored shift in relations since invasion of Ukraine Pjotr Sauer 30 December 2023 The Guardian   When Vladimir

The defence secretary said the shipment would help take down Russian drones amid Putin’s ‘murderous’ airstrikes Geraldine Scott December 30, 2023 The Times   Britain

As the world’s attention turns to other conflicts, the onslaught here continues. This is the story of one December day in Kyiv Oleksandr Mykhed 29

Stanislav Haider December 28, 2023 The Kyiv Independent   The Defense Ministry is one of Ukraine’s oldest bureaucratic structures. As such, it has long-established customs

How the Ukraine War Has Changed the Game for the Kremlin’s Operatives—and Their Western Rivals By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan December 27, 2023 Foreign

By Samya Kullab and Illia Novikov December 28, 2023 The Washington Post   MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — They recognized the TV repairman. The residents of Oleshky

From the start of the invasion, the Russian authorities purposefully removed children from Ukraine, aiming to turn them against their homeland. Some have returned to

Although a Ukrainian counteroffensive has made few battlefield gains, Ukraine has been able to launch a series of attacks on Crimea, the headquarters of Russia’s

THE UKRAINIANS TRYING TO SAVE THEIR ARCHAEOLOGICAL TREASURE AMID WAR In Ukraine’s history-rich east, the war with Russia is hastening both historical discoveries and the

In the course of my personal Christmas introspection  which deals with both my Christian and Ukrainian sour, I recalled an interview with the then just

Washington Commentary by Matthew Continetti Dec 23, 2023 The debate over American military assistance to Ukraine has lost touch with reality. The argument in Washington

Russia is turning to Iran and North Korea for military supplies and diplomatic support. By Yaroslav Trofimov December 21, 2023 The Wall Street Journal  

By Leonid Gozman 22/12/2023 Euronews   Putin’s regime is an existential threat to European civilization. If Russia wins in Ukraine, it will not stop, just

INTERVIEW WITH EWA THOMPSON: THE FIELD ISN’T “SLAVIC STUDIES” AT ALL—IT SHOULD BE CALLED “RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA STUDIES” December 21, 2023 Forum for Ukrainian Studies  

MISSILES AND DRONES WERE TAKING OUT ENTIRE RUSSIAN SQUADS ON THEIR VEHICLES. David Axe Forbes December 19, 2023   Russian forces on the attack in

Using specialized e-commerce sites, secretive shipping workarounds and a constellation of middlemen, Russia has obtained the tech components it needs to keep its economy and

Ukrainians would face terror on a scale not seen in Europe since the 20th-century era of totalitarian rule By Adrian Karatnycky December 19, 2023 Foreign

If the West doesn’t help Ukraine beat back Russia, your lives will not be the same. Opinion by VICTOR PINCHUK 12/13/2023 POLITICO   The White