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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

19 December, 2023 Global Espreso Many units of the Russian army in the Kupyansk direction have recorded an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever, dubbed as “mouse

  He faced a police investigation over an alleged contract killing, but Volodymyr Saldo is now beyond the reach of Ukrainian law Tom Burgis 19

‘If you want to lose a war, lose attention. That’s how that happens, and that is Putin’s end game,’ volunteer Dave Smith says  Mark Mackinnon

After Ukrainian forces pushed back the invading Russians, a few residents returned to their bombed out villages   Marc Bennetts December 18, 2023 The Times

David Hambling December 17, 2023 Forbes   Commentators have long asked where Ukraine’s reply is to the Iranian-made Shahed drones used by Russia . Now

December 18, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS   The West dallies about funding Ukraine’s war effort, but can do so by confiscating all the Russian financial assets

May I begin by expressing my sincerest gratitude to God and all those responsible for this gift of unity, enabling all Ukrainians at long last

  By E.J. Dionne Jr. December 17, 2023 The Washington Post   On Thursday in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin preened before his country’s captive

A military intelligence officer says he is conducting operations against the Putin regime without the knowledge of his superiors   Samantha de Bendern December 17,

  12/16/23 Victor Rud The Messenger   On a recent appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) posited that “What’s in

  The ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent, winner of 51 Emmys, has thrived on showing viewers ‘what they should be paying attention to.’ Emily Bobrow December 15,

Proliferation of small, cheap drones is changing the way militaries think about air defense By Alistair MacDonald and Ievgeniia Sivorka December 15, 2023 The Wall

In televised year-end address, Russian president calls for Ukraine’s unconditional surrender Andrew Roth and Pjotr Sauer 14 December 2023 The Guardian   Vladimir Putin has

December 15, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS From celebration to exasperation in a matter of hours. The gambit to get Putin pal Viktor Orban of Hungary to

Biden and Republicans would co-own a Vietnam-scale debacle. By The Editorial Board December 13, 2023 The Wall Street Journal   Hard to believe, but perhaps

UKRAINE HAS FIGURED OUT A NEW WAY OF WINNING BATTLES: START BY GROUNDING RUSSIA’S DRONES Jam Russian radios, blow up Russian jammers David Axe December

The congressional opposition to the president’s funding request explained—as far as it can be   By David Frum December 12, 2023 The Atlantic   “We’re

The U.S. assesses that more than 13,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in a key eastern Ukrainian battleground since October.   By ALEXANDER

SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY RUSSIAN TROOPS, SURVIVORS IN UKRAINE BEGIN TO SEEK JUSTICE As hundreds share their stories, investigators work to determine if soldiers are using

Patrol boats are playing a key role in keeping the enemy at bay Maxim Tucker December 12, 2023 The Times   The boat’s engine roars

The Ukrainian leader warned against what he called a potential political betrayal of his military ahead of meetings on Capitol Hill Tuesday By Liz Goodwin,

Kyiv faces challenge of political obstruction in the West, but historian Anne Applebaum is optimistic this will be resolved Diane Francis Dec 11, 2023 Financial

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 12/09/23 The Hill   Are the MAGA Republicans who want to cut off U.S. aid to Ukraine acting ethically? To put

LIFE IN RUSSIAN-CONTROLLED AREAS OF UKRAINE IS GRIM. PEOPLE ARE FLEEING THROUGH A DANGEROUS CORRIDOR By Hanna Arhirova The Washington Post December 11, 2023  

December 11, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS Champagne corks are popping in the Kremlin as Ukraine’s fate becomes entangled in the machinations that plague democracies in America

If Congress forces Kyiv to accept a Russian victory, the result won’t be peace but a new war. By David Satter December 7, 2023 The

David Axe Forbes December 8, 2023   As Russia’s wider war on Ukraine grinds toward its third year, both countries’ tanks mostly aren’t fighting as

By WILLIAM COURTNEY and HOWARD J. SHATZ December 7, 2023 The Hill With no letup in its war against Ukraine in sight, Russia has amassed

Reducing support for Kyiv puts the entire free world at risk Adam Zivo December 04, 2023 National Post   ODESA, Ukraine — Western allies who

UKRAINE GOES TO WASHINGTON WITH A NEW ASK: HELP US MAKE OUR OWN WEAPONS Kyiv has received billions of dollars’ worth of weapons from the

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate (UOCMP) is a geographical appendage or branch  of the Russian Orthodox Church,  Moscow Patriarchate (ROCMP). It takes its directives

UKRAINIANS, IN A TRANSCONTINENTAL WAR OF SABOTAGE, REACH ACROSS RUSSIA TO BLOW UP TRAINS TO STOP MILITARY CARGO FROM CHINA AND NORTH KOREA Kremlin calls

The Wall Street Journal Dec 6, 2023 Tunku Varadarajan Every isolationist American politician who would turn his back on the Ukrainians should be made to

By Lee Hockstader December 5, 2023 The Washington Post PARIS — There are various paths to the conclusion that U.S. taxpayers are getting a bargain

By Herman Pirchner Jr. December 4, 2023 Washington Times   Since the start of the latest Israel-Hamas war, coverage of the conflict between Russia and

By Taras Kuzio November 30, 2023 Atlantic Council   As the year draws to a close, there is a growing sense of Ukraine fatigue in

Francis Farrell November 28, 2023 The Kyiv Independent   To end the war with an independent Ukraine, the West must provide honest answers to two

Amid passionate accusations of hypocrisy, the U.S. and allies have struggled to persuade the world that they are defending the moral high ground in both

UKRAINE CAPTURED A RADAR DURING A DARING OIL PLATFORM ASSAULT THAT IT’S NOW USING TO TRACK RUSSIAN WARSHIPS, COMMANDOS SAY Chris Panella November 29, 2023

By Kristina Hook November 25, 2023 Atlantic Council   As Russia’s full-scale invasion approaches the two-year mark with no end in sight, Ukrainian resolve remains

November 29, 2023 By Carl Schreck, Maja Zivanovic and Riin Aljas RFE/RL   VIENNA — Just two days before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of

Contrary to the doom-mongers, there is no rationale for Ukraine to make concessions and, in effect, agree to capitulation. by Alexander J. Motyl and Dennis

Ukraine’s war aims are designed to guarantee a lasting peace, not a reprieve before another Russian attack. DAVID J. KRAMER, JOHN HERBST and WILLIAM TAYLOR

Ukrainian History Global Initiative brings together 90 academics to put the country’s historical contributions on the map Charlotte Higgins 29 November 2023 The Guardian The

November 24,2023 Ukrainian World Congress   Russians destroy Holodomor monuments in south of Ukraine The Russians are destroying monuments to the victims of the Holodomor

UKRAINIAN CHILDREN ABDUCTED TO RUSSIA FORCED TO GLORIFY CONVICTED CRIMINALS PARDONED FOR FIGHTING AGAINST UKRAINE 24.11.2023 Halya Coynash Human Rights in Ukraine   Russia is

Tom Ball November 24, 2023 The Times There was a time when Maria Berlinska was simply Masha, a Kyiv university student studying for a master’s

DIANE FRANCIS November 23, 2023   Volodymyr Zelensky delivered grim news on November 21, the tenth anniversary of Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity. He said in

Eric Reguly November 22, 2023 The Globe and Mail   Pope Francis has repeatedly called for peace in Ukraine and asked Catholics to pray for

I last met this friend of the Ukrainian people on a cold December afternoon in 2013 on the Maidan in Kyiv as he was about

Vladimir Putin’s pals have been boasting about Russia’s backing of Hamas; critics say they are one of a number of notorious anti-Western allies being used

Nov 20, 2023 UCCA On 18 November, hundreds of Ukrainian Americans gathered before St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church in New York City to embark on

By Olga Bertelsen AIHPS Nov 12, 2023   In 2016, I published an article about Russian memory politics and disinformation in the sphere of history,

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 11/20/23 The Hill This Thanksgiving, you may want to thank whichever God you pray to that you’re not Ukrainian. For chances

President points to ties between Kremlin and Iran and also thanks ‘brave men and women’ putting themselves in danger to report the war at a

‘Russian Military Is Shooting Its Soldiers Who Retreat’ – Ukraine Counteroffensive Update for Nov 20 by John Moretti November 19, 2023 Kyiv Post   According

A 60-Year-Old Russian Tank Apparently Tried Attacking The Ukrainian Marines’ Dnipro Bridgehead. The Tank Didn’t Survive. David Axe Forbes November 19, 2023   On Oct.

VoxCheck’s Investigation into Russian Falsehoods in Europe VoxCheck Team 16 November 2023   VoxCheck has been monitoring Russian disinformation in six European countries for almost

By Will Tizard Variety Nov 18, 2023   Sean Penn says the cost in human lives of Russia’s continuing war on Ukraine is on “all

The true depth of our obligation to Kyiv is only now becoming clear Dominic Lawson November 19, 2023 The Sunday Times   As winter falls

By Stephen Blank The Central Asia-Caucasus November 15, 2023 Russia has recently announced that it has obtained a new naval base on the Black Sea

Russian propaganda has a strong influence around the world, and unfortunately, the United States is no exception. For Washington, Russian propaganda has long been a

  What happened during the Holodomor is cause for lessons to be learned now. By Bohdan Nahaylo November 19, 2023 Kyiv Post   The 90th

From WW I until the present, the US has underestimated and mishandled Moscow repeatedly to Ukraine’s detriment and its own. Simply put, America lacks a

By CARL GERSHMAN Nov 16, 2023 Tablet Magazine Hamas’ barbaric attack on Oct. 7, when the terrorist group gruesomely slaughtered 1,200 Israelis and seized over

EVIDENCE SUGGESTS STARVATION OF UKRAINE WAS PRE-PLANNED Purchases by Russian defence contractor suggest Moscow was planning to steal vast quantities of Ukrainian grain months before

We must inoculate the world’s nations as to the Moscow-origins of the recent spike of antisemitism and make clear that only our enemies win through

Eurasia Daily Monitor By Ksenia Kirillova November 13, 2023 Life at home is not always peaceful and full of glory for Russian soldiers returning from

UKRAINE’S FOREIGN MINISTER DMYTRO KULEBA ON X: TO THOSE WHO HAVE MISSED THE PREVIOUS 30 YEARS, HERE IS A SHORT LIST OF THE RESULTS OF

Nov 15, 2023 ISW By Frederick W. Kagan The positional war in Ukraine is not a stable stalemate. It is not the result of fundamental

About 100 Ukrainians a day travel back into Ukraine at an unofficial border crossing, bringing tales of repression and fear about life in Russian-controlled territories.

THE UKRAINIANS USED A CLASSIC TACTIC TO DEVASTATE A RUSSIAN AMMO CONVOY Russian forces aren’t safe anywhere in Kherson Oblast David Axe Forbes November 14,

By VERA BERGENGRUEN November 14, 2023 TIME Magazine   Leonid Tymchenko spent the first month of Russia’s invasion sitting in his dark government office after

TELLS US SOMETHING IMPORTANT ABOUT UKRAINE Russia once controlled 20 percent of U.S. territory. That legacy helps explain its aggression against Ukraine. By CASEY MICHEL

By Mykola Bielieskov November 13, 2023 Atlantic Council   Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny is not known for seeking the limelight, but his recent interview and

Ukrainian toeholds across the Dnipro River in the south are a rare bright spot amid glum By Matthew Luxmoore November 15, 2023 The Wall Street

Influential author and broadcaster Hubert Seipel received financial support for his work on two books described by many as sympathetic to Russian president Kate Connolly,

UKRAINE PLANS TO USE WINTER TO CUT OFF RUSSIA’S MILITARY SUPPLY CHAINS AND ‘FREEZE THEM OUT’ OF THE COUNTRY, OFFICIAL SAYS Sinéad Baker Nov 13,

By Brendan Cole ISW Nov 9, 2023   The Russian General Staff is making decisions based on maps that do not reflect the battlefield reality,

By Pavel Luzin November 10, 2023 CEPA   The Kremlin makes remorseless efforts to achieve a ceasefire on its own terms. Agreeing to this would

by Anastasiia Lapatina November 4, 2023 The Kyiv Independent   Russia is infamous for its malign influence in Latin America – from pouring billions of

Mariya Chukhnova 9 November 2023 VOX News   Corruption is usually believed to be the problem of less developed countries. However, while it originates in

By Anne Applebaum November 10, 2023 The Atlantic   They planned to take Kyiv in three days, the rest of Ukraine in six weeks. More

Desperate parents regularly write to the first lady, pleading for help. ‘As a mother, I don’t know how I would cope,’ she says of the

Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Sweet and Mark Toth November 9, 2023 The Messenger   Reports that the United States and European Union (EU) are initiating peace

Washington needs to quickly ramp up defense production, especially munitions. Peter Rough and Mike Watson Foreign Policy Nov 8, 2023   Now that the war

By Peter Dickinson Atlantic Council Nov 7, 2023   On the very first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, a Russian warship approached

MPs heard from children who were shipped to Russia or occupied Ukraine and forced to renounce their Ukrainian identity John Ivison November 07, 2023 National

Ethnic minorities volunteer for long trek from far east to oppose Putin’s regime Marc Bennetts November 9, 2023 The Times The men left Siberia separately,

A question for American lawmakers about Ukraine TIMOTHY SNYDER Nov 8, 2023 Imagine that freedom was in decline around the world.  Imagine that things had

By Max Boot November 6, 2023 The Washington Post   In warfare, attacking has always been harder than defending. The war in Ukraine demonstrates that

Amid ceaseless bombardment, Kherson residents shop at the market, clean their homes, and document the horrors of war by Tom Burgis 7 Nov 2023 The

Israel-Gaza and Ukraine-Russia conflicts part of world war started by Vladimir Putin in 1999 Diane Francis November 6, 2023 Financial Post   The Israel-Gaza and

By George F. Will November 1, 2023 The Washington Post   Explaining his support for U.S. aid to Israel but not Ukraine, Sen. J.D. Vance,

By Fatima Hussein November 2, 2023 The Washington Post   WASHINGTON — The United States on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on 130

November 01, 2023 By Kyrylo Ovsyaniy RFE/RL   An analysis of satellite images by Schemes, RFE/RL’s Ukrainian investigative unit, suggests that Russia is actively building

November 2, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS In most developed nations, Donald Trump would be nearly broke or in jail by now — not because of the

By Greg Miller and Catherine Belton October 19, 2023 The Washington Post   KYIV, Ukraine — In the final days before the invasion of Ukraine,

Goltsev, one of the accused, allegedly sent a message to a co-conspirator, stating: “We need to figure out why they keep holding the package. I

By David L. Stern and Kostiantyn Khudov November 1, 2023 The Washington Post KYIV — A rousing action drama set in 18th-century Ukraine about a

Mother tells of Ukrainian civilian’s torture, starvation and despair at the hands of a cruel enemy Marc Bennetts The Times October 30 2023 After months

‘Russia’s church’ is about to be banned as art and religion also come into conflict in Ukraine. By Andriy Kurkov October 29, 2023 Kyiv Post

Is Ukraine the winner? By VLADISLAV DAVIDZON October 24, 2023 Tablet Magazine The Hamas massacres in the Israeli south that killed more than 1,400 Israeli

James Sherr OBE ICDS Oct 30, 2023 The Russians have long understood that to win a war, you must utilise an enemy’s forces as skilfully

Soldiers who don’t follow the suicidal Kremlin orders now risk gunfire from both sides of the war by Askold Krushelnycky The Independent Oct 28, 2023

By DOUG KLAIN 10/30/23 The Hill Congress is open for business again, and the first order of business for new Speaker of the House Mike

Analyzing this subject it is compelling to take into account lapse of time, lack of legislation at the time, the weakness of international law and

Ukraine inflicted unprecedented damage on Russia’s armored forces in October, destroying over 400 Russian tanks, according to the General Staff. By SERGE HAVRYLETS 28/10/2023 Euromaidan

October 30, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS Ukraine’s war against Russia has been bumped off front pages by Israel’s conflict, leading to concern that U.S. financial support

Never-before-released archival files reveal Washington’s error in cudgeling Ukraine to give up its nuclear weapons despite the risk of a Russian invasion. by George E.

By Peter Dickinson Oct 26, 2023 Atlantic Council How much longer can the West afford to continue supporting Ukraine? As Russia’s invasion enters its twenty-first

RUSSIAN SOLDIER SAYS 8 UKRAINIAN FIGHTERS FENDED OFF HUNDREDS OF ENEMY TROOPS FROM THEIR FORTIFIED POSITION, PER LEAKED AUDIO By Alia Shoaib Insider Oct 27,

By MARK TEMNYCKY October 27, 2023 The Hill   “In my state, people want to be helpful to Ukraine, but they also want to be

By ALEX GANGITANO 10/26/23 The Hill White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said Thursday that the Russian military is executing soldiers who aren’t following

He says American politicians don’t realize much of the funding actually stays in the US. Charles R. Davis October 25, 2023 Insider WASHINGTON, DC —

Vasileios Karagiannopoulos October 25, 2023 The Conversation Ukraine’s recently formed “IT army” is playing a crucial role in the war with Russia, launching disruptive cyber-attacks

HAMAS’S ATTACK HAS OPENED UP ANOTHER FRONT IN THE GROWING WAR AGAINST LIBERAL DEMOCRACY: CHRIS ALEXANDER IN THE GLOBE AND MAIL Liberal democracies need to

The issue of the Galicia Division, which fought in German uniforms against the Soviets, has long been officially closed in the UK and Canada. Yet

Kyiv is converting US missiles for new uses and prioritising joint ventures with western companies. Twenty months since Russia‟s full-scale invasion, Ukrainian officials know how

Inasmuch as the Russians could not eradicate the national characteristics of the non-Russian nations in the USSR, they had to grant some concessions and to

David Axe Forbes Oct 23, 2023   Four months after Ukrainian forces launched their long-anticipated counteroffensive in southern and eastern Ukraine, Russian forces tried to

by Seth Mandel Oct 23, 2023 Commentary The headline on ABC News’s Chicago affiliate was: “Chicago protest today: Hundreds of Palestinians march downtown as death

UKRAINE BREAKS THROUGH ENEMY LINES IN RUSSIA-CONTROLLED SOUTH: ‘RUSSIAN LOSSES ARE REALLY STAGGERING’ By Matthew Sedacca Oct. 21, 2023 New York Post   Ukrainian forces

The lightning assaults are part of a larger campaign using drones and missiles to degrade Russian forces and demoralize the public. By Carlotta Gall and

As prosecutors prepare war crimes case, victims reveal how they were beaten and made to dig own graves in Balakliia   Lorenzo Tondo 23 October

Ukraine in recent months jumped in with two feet on developing “FrankenSAM” missile systems to fill its air defense gaps. The Russian Air Force recently

JANICE DICKSON October 20, 2023 The Globe and Mail Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been raging for more than 600 days, and as the

Report points to ‘wilful killing, torture, rape and other sexual violence, and the deportation of children to the Russian Federation’ Pjotr Sauer 21 October 2023

REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BIDEN ON THE UNITED STATES’ RESPONSE TO HAMAS’S TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST ISRAEL AND RUSSIA’S ONGOING BRUTAL WAR AGAINST UKRAINE WHITE HOUSE BRIEFING

By Jeff Stein, Nick Miroff and Jacob Bogage October 20, 2023 The Washington Post President Biden on Friday unveiled a $106 billion proposal that primarily

“The war will end for us when we enter Kuban.” So said a disabled Ukrainian soldier with a missing left arm above the elbow. He

Stephen Blank October 19, 2023 The Hill   Recently Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) said Israel is our “single most important ally in the Middle East,”

President links the two conflicts as he makes a sweeping argument for America’s global role By Marisa Iati and Yasmeen Abutaleb October 19, 2023 The

From improvised “wedding drone” bombers to long-range kamikaze drones, Ukraine’s rapid drone innovation has given it a tactical edge against Russia’s forces. But can it

By Mykola Bielieskov October 16, 2023 Atlantic Council The current fighting season is still far from over in Ukraine, but it is already clear that

There can be no capitulation to Russia or to Hamas. ERIC S. EDELMAN and DAVID J. KRAMER Oct 18, 2023 The Bulwark The world’s attention

By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Daniel Hodge and Kostyantyn Gak CNN October 18, 2023 A swarm of Ukrainian jet skis races across the ocean under

October 19, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS President Joe Biden went to Israel and threaded the needle. He repeated America’s full-throated support for Israel, sympathized with Gaza’s

Ukrainian forces attacked two key Russian air bases behind enemy lines on Tuesday, using American-made long-range missiles known as ATACMS, a U.S. official said. By

Glenn Corn Oct 16, 2023 The Cipher Brie EXPERT PERSPECTIVE / OPINION — Prior to the horrific events of 7 October 2023, the issue of

10/16/23 Alexander J. Motyl The Messenger Ukraine, the West, and Israel will face some tough choices in the days, weeks and months to come. It

Major assault in Donetsk launched on Tuesday said to have resulted in serious losses for Moscow’s forces Luke Harding 15 Oct 2023 The Guardian  

By Andrew E. Kramer and Matthew Mpoke Bigg October 15, 2023 The New York Times   Ukraine, still locked in fierce combat with Russia along

By Alex Horton and Serhiy Morgunov October 12, 2023 The Washington Post   DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — The Ukrainian soldier was alone on the road

After the recent visit to Canada of Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky, interested parties renewed worn out claims about the presence of “Ukrainian Nazis” in Canada.

By Kurt Volker October 7, 2023 CEPA We should not overdo the current sense of doom on Ukraine aid. There are good reasons to believe

October 12, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS The assault by Hamas against Israel happened on October 7 which is Vladimir Putin’s birthday. It may be coincidental, but

Kyiv aims to destroy Russia’s logistics routes, command centers and ammunition depots, weakening enemy forces so it can slice through them By Daniel Michaels October

Author: Hryhorii Rii Translated by: Marta Olynyk President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Canada and his speech in Parliament blew up into a scandal. The world’s

Marc Santora traveled with Ukrainian air assault brigades in eastern Ukraine. Tyler Hicks has documented the war from locations all along the front line. Tyler

At this critical moment, now is not the time for the US to sell out Ukraine and effectively capitulate on the world stage. By Victor

League of Ukrainian Canadians National Executive   Media Release 10 October 2023 THE LEAGUE OF UKRAINIAN CANADIANS CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK ON ISRAEL   The League

David Axe Forbes October 9, 2023 It’s apparent that, in the months and weeks leading up to the Ukrainian armed forces’ 2023 counteroffensive, which kicked

And could we be making the same mistake with China?   By Timothy Ash October 7, 2023 Kyiv Post   Why did the West get

Ukraine’s Quest for Mature Nation, Statehood Roundtable XXIV: Forging A Strong Yet Forbearing National Identity – Future Initiatives, October 05, 2023, University Club, DC  

The Russian dictator believes himself to be above international law but there are many ways to make him pay for his war crimes Peter Pomerantsev

Declan Power October 8, 2023 Sunday Times   The tanaiste’s  (The Tánaiste is the deputy head of the government of Ireland ) visit to Kyiv

By JOSH RUDOLPH 10/06/23 The Hill   Russian President Vladimir Putin caught a lucky break this week. Just when he was planning to use his

By David Brennan Newsweek Sept 6, 2023 Ukrainian forces pushing their counteroffensive in the southeast of the country are “neutralizing” Russia’s numerical advantage, a retired

By DIANE FRANCIS October 5, 2023 Evidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin is in trouble grows. He imposed an October deadline on his generals to

Kyiv has turned the region into a no-go zone for Moscow’s bristling warships Luke Harding 5 October 2023 The Guardian   It was a moment

Canadian scholar and historian of Ukraine during the Soviet era discusses the Kremlin’s “Operation Payback” propaganda campaign accusing Canada and the US of harboring Nazis

October 5, 2023. OTTAWA, ON. Today at approximately 1:15 pm Kyiv time, Russia carried out a missile strike on a grocery store near Kupyansk, Kharkiv

by Nataliya Bugayova, Frederick W. Kagan and Kateryna Stepanenko October 3, 2023 The Kyiv Independent   Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t invade Ukraine in 2022

By Max Boot October 2, 2023 The Washington Post   The good news is that Congress, at the last minute, averted a government shutdown, at

By Paul Krugman October 2, 2023 The New York Times   So the federal government wasn’t shut down over the weekend, although we may have

One Bucha resident, who chose to remain anonymous, decided to put his experience as a materials scientist to develop an “invisibility cloak” known as “Phantom

We Are Ukraine Sept 29, 2023 Russia utilizes a robust propaganda machine to advance its political and foreign policy goals globally. We at We Are

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Chair of Ukrainian Studies 100 St. George Street Toronto, Ontario M5S3G3 Tel. 416-978–3332 Fax 416-978-4960 September 25, 2023   “Canada’s Parliament applauds

Marcus Kolga breaks down how foreign influence operations are spreading disinformation and jeopardizing our democracy By ALI AMAD April 17, 2023 Toronto Life Human rights

In a war built around artillery, tanks, drones and cruise missiles, the role of the sniper, unseen and lethal, occupies an often overlooked but essential

Marcus Kolga breaks down how foreign influence operations are spreading disinformation and jeopardizing our democracy By ALI AMAD April 17, 2023 Toronto Life   Human

by Lindsay Maizland Council on Foreign Relations Sept 29, 2023   How is the Ukrainian counteroffensive faring so far? The Ukrainian military has been doing

By Oleksandr Moskalenko October 1, 2023 Kyiv Post Ukraine’s counter-offensive has not swept the Russian occupiers from Ukrainian territory, but it has made some things

New systems eliminate surprises, make it harder to gain ground in armored assaults By Yaroslav Trofimov September 28, 2023 The Wall Street Journal   CHASIV

A century-old institute that used to focus on criminal cases is studying Russia’s weapons, and where parts are coming from Shaun Walker 27 September 2023

Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov is spearheading the use of sea drones against the Russian fleet Financial Times Sept 27, 2023 At first glance,

September 28, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS Putin realizes he is running out of time, according to a high-level leak. “He has given his defence minister Sergei

On Friday, 25 August 2023, in comments made by video to Roman Catholic youth in St. Petersburg, Russia, Pope Francis made the following comments: “Never

by Francis Farrell September 26, 2023 The Kyiv Independent ZAPORIZHZHIA OBLAST– Even months before it started, just the idea of Ukraine’s large-scale counteroffensive in 2023

The territory of today’s Ukraine in the XX century inter World War period was split essentially between a repressive Polish dictatorship and a savage and

By LAURENCE H. TRIBE and RAYMOND P. TOLENTINO Sept 26, 2023 TIME Magazine With each passing day, Ukraine continues to struggle under Russia’s illegal war

To waver in our support now would be tantamount to saying that this war is not our business Magnus Linklater September 26, 2023 The Times

Maxim Tucker September 25, 2023 The Times The Kremlin is implementing a carefully choreographed “state policy” of torture in occupied Ukraine, the leading United Nations

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a historic second parliamentary address. Al Jazeera Staff Sept 22, 2023 Al Jazeera   Ukrainian

In the spring of this year, parishes of several Orthodox churches in the United States received a warning from the FBI that Russian special services

America will supply the ATACMS weapons, enabling Ukrainian forces to target Russian military logistics way beyond the frontline Emma Graham-Harrison 23 Sep 2023 The Guardian

Human rights lawyers are working with Ukraine’s public prosecutor to prepare dossier to submit to the international criminal court Dan Sabbagh 24 September 2023 The

David Axe Forbes Sep 20, 2023   Albania is donating to Ukraine 22 of its American-made MaxxPro armored trucks. It’s one small arms transfer among

UKRAINE’S LEOPARD 1A5 TANKS ARE EXCELLENT SHOOTERS—BECAUSE THEY HAVE EXCELLENT FIRE-CONTROLS David Axe Forbes Sep 22, 2023 Yes, Ukraine’s 1980s-vintage, German-made Leopard 1A5 tanks are

Bogdan Maftei Medium Sept 20, 2023   Imagine a historic parallel, one that harks back to the iconic events of World War II – think

by Igor Kossov September 20, 2023 The Kyiv Independent The past month has not been kind to Russia’s forces in occupied Crimea. In a span

By Jim Geraghty The Washington Post Sept 21, 2023   KYIV — “Before the war, I was a quiet man,” Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman tells

UKRAINE BREACHED RUSSIA’S FEARSOME DEFENSES WITH VEHICLES FOR THE FIRST TIME, ANALYSTS SAY — A MAJOR MILESTONE IN ITS FIGHTBACK By Sophia Ankel and Jake

The Editorial Board The Globe and Mail September 22, 2023   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be in Ottawa on Friday to meet the Governor-General,

By Jesse O’Neill Sep. 19, 2023 New York Post   Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky called on world leaders to “act united to defeat the aggressor,”

September 19, 2023 By Aleksander Palikot RFERL NEAR VELYKA NOVOSILKA, Ukraine — “We planned the offensive, went in, crushed two Russian brigades, and battered them

Painting Vladimir Putin’s Russia as a nation that seeks to dominate others, President Volodymyr Zelensky cast his appeal for broad support as a matter of

By Bret Stephens September 19, 2023 The New York Times Volodymyr Zelensky will visit Washington this week to give thanks to the United States for

On the eve of a trip to the United States, Ukraine’s president is eager to demonstrate that the billions of dollars Washington is spending to

By Mikhail Zygar September 19, 2023 The New York Times   Starting this month, all high school students in Russia have a new history textbook.

If a negotiated settlement gave Moscow rights to any land it seized, it would claim success and invade again Derek H. Burney September 19, 2023

By Yaroslav Yurchyshyn The Hill Sept 16, 2023   Last month, Ukraine’s parliament established a special committee to formulate a legal framework for interactions with

Luke Coffey September 13, 2023 Hudson Institute   Since Russia invaded Ukraine for the second time in eight years, Russian troops have ravaged Ukraine’s cities,

September 18, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS The phrase “Potemkin village” refers to a series of fake town facades built in 1783 by Catherine the Great’s lover,

Gina Christian OSV News 15 September 2023   PHILADELPHIA — Jewish leaders in Ukraine have issued a letter of support for the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy

I’ve seen the bravery and resilience of the Ukrainian people. At this week’s UN general assembly, world leaders must help them David Miliband 18 September

by Stephen Blank 09/14/23 The Hill Garry Kasparov, the renowned Russian dissident, recently observed that the Biden administration may be covertly negotiating with Russia to

Sept. 15, 2023 By Thomas L. Friedman The New York Times While visiting Kyiv last week, my first trip to Ukraine since Vladimir Putin’s invasion

Lucia Schulten Sept 17, 2023 DW Ukraine and Russia are set to face off in the International Court of Justice in the Hague over violations

Ukrainian leaders are trying to shore up support from dozens of countries and hope in-person talks will make a difference. By NAHAL TOOSI 09/14/2023 POLITICO

David Axe Forbes Sep 12, 2023 Ukraine’s German-made Leopard 2A6s—arguably its best tanks—operate at night and dawn, striking at long range while on the move.

Hamish de Bretton-Gordon The Telegraph September 13, 2023   The war in Ukraine appears on the surface like no other, with small flying drones attacking

The former Polish foreign minister on democracy in Poland, European security and what he meant by that Nord Stream tweet. By Katie Stallard The New

September 12, 2023 Janusz Bugajski The Geopost Ukraine’s counter-offensive is not only the enormous military effort to regain all of its occupied territories from Russian

10 September 2023 OHCHR KYIV – Russia’s armed aggression is becoming synonymous with torture and other inhuman cruelty, a UN expert said today. “The volume

09/11/23 Alexander J. Motyl The Messenger Astoundingly, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine “has not concluded at this stage that genocide

By Brendan Cole Newsweek Sept 11, 2023   Kyiv has said that it has reclaimed control of strategically vital gas and oil drilling platforms in

11 September 2023 SERGIY SYDORENKO European Pravda Timothy Snyder is a renowned historian whose name needs no introduction, especially in Ukraine. Last year, his lectures

The Biden administration, paralyzed by its desire to appease Russia, is refusing to enable a win for Ukraine – only that Russia does not lose.

Josuha C. Huminski The Hill Sept 10, 2023 Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s recent foreign policy statements about Ukraine and Taiwan, and his seeming isolationist inclination,

By Olena Harmash and Tom Balmforth September 9, 2023 Reuters KYIV – Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces will continue through the onset of cold and

American officials defended the agreement, saying it built on the statement released last year and that the United States was still pressing for peace in

David Axe Forbes September 8, 2023 The German-made Flakpanzer Gepard is a pair of radar-guided 35-millimeter autocannons in a two-person turret mated with a Leopard

Bohdan Klid September 8, 2023 Forum for Ukrainian Studies   Since at least 2008 but especially in the period leading up to and following Russia’s

By Brian O’Toole and Daniel Fried Atlantic Council Sept 8, 2023   On Wednesday, Russia’s central bank announced new measures to speed up its sale

By Howard Altman The Drive Sept 8, 2023 Ukraine continues to expand the salient it has created in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, pushing closer toward the small

Ukrainian presidential adviser says deaths of civilians ‘the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego’  Pjotr Sauer 8 September 2023 The Guardian  

Yahoo Finance RICK NEWMAN September 8, 2023   He’s an egomaniacal man-child, but is Elon Musk really the dark lord? Twitter seems to think so.

By Richard Cashman The Atlantic Council Sept 7, 2023 In the weeks following the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, many Western

George F. Will September 6, 2023 The Washington Post   Like stones pitched into ponds, wars cause radiating ripples. Russia’s war of attempted annihilation of

Its agents have become expert in dark revenge. But some worry a clear strategy is absent September 5, 2023 The Economist The operation was a

DIANE FRANCIS Sept 7, 2023   Ukraine’s war effort following a full-on Russian invasion and saturation bombing campaign for 20 months is remarkable and has

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 09/05/23 The Hill Einbeck is a city in Germany with about 31,000 inhabitants. It survived the Thirty Years’ War, lived through

David Axe Forbes Sep 4, 2023   After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, newly-independent Ukraine scrambled to provide for its own defense.

Foreign and Security Policy 05.09.2023 Ruslan Suleymanov Russia is keen to cooperate with anyone with anti-Western policies – including the Taliban – just to claim

Elite Ukrainian troops tell Anthony Loyd the terrible price they are paying to break through Russian lines during the summer counteroffensive   Anthony Loyd September

UKRAINE’S CHALLENGER 2 CAN SHOOT AT THE RUSSIANS FROM MILES AWAY. David Axe Forbes Sep 3, 2023   The 82nd Air Assault Brigade, arguably Ukraine’s

Arrest of one-time ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy comes as Kyiv attempts to crack down on corruption Reuters 3 September 2023 A Ukrainian court has

Environmentally, economically and in terms of pure human suffering, the destruction of the Kakhovka dam unleashed untold damage. Months later, many communities are still reeling.

White House spokesman John Kirby also said reports quoting anonymous US officials criticising Ukrainian effort were ‘not helpful’   Guardian staff and agencies 2 September

By PHILIP ELLIOTT August 28, 2023 TIME Magazine   To appreciate the power of a myth, let’s take a quick visit to post-Soviet Russia. In

By David L. Stern and Serhiy Morgunov September 1, 2023 The Washington Post   MUKACHEVO, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials say their military is now using

Maritime drones are a hot topic in many navies, but Ukraine has become the first to form a specialist unit using explosive-armed ones. The recently

By Kurt Volker August 30, 2023 CEPA There is good reason for optimism about Ukraine’s fight for freedom. In Philadelphia, on July 4, 1776, Americans

An elite team of Ukrainian snipers dubbed ‘Devils and Angels’ is taking out top Russian commanders to demoralize troops: ‘We work quietly, we are invisible’

Author: Alik Gomelsky August 30, 2023   The ‘word’ is not a bird, and the word has always been a weapon. And in the modern world,

After three months of grinding advances in Western-backed operation, Kyiv accelerates thrust along main line of attack   By James Marson August 31, 2023 The

By Samuel Ramani August 29, 2023 The Moscow Times The 11th Moscow Conference on International Security brought together leading figures of the Russian security apparatus

RUSSIA IS THROWING AWAY ELITE FORCES IT WILL LIKELY NEED LATER, LIKE PARATROOPERS, TRYING TO BLUNT UKRAINE’S COUNTEROFFENSIVE Jake Epstein Aug 29, 2023 Insider  

In June 1963, sixty years ago, President John F. Kennedy travelled to Berlin, almost two years after the Communists had constructed the Berlin wall separating

The Pope’s latest comments about the “great Russian Empire” have caused “great pain” and “deep disappointment” throughout Ukraine. Even Catholics have doubts about whether it

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 08/29/23 The Hill   Is the pope a Russian imperialist? The answer, alas, may be yes, at least if Pope Francis’s

“Never forget the legacy,” Francis said in a video speech on Friday to young Catholics in St. Petersburg. “You are the heirs of Great Russia:

David Axe Forbes Aug 23, 2023   After capturing Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in February 2014, the Russian armed forces established a major missile base on

By Jan Kallberg August 23, 2023 CEPA Ukraine’s counteroffensive is making substantial progress. Russia’s generals will know this, even if the West doesn’t. The bleakness

DIANE FRANCIS Aug 28, 2023   News of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death in a plane crash generates more questions than answers. Is he really dead? Was

By the Editorial Board August 23, 2023 The Washington Post   Nearly half a million casualties, including almost 200,000 dead — that is the staggering

More than 2,000, including some orphans, have been transported from Russian-occupied areas By Karolina Jeznach and Thomas Grove August 21, 2023 The Wall Street Journal

Moscow plots mass migration to ‘Russify’ port city Aliide Naylor August 21, 2023 The Times   Ukraine says it has uncovered a Russian plan to

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 08/21/23 The Hill   Stalemate, stalled, sputtering — these are the words that increasingly find their way into commentaries about the

August 21, 2023 Diane Francis China slumps. Its currency falters, as does its trade, stock markets, real estate prices, foreign investment, tech sector, and economic

Despite tough fighting and heavy casualties, Ukrainian commanders say their forces are in better shape now than just months ago, while Russian troops appear worse

Former French president criticises EU and US support for Ukraine in his latest memoirs   Kim Willsher 19 August 2023 The Guardian   More than

An attempted Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow resulted in damage while a Black Sea Fleet corvette came under attack by a drone boat. THOMAS NEWDICK

August 18, 2023 By Lauren Jackson and Ian Prasad Philbrick The New York Times   Ukrainian forces have been fighting a brutal counteroffensive for the

 Could it really be that simple?   SÉBASTIEN ROBLIN August 18, 2023 Popular Mechanics   “Spider boots” may sound like one of the cool magic

HOW UKRAINE’S SAVVY OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA RALLIED THE WORLD AND RAISED THE BAR FOR NATIONAL PROPAGANDA Brandon Boatwright August 18, 2023 The Conversation   Just

 George Grylls August 17, 2023 The Times   An international cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain has defied Russian threats of a naval blockade in the

By Igor Khrestin and David J. Kramer August 17, 2023 Chicago Tribune   The sound of Russian bombs, along with celebratory fireworks, will mark Ukraine’s

by Asami Terajima August 16, 2023 The Kyiv Independent   DONETSK OBLAST – With its sirens blaring through the narrow and bumpy road, an ambulance

David Axe Forbes Aug 17, 2023   When Ukrainian brigades rolled out across the south and east on the night of June 4, kicking off

DIANE FRANCIS Aug 17, 2023   On the morning of June 2, 1979 church bells pealed across Poland as Pope John Paul II stepped from

By STEPHEN BLANK 08/16/23 The Hill For some time, we have known that European weapons supplies to Ukraine have been insufficient for its task of

Trio used forged press cards to carry out surveillance, police claim David Brown, Fiona Hamilton, and Shayma Bakht August 16, 2023 The Times   An

 Commodity merchants are pumping natural gas into Ukrainian reservoirs, hoping the war doesn’t disrupt potential profits   By Joe Wallace Aug. 16, 2023 The Wall

Behind the thousands of troops fighting the counteroffensive are engineers and technicians who perform an essential, and often dangerous, job. By Oleksandr Chubko and Carlotta

By Glenn Chafetz, John Sipher Atlantic Council Aug 15, 2023   To understand Russia’s current obsession with Ukraine, it is important to recognize that Russia

By Garry Kasparov August 14, 2023 Kyiv Post   Eighteen months into Russia’s all-out invasion of their nation, the Ukrainian people continue to resist. The

By Mariana Alfaro August 15, 2023 The Washington Post In response to the growing fissure within the GOP over support for the war effort in

In 1708, Peter the Great destroyed Baturyn, a bastion of Cossack independence and culture By DANIEL WEISS September/October 2023 Archaeology Magazine   On November 2,

David Axe Forbes Aug 1, 2023   Ukrainian tanks have barreled into Urozhaine, the next obstacle between free Ukraine and Russian-occupied Mariupol. A drone video

Vladimir Putin denounces Western colonialism while bringing back its most atrocious practices. By Bernard-Henri Lévy Aug. 1, 2023 The Wall Street Journal   I knew

DIANE FRANCIS Aug 14, 2023 On July 15, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol visited Kyiv for the first time to pledge support for Ukraine’s

Western weapons mean the Russians are outgunned and Putin is dithering but Zelensky’s counteroffensive remains grindingly slow   Mark Galeotti August 12, 2023 The Sunday

Kyiv wants U.S.-made fighter jets as fast as possible, but the first pilots to undergo training probably won’t be ready to fly them until next

A trail of evidence on social networks and state media detail Minsk’s role in a potential war crime August 11, 2023 AP   Alexei Talai

On August 24, Ukrainians throughout the world will celebrate thirty two years of independence. Independence anniversaries are celebrated annually in many countries with much fanfare,

By Ellie Cook Newsweek August 9, 2023   Russian forces have lost more than 5,000 artillery systems in the almost 18-month-long war, according to Kyiv’s

Baturyn, the erstwhile capital of Ukrainian hetmans, was razed to the ground by Russian troops in 1708; 314 years later, the Russian boot trampled it

Ukrainian special forces take no prisoners in cross-border raids — and have grown only more ambitious   Maxim Tucker August 8, 2023 The Times  

Women allegedly shared attack vehicle routes Joshua Thurston August 8, 2023 The Times   Ukraine says it has exposed a spy network of local women

David Axe Forbes Aug 6, 2023   The Ukrainian air force wasn’t supposed to last more than a few days in a wider war with

Re-reading the memoirs of a top US diplomat who now heads the CIA, one understands how badly Washington, Berlin and France got Russia wrong –

August 7, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS   A meeting in Jeddah among the world’s most powerful nations on August 5 and 6 represents a paradigm shift

Kyiv’s Soviet-era Motherland Monument is finally being converted from imperial symbol imposed by Moscow to that of the patriotic and defiant Mother Ukraine. By Lubomyr

Kyiv and Zelensky HQ were on the brink of evacuation due to airstrikes in December   Maxim Tucker August 4, 2023 The Times   With

By SIMON SHUSTER August 4, 2023 TIME Magazine   One day last fall, Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, came across a clip from Russian

by Oleksiy Sorokin August 4, 2023 The Kyiv Independent   For Ukraine’s main cybersecurity agency, Russia’s full-scale war began over a month before Russian tanks

By Jeff Semple Global News August 3, 2023   ‘I cannot be quiet’: Ukraine’s chief rabbi calls out Putin’s lies Since Russian President Vladimir Putin

The Russian Wagner Group’s boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has hailed the coup as a move towards independence from the West.   1 Aug 20231 Al Jazeera

By Taras Kuzio Atlantic Council August 1, 2023   The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the very different developmental paths the two countries

Blindness to Russian colonialism distorts Westerners’ view of the Ukraine war   By ALARIC DEARMENT July 31, 2023 Salon   “Fucking shit Russian car,” my

Now, some 17 months after Russia’s full invasion, the use of expendable, unmanned systems on Ukraine’s battlefields has exponentially expanded on both sides, replacing many

By Elina Beketova July 27, 2023 CEPA   In November, in Washington, I met a family from Novotroitske, a small settlement in the occupied part

DIANE FRANCIS July 31, 2023   Last week, mutineer and “traitor” Yevgeny Prigozhin of the Wagner Group mercenary army, showed up at Vladimir Putin’s lavish

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Africa as a rising center of power in the world. 07/30/2023 POLITICO   NAIROBI, Kenya — African leaders are leaving

Ukraine is hoping that mile-by-mile gains could bring its weapons closer to Russian supply lines, if its forces can overcome Russia’s heavy defense.   By

What Ukraine Revealed About Military Power   Phillips O’Brien July 27, 2023 Foreign Affairs   The Russian military was fast. So fast, analysts said, that

The road to Mariupol could be lined with western missiles. Instead each village brings another bloody fight Maxim Tucker July 29, 2023 The Times  

By VICTOR RUD 07/27/23 The Hill   Why did the most powerful military alliance in world history fail to prevent Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine,

July 24, 2023 As technology progresses, warfare is also becoming different. Now one of the most important targets in Ukraine is actually electronic warfare systems,

July 25, 2023 Author: Thomas Hughes The Conversation   The decision by the United States to donate DPICMs (dual-purpose improved conventional munitions) — known as

July 24, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS The Prigozhin affair in June provides a glimpse into the workings of the criminal organization that calls itself the Russian

Kyiv says it needs ATACMS, but the Pentagon says it doesn’t have enough to spare and Ukraine doesn’t really need them By Karen DeYoung and

Those who lived with Russian terror understand Ukraine must become a NATO member, because Ukraine is all that stands between them and a murderous despot.

The Telegraph Hamish de Bretton-Gordon July 22, 2023   It is often said that “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for

By SIMON SHUSTER and SAM JACOBS July 19, 2023 TIME Magazine   Ukraine is ready to restart grain exports despite Russia’s naval blockade of the

Former Special Forces engineer says Russian minefields are unlike anything he has ever seen and battling these hidden death traps is ‘exhausting’   Ryan Pickrell

Mark MacKinnon July 21, 2023 The Globe and Mail   As a reporter, Anastasiya Garagulya understood that the news being published and broadcast in her

  Bridge is only direct link to mainland Russia from Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014   Andrew Roth 17 July 2023 The Guardian  

By Dylan Malyasov July 12, 2023 Defense   France has donated SCALP cruise missiles to the Ukrainian Air Force, a move that allows Ukrainian forces

June 14, 2023 PAUL JOSEPHSON Engelsberg Ideas The Russians are pursuing a scorched earth policy in Ukraine as they did in the War of 1812

In March 2022, as the Russian army closed in, one sleepy farming town in southern Ukraine sprang into action. By Roger Boyes July 14, 2023

Settlements along Ukraine’s eastern steppe were reduced to wreckage as the war passed through them. Now choked with weeds and with few residents, they are

Mark MacKinnon, Kyiv July 12, 2023 The Globe and Mail   When is a security guarantee not a security guarantee? The answer, Ukrainians know all

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 07/11/23 The Hill   When a Russian missile struck a pizzeria in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, killing 12, including 14-year

By Kurt Volker July 9, 2023 CEPA Taking Ukraine into NATO is the best way to avoid future European wars. It is not often that

A robust fund-raising operation has been critical in supplying Ukraine’s military. But as the war drags on, contributions have lagged.   By Megan Specia and

Evidence builds that Moscow is violating the Geneva Conventions. The Editorial Board July 7, 2023 The Wall Street Journal Ukrainian soldiers fought hard to defend

July 4, 2023 New Voice   Why the Russians, according to UK publicist and propaganda researcher Peter Pomerantsev, could not imagine themselves without Putin, but

As the counteroffensive slowly advances, those doing the fighting call for more arms from the west   by Luke Harding in Velyka Novosilka 7 Jul

by Askold S. Lozynskyj July 7, 2023 No more appeasement The recent “almost civil war” and “imminent coup d’etat” in the Russian Federation has caused

Only the West can guarantee victory for Ukraine By BERNARD-HENRI LÉVY June 19, 2023 Tablet Ukraine cannot lose this war. I’ve said it since day

Now is not the time for an armistice in Ukraine.   DAVID J. KRAMER AND ERIC S. EDELMAN June 19, 2023 The Bulwark   JUST

David Axe Forbes Jun 16, 2023 Ukrainian troops are taking control of the darkness along the southern front in Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Oblasts. As Ukraine’s

Orest Deychakiwsky June 16, 2023 The Ukrainian Weekly   Soon after Russia’s initial invasion back in 2014, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Lada Kolomiyets Visiting Professor at Dartmouth College Professor at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv   With the expansion of Russia’s war on February 24,

The Kyiv Independent news desk June 17, 2023 The African leaders’ delegation that came to Kyiv on June 16 to present a peace plan was

by Sean Previl June 14, 2023 Global News Days after Canada said it is seizing a Russian-registered cargo aircraft, Moscow is warning that ties between

American and Ukrainian defense officials said the fight to dislodge dug-in Russian forces occupying southeastern Ukraine was expected to be brutal. By Marc Santora June

Kyiv says components including microchips supplied for civilian purposes are sent to Russia through countries such as China   Dan Sabbagh 14 June 2023 The

Britain can lead the way in forcing frozen state and private assets into a reconstruction fund Roger Boyes June 13, 2023 The Times   When

14.06.2023 GWARA Media   The Parliament of Luxembourg declared the Holodomor of 1932-1933 a genocide of the Ukrainian people. The resolution was adopted on 13

David Axe Forbes June 13, 2023   Ukrainian forces are advancing along three or four axes in southern Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Oblasts. On the

At a bar in a once-occupied Ukrainian village, dehumanizing messages on the walls were a stark reminder that the Kremlin wants to stamp out Ukraine

By Ben Hodges June 11, 2023 CEPA   The social media channels are alive with grainy footage of tanks and explosions in Southern and Eastern

Peter Pomerantsev June 11, 2023 The Guardian The blowing up of a Ukrainian dam echoes a traditional cycle of destruction and self-destruction marking the country’s

By Isaac Callan Global News June 10, 2023   The Canadian government has ordered the seizure a Russian aircraft that has been grounded at Toronto

The Jamestown Foundation 8 June 2023. By Paul Goble   In recent days, the world has been focusing on Ukrainian-backed incursions into some Russian regions

by Askold S. Lozynskyj June 11, 2023 Remembering my father on Father’s Day When my parents and my one-year-old sister came from Germany to America

Ukraine is using its new arsenal of Western tanks and armored vehicles in what is expected to be one of the largest military operations in

By ISABEL VAN BRUGEN June 9, 2023 Newsweek   A Russian law passed days before the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine

Kyiv needs to show Russians that the war is not worth fighting. Anne Applebaum June 8, 2023 The Atlantic   Groups calling themselves the Free

By John E. Herbst and Daniel Fried June 6, 2023 The Washington Post   In the coming weeks and months, Ukrainian forces have a real

June 8, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS On June 6, 1944, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower gave the go-ahead for D-Day and 155,000 Americans, British,

Negotiating with a mass murderer is impossible. Putin Russia’s barbarism will end only when Russia is defeated and Putin ends. ByAlexander Motyl June 6, 2023

By Frederick Kempe June 4, 2023 Atlantic Council   The air raid siren sounded at 3:00 a.m. on Thursday morning, several hours after the Atlantic

The broader consequences of the Ukrainian counter-offensive TIMOTHY SNYDER June 6, 2023   Wars are won and lost as politics.  Ukraine wins its war when

David Axe June 5, 2023 Forbes Ukrainian forces are on the move in southern Ukraine. On June 4 and June 5, the army’s 23rd and

The organization also claims that the schools destroyed were not collateral damage, but “likely to be the main target of specific strikes.” By JERUSALEM POST

By Isabelle Khurshudyan and Kamila Hrabchuk June 4, 2023 The Washington Post   When Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive finally begins, the fight will be led by

By Marc A. Thiessen June 4, 2023 The Washington Post   As Ukraine begins its spring counteroffensive, a 60 percent majority of Republicans say we

RUSSIA’S USE OF TORTURE IN OCCUPIED UKRAINE – DELIBERATE AND INCREASINGLY SYSTEMATIC, WITH MANY CIVILIANS TORTURED TO DEATH 05.06.2023 Halya Coynash Human Rights in Ukraine

June 5, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS In January, most Canadians were embarrassed after their federal government announced that four Leopard tanks would be given to Ukraine

Putin is the heir to Soviet tyranny, and Ukrainians understand from bitter experience the nature of their enemy CHARLES MOORE 2 June 2023 The Telegraph

In some Western media and among some politicians, pundits, religious leaders, cultural figures and et al. there have been frequent calls to settle Russia’s war

  Chris Alexander June 2, 2023 The Globe and Mail   Russia’s neo-colonial war of conquest in Ukraine constitutes an extreme form of genocide –

Charles Wyplosz 29 May 2023 Vox Ukraine   I grew up during the Cold War and, as a teenager, I spent many a night grappling

KATERYNA ZAREMBO June 01, 2023 Carnegie Europe   For over a year now, since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian society has yet again been

By Jonny Walfisz 02/06/2023 Euronews   After all the fighting dies down, Ukrainians will have to deal with untold numbers of deadly mines. United24’s latest

June 1, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS The annual NATO Summit takes place on July 11-12 in Lithuania, one of Ukraine’s staunchest allies. By then, the re-elected

By Kurt Volker May 30, 2023 CEPA   Russia’s unilateral Black Sea blockade violates freedom of navigation, threatens global food supplies, and is costing Ukraine

Ukraine will emerge as a formidable force in Europe—and one aligned with the U.S.   Walter Russell Mead May 29, 2023 The Wall Street Journal

Ukraine’s armed resistance to foreign rule in the 1940-50s has long been a heated topic subject to disinformation, speculation and strong bias. A new study

May 30, 2023 Semafor Security Jay Solomon Ukrainian officials confronted Beijing’s special envoy this month over the surge of Chinese electronics and semiconductors being shipped

Sabine Oelze May 28, 2023 DW   Art curator Yuliia Berdiiarova is among over one million people who have fled to Germany from Ukraine. She’s

May 29, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (MBS) has made himself a major player on the world stage. In

Western countries are beginning to be alarmed by the growing ambition of Ukrainian military intelligence   Mark Galeotti May 27, 2023 The Sunday Times  

Mark MacKinnon May 28, 2024 The Globe and Mail   After a largely sleepless night listening to the sounds of the largest Russian drone attack

By the Editorial Board May 28, 2023 The Washington Post   In addition to weapons, tactics and fighting spirit, time is the key variable that

by Askold S. Lozynskyj May 28, 2023 The End of Empires Many proposals have been made regarding ending Russian aggression in Ukraine. Many have offered

Heidi Siegmund Cuda interviews Pekka Kallioniemi, the Finnish creator of ‘Vatnik Soup’ – a Twitter series and website where he identifies pro-Russian actors and propagandists

Serhiy Prytula once waited tables in London — now he’s buying combat drones, satellites and armoured vehicles for Kyiv Maxim Tucker May 25, 2023 The

How Putin Revived Stalinist Anti-Americanism to Justify a Botched War By Andrei Kolesnikov May 25, 2023 Foreign Affairs   When two drones crashed into the

by Illia Ponomarenko May 25, 2023   When the Kremlin says something, it should always be taken with a grain of salt. When it says

May 25, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS Ukraine’s counteroffensive is underway. President Volodymyr Zelensky just completed a charm offensive by meeting leaders in Britain, Germany, France, Italy,

By STEPHEN BLANK 05/24/23 The Hill   From the moment Putin attacked Ukraine, first in 2014 and then in 2022, Russia’s nuclear endowment has stood

A new generation of Russians glorifies war, death, and Vladimir Putin. Foreign Policy May 24, 2023   In April 2022, Alina re-shared a video of

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 05/23/23 The Hill   Some truly bad ideas have remarkably long shelf lives. One such idea is the claim that NATO

By BRENDAN COLE 5/16/23 Newsweek   Ukraine says it shot down six Kinzhal missiles over Kyiv fired by Russia, demonstrating the effectiveness of Western air

A lightning raid that stuns Moscow. Michael Weiss and James Rushton May 22, 2023 Yahoo News   KYIV — Russia may have taken the Ukrainian

May 20, 2023 By Aleksander Palikot RFE/RL   KYIV — Intensified air attacks on the Ukrainian capital following a drone strike on the Kremlin that

As Ukraine prepares a major counterattack to seize back occupied territory, some soldiers are training to launch offensive actions across the war’s most formidable frontline.

UKRAINIAN UNIVERSITIES ENGAGED INTO THE WAR EFFORT BEYOND EXPECTATION May 18, 2023 Forum for Ukrainian Studies   Oleksandr Pankieiev: How has Russia’s full-scale invasion affected

Russia adapted to the game-changing HIMARS, but Ukraine’s new Storm Shadow missiles could put the fear back into its commanders, warfare experts say Jake Epstein

May 22, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS Vladimir Putin wages genocide, not war, against Ukrainians, as he made clear from the outset of his invasion. His hero,

May 11, 2023 Bellingcat The main grain terminal at the Port of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea has fallen quiet in recent years – at least

Anything less will encourage Russian imperialism and embolden autocrats around the world. By Eliot A. Cohen MAY 19, 2023 The Atlantic The United States has suffered

May 20, 2023 Exclusively for The Geopost: Janusz Bugajski   Ukraine’s much anticipated counter-offensive will be a vital stage in expelling Russia’s invasion force from

By Michael Birnbaum May 20, 2023 The Washington Post   Russian airstrikes on Ukraine’s power grid plunged many parts of the country into darkness last

May 20, 2023 The New York Times President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine landed in Japan on Saturday to meet with leaders of the world’s wealthiest

Calling the Russian invasion a counter-insurgency isn’t just inaccurate; it’s also immoral, as it suggests that the Russians were, alas, compelled to engage in atrocities.

May 20, 2023 The Spectator   One of the most appalling and perplexing atrocities committed by Vladimir Putin has been the abduction of Ukrainian children.

By Shannon Vavra May 18, 2023 The Daily Beast A prestigious Kremlin-funded university that trains up Russia’s top civil servants is about to fire all

By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann CNN May 18, 2023 The Biden administration has signaled to European allies in recent weeks that the

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and VASILISA STEPANENKO May 17, 2023 AP KYIV, Ukraine — As the lead trauma surgeon at a military hospital in Ukraine’s capital,

UKRAINIAN HISTORIAN SERHII PLOKHY: ‘THIS MAY NOT BE THE LAST CHAPTER OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE, BUT IT’S AN IMPORTANT ONE’ Charlotte Higgins 12 May 2023

By Brad Lendon CNN May 17, 2023   It’s the big question that has Russian military commanders scratching their heads: What’s made Ukraine’s air defenses

May 18th, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON – The Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the Official Opposition, released

VICE News visited the once sleepy town of Rzeszów that’s now home to 30,000 Ukrainian refugees, rare NATO military planes and Patriot Missile batteries. By

String of bomb attacks on pro-war figures tied to Kremlin Maxim Tucker May 18, 2023 The Times   The head of Ukraine’s military intelligence service

The West cannot go backward and must go forward. by JOHN G. FERRARI and GISELLE DONNELLY May 16, 2023 The Bulwark The Biden administration has

The problems that have hindered Russia’s 15-month war are still festering: stretched resources and disunity in the ranks. Still, Mr. Putin’s resolve augurs a willingness

Kyiv drains Russian troops by doggedly defending Bakhmut in 10-month battle of attrition By Ian Lovett and Stephen Kalin May 15, 2023 The Wall Street

May 15, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS Putin’s army flags, soldiers flee, allies pivot, and the Kremlin’s new narrative signals weakness. The end of this regime is

The fight for Bakhmut is now the war’s single longest and bloodiest battle. Although the Ukrainians are making small gains, Russia still controls about 90

by Askold S. Lozynskyj May 14, 2023 Dealing with Rogue Allies and Making Friends The word politics comes from the Greek word “polis” which refers

Russia’s pro-war bloggers were quick to claim that Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive had begun, but Ukrainian officials downplayed the advances. By Marc Santora and Andrew E.

By Ruby Mellen, Zoeann Murphy, Kostiantyn Khudov and Kasia Strek May 11, 2023 The Washington Post   In one of the most profound examples of

How European Trainers Have Transformed Kyiv’s Army and Changed the War By Alexandra Chinchilla and Jahara Matisek May 11, 2023 Foreign Affairs In the 14

By SÉBASTIEN ROBLIN MAY 11, 2023 Popular Mechanics Despite extensive military assistance to Ukraine, transfers of two types of military hardware have remained taboo for

By Lera Burlakova May 11, 2023 CEPA Oksana Korchynska volunteers at a frontline medical post for wounded troops. A renowned activist and former MP, who

No city in Ukraine has suffered the reversal of fortunes that Kherson has. Liberated in the fall, it was a symbol of hope. Now it

By Peter Dickinson May 9, 2023 Atlantic Council   It would be hard to image a more fitting symbol of Russia’s declining military fortunes than

May 9, 2023 The Jamestown Foundation By Vadim Shtepa   In early April 2023, the authorities in a few Russian regions bordering Ukraine—Belgorod, Bryansk and

RUSSIAN SECURITY AGENTS HAVE BEEN USING A SECRET NETWORK OF CORRUPTED COMPUTERS TO SPY ON NATO FOR DECADES, BUT THE US JUST BUSTED IT OPEN,

Running short of food, fuel and cash, and with a Ukrainian counteroffensive imminent, many civilians are defying occupation forces’ directive, unsure where they would go.

by Taras Tarasiuk May 8, 2023 The Kyiv Independent Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in the op-ed section are those of the authors and do

By Gleb Garanich and Valentyn Ogirenko May 8, 2023 Reuters Russia launched its biggest swarm of drones for months against Ukraine on Monday, the eve

This magisterial book by a leading historian explains how long-held Russian imperial delusions lay behind the attack on Ukraine. Review by David Patrikarakos May 08

As in the weeks before the Ukraine invasion, the U.S. is sharing what it knows about Putin and his paramilitary force. By ERIN BANCO and

Claims Ukraine violated international law were always phony and Amnesty International tried to suppress criticism of its research By Adam Zivo May 07, 2023 National

by Askold S. Lozynskyj   The Russian culture of empire versus the Ukrainian culture of defending its own   This a personal perspective by a

THERE ARE BIG PROBLEMS WITH THE WAY THE KREMLIN DRONE INCIDENT WENT DOWN, AND WAR EXPERTS SAY RUSSIA ‘LIKELY STAGED’ IT Mia Jankowicz May 4,

By Miriam Berger and Adam Taylor May 5, 2023 The Washington Post   Yevgeniy Prigozhin, head of the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group, a network of private

by Janusz Bugajski May 04, 2023 Washington Examiner   Russia’s war in Ukraine is taking a major toll on its military, finances, and resources. It

Interview with Agnieszka Legucka | The Russo-Ukrainian war is a clash between two national armies and two global world views Agnieszka Legucka May 4, 2023

UKRAINE’S 82ND AIR ASSAULT BRIGADE IS RIDICULOUSLY POWERFUL—AND COULD LEAD THE COMING COUNTEROFFENSIVE David Axe Forbes May 3, 2023   The Ukrainian air-assault force’s new

May 4, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS Developments rapidly unfold as Ukraine prepares its counterattack. On April 20, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen offered an olive branch

By Connor Surmonte, May 3, 2023 Radar Online   Vladimir Putin is preparing Russia for the possibility of defeat in Ukraine, RadarOnline.com has learned. In

by Francis Farrell May 3, 2023 The Kyiv Independent   Editor’s Note: Some of the soldiers interviewed in this piece declined to give their last

Putin’s decision to invade has triggered many unintended consequences. By JAMIE DETTMER MAY 3, 2023 POLITICO   “We were invisible before, and to become visible

BY ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 05/01/23 The Hill   We can now say with near certainty that Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine had nothing to

Vatican working ‘behind the scenes’ to end war as spring offensive looms Marc Bennetts May 2, 2023 The Times   A secret Vatican peace mission

Foreign Policy May 1, 2023 BYSTRETS, Ukraine—In a pine-forested valley, by a spring-melt rushing river, Hanna Potiak enters the village church to mark Orthodox Easter

Ukraine needs fighter jets to counter Russia’s changing military approach. The US should learn from last year’s delay over tank deliveries and approve their release

By Elena Davlikanova May 1, 2023 CEPA   On the 78th anniversary of Nazi defeat, Ukraine will once again be at war with fascism, this

May 1, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS Allowing Russia to be on the United Nations Security Council and assume its presidency in April is equivalent to placing

Late Sunday, a day after the Crimea blast, explosions rocked Pavlograd in central Ukraine, and air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg

Weapons makers boost output, dispersing production to avoid attacks By Alistair MacDonald May 1, 2023 The Wall Street Journal For Ukraine’s largest weapons maker, the

By Max Boot May 1, 2023 The Washington Post The fate of Ukraine’s coming counteroffensive will hinge on the capabilities of its armed forces, but

Long at odds with the E.U. over its domestic policies, the right-wing government is winning allies with its staunch defense of Ukraine. Which battle matters

  Mia Jankowicz April 28, 2023 Business Insider   Ukrainian officer Olga Bigar will not tell anyone how she received the callsign “Witch” until the

The Economist 26 April 2023 As Ukraine prepares its forces for a crucial counter-offensive, the argument among its Western allies about what equipment to provide

Kyiv Needs the Alliance and the Alliance Needs Kyiv By Dmytro Kuleba April 25, 2023 Foreign Affairs   On April 4, I sat at the

Seriously, it’s time to sit down and shut up. NEIL A. ABRAMS APR 24, 2023 Read the Detox   Are you a venerated scholar in

“If our tanks don’t get there until August or September, it may well be too late,” said Sen. Angus King. By CONNOR O’BRIEN 04/27/2023 POLITICO

David Axe Forbes Apr 27, 2023   Ukraine’s newest marine brigade is firing Ukraine’s newest precision weapon: a 70-millimeter laser-guided rocket. A video that circulated

 by The Kyiv Independent Editorial April 26, 2023   “We went and killed everyone. There were women, men, seniors, and children.” These were the words

April 18, 2023 U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Citizens and Russian Intelligence Officers Charged with Conspiring to Use U.S. Citizens as Illegal Agents of the

Save Ukraine’s mission includes reuniting families victimized by Russia’s deportations in occupied areas.   By Julian E. Barnes April 25, 2023 The New York Times

Church alleged to be arm of the Kremlin – disguising Russian propaganda as religious teachings Isobel Koshiw 25 Apr 2023 The Guardian Father Mykola Danylevych,

By JUDY DEMPSEY Carnegie Europe April 25, 2023   Ukrainians from all walks of life have been resisting Russia’s attack. They will not accept any

By David Hambling April 22, 2023 19fortyfive   In Ukraine as in previous major conflicts artillery is the biggest killer on the battlefield, accounting for

16 April 2023 By Vitaly Shevchenko BBC News   While Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine drags into its second year, its athletes are hoping to

There is no need for a diplomatic solution. Russia’s war could soon be brought to a humiliating end By BEN HODGES 21 April 2023 Daily

Kharkiv on country’s eastern border has long had Russian-speaking majority but things are changing fast By Charlotte Higgins and Artem Mazhulin 24 Apr 2023 The

Carol Schaeffer The New York Review April 21, 2023 Across Ukraine, libraries devastated by the war are culling their collections of Russian-language books and Russian

by Askold S. Lozynskyj April 24, 2023 A cemetery is often more than a burial place. It is many times a museum and monument to

April 24, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS As Ukraine prepares its counter-offensive, the ground beneath the war shifted last week in a positive way. On April 20,

Published in “The Ukrainian Weekly”, No. 15, April 9, 2023, p. 5. by Volodymyr Mezentsev, Ph. D. CIUS Toronto It is with great sorrow and

The action late Friday was the latest in a series of steps by Ukraine to distance itself from a long legacy of Russian domination. By

In looming offensive, Kyiv will want Western backers to see it can maintain pressure on Moscow’s forces By Daniel Michaels and James Marson April 23,

by Janusz Bugajski April 21, 2023   A growing movement among Russia’s captive nations will be holding its first forum in Washington next week. Representatives from over a dozen republics and

David Axe Forbes Apr 20, 2023 The Ukrainian air force had around 72 Buk surface-to-air missile systems when Russia widened its war on Ukraine back

By George Weigel First Things May 2023 On February 24, 2022, something considered so unlikely in the twenty-first century as to be almost unimaginable happened:

Ukraine’s armed resistance to foreign rule in the 1940-50s has long been a heated topic subject to disinformation, speculation and strong bias. A new study

April 20, 2023 This July NATO’s summit will be held in Vilnius and there are emerging any number of articles addressing what might and/or should

By Mariia Zolkina Atlantic Council, Ukraine Alert April 20, 2023   As the world waits for Ukraine’s widely anticipated spring offensive, debate continues to rage

Alex Shprintsen and Terence McKenna CBC News Feb 19, 2023   As Alex Ovechkin closes in on the NHL’s all-time scoring record, there are questions

April 20, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS What does Europe want to be when it grows up? Rich or safe or both? Hopefully, Europe will decide to

By Victor Rud April 19, 2023 CEPA   Wars end with agreements, we are repeatedly told. But they also need goodwill and a desire to

THIS RUSSIAN GROUP SAID IT WANTED TO FOSTER TIES WITH THE WEST. INSTEAD, U.S. AUTHORITIES SAY, YOUNG CANADIANS AND OTHERS WERE BEING SPIED ON  

It would be a just outcome and serve America’s interests. By Luke Coffey April 17, 2023 The Wall Street Journal   As Russia’s war against

Western technology goods are winding up in Russian missiles, raising questions about the efficacy of sanctions.   Ana Swanson and Matina Stevis-Gridneff April 18, 2023

Alex Horobets The Jamestown Foundation April 19, 2023 In September 2023, Russia and Belarus are scheduled to carry out the joint military exercises Union Shield

Former convict tells of torturing troops and says he does ‘not regret a single thing’  Pjotr Sauer 18 Apr 2023 The Guardian A former Wagner

By HANNA ARHIROVA April 17, 2023 AP KYIV, Ukraine — A top Ukrainian official said Monday that Ukraine will launch its counteroffensive against Russian troops

The Washington Post Editorial April 17, 2023 Information is the world’s lifeblood. It pulsates in torrents of facts and images. We are swamped with it.  But

Re-education camps are part of Vladimir Putin‘s mission to eradicate Ukrainian identity Apr 14, 2023 The Economist Russia is led by an alleged war criminal.

By John Wawrow April 16, 2023 The Washington Post   BRAMPTON, Ontario — Russia and Belarus won’t be allowed to compete in International Ice Hockey

An American administrator of the Donbas Girl blogger network uses a pro-Russian persona across online platforms   By Yaroslav Trofimov and Bob Mackin April 16,

Group also made up of former high-level military advisers say ‘actions still fail to match the rhetoric’ Patrick Wintour 17 Apr 2023 The Guardian  

16 April 2023 Volodymyr Zelenskyy Official Website of the President of Ukraine Dear great people of our great country! At the end of last winter,

Putin signed a foreign-policy strategy document last month that signals Russia’s troubling return to Soviet-era rhetoric and objectives. By Maksym Skrypchenko April 15, 2023 The

Mikhail Reva has used shrapnel and missile parts to recreate the nightmare world of the conflict Luke Harding 15 April 2023 The Guardian   He

By Diane Francis April 14, 2023 Atlantic Council   Ukraine could become the next European energy powerhouse, with enough natural gas reserves to replace Russian

By SAMYA KULLAB and HANNA ARHIROVA April 13, 2023 AP KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine launched an investigation Wednesday into a gruesome video that purportedly shows

It looks like the Russians have finally outdone themselves and reached the pinnacle of savagery. A just-released video shows a Russian soldier decapitating a living

By Andrew E. Kramer April 12, 2023 The New York Times After 10 months of one of the longest and bloodiest battles in Russia’s war

A Successful Offensive Could End the War With Russia By Rajan Menon April 12, 2023 Foreign Affairs   Before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s army invaded

Ksenia Kirillova April 11, 2023 Eurasia Daily Monitor   While, according to sociological data, approval for the war against Ukraine in Russian society remains at

The prime minister also dismissed cyberattacks by a pro-Russia group that took down several Canadian websites   Lee Berthiaume Apr 11, 2023 National Post  

RUSSIAN JETS, SOME FLOWN BY WAGNER MERCENARIES, ARE MAKING RISKY ATTACKS TO TEST UKRAINE’S DEFENSES AROUND BAKHMUT Michael Peck Apr 10, 2023 Business Insider Ukraine

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 04/10/23 The Hill   A recent RAND Corporation paper, “Avoiding a Long War,” has caused a stir in the policy community,

By ELLIE COOK 4/10/23 Newsweek   Russian President Vladimir Putin was waiting on a “wink” from former U.S. President Donald Trump to seize parts of

Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky visited Bakhmut on Sunday and said the situation is difficult but under control. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg April 10, 2023 The New

A POLITICO investigation shows that the tough sanctions put in place starting in 2014 suffered from weak enforcement at the Department of Justice and a

The Putin regime’s abduction of Ukrainian children demands justice   April 10, 2023 The Times   Russia’s assault on Ukraine is not an arcane border

By Tom Mutch April 9, 2023 The Daily Beast   Kramatorsk, Ukraine—The horrors of Ukraine are an eerily familiar sight for Maga, a 30-year-old Chechen fighter who spoke with

April 10, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS Putin is an absolute dictator and recluse who is paranoid, reportedly healthy, and whose advisors are “Ivan the Terrible, Peter

Making a nerve-wracking 3,000-mile journey from Ukraine, into Russia-occupied territory, and back again, a group of mothers managed to recover their children from the custody

After the death last year of children’s author Shirley Hughes, her son took hundreds of her books, including the award-winning Dogger, to libraries in Ukraine,

Ochakiv was ‘paradise’ before unwelcome visitors began raining down missiles from spit of land nearby by Luke Harding 9 Apr 2023 The Guardian The view

Ukraine attacks Russian positions in occupied south By Matthew Luxmoore April 9, 2023 The Wall Street Journal KYIV, Ukraine—Russia is deepening a crackdown on dissent

March 23, 2023 by Maryna Venneri MEI   Russia has wielded ethnicity as a weapon repeatedly in its history. The authorities have deliberately employed unlawful

When strict sanctions were imposed on Russia at the start of its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian economy was expected to plunge by some 10-15%

Resurrection and salvation are special phenomena for Christians of any denomination. All the more, they are significant for Ukrainian Christians. Christianity is not just a

By Vasilisa Stepanenko April 8, 2023 The Washington Post   Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine — Deep underground in southeastern Ukraine, miners work around the clock extracting

Mia Jankowicz Apr 7, 2023 Insider   Russian soldiers calling a Ukrainian hotline that allows them to surrender are also offering to hand over equipment

Simulator allows Ukrainian soldiers to learn how to use weapons before being deployed to the battlefield   Anton Skyba April 6, 2023 The Globe and

By Anna Husarska April 6, 2023 The Washington Post   The U.N. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide is crystal

Stefanie Babst, who held senior posts in the alliance for 22 years, says there is a lack of strategic foresight among some of its most

by Janusz Bugajski April 04, 2023 Washington Examiner   The assassination of a prominent Russian propagandist in St. Petersburg exposes the growing confusion in Moscow’s

“Our research suggests that this looting is state-sponsored by Russia,” said a researcher at the Smithsonian Institution, which is preparing a report on the massive

Don’t believe the pro-Kremlin propaganda in Canadian social media, including claims that arrested U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich is actually a spy Terry Glavin Apr 05,

Mark Mackinnon April 2, 2023 The Globe and Mail It has been a year since the world first saw the bloated bodies in the streets

Support to rebuild devastated agriculture sector flows as fighting rages   By Patrick Thomas and Alistair MacDonald April 4, 2023 The Wall Street Journal  

April 3, 2023 BBC News   Plastic windows designed by a PhD student are helping transform uninhabitable houses in war-torn parts of Ukraine into liveable

A year after Putin’s invasion, the award-winning novelist reflects on the silence of his compatriots, the betrayal of his mother tongue, and his hopes for

Historians aren’t supposed to make predictions, but Yale professor Timothy Snyder has become known for his dire warnings – and many of them have been

Pair of suspected ‘illegals’ are thought to have been a married couple living separate lives in Brazil and Greece Shaun Walker, Pjotr Sauer and Tom

With powerful Western weapons, newly formed assault units and even a reconstituted Azov battalion, Ukraine is poised for a critical spring counteroffensive. But overcoming casualties

Researchers found that on Twitter, members of Canada’s far left joined those on the far right in embracing pro-Russian messages created by a two-year Russian

by Mariia Zolkina and Petro Burkovsky April 1, 2023 The Kyiv Independent   Putin’s threats to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus reflect his goal

  By Svetlana Stephenson March 28, 2023 The Moscow Times   In early March, a video made the rounds in which an elderly Russian woman

The Kropyva (Nettles) system for calculating artillery strikes makes Ukraine’s artillery one of the most accurate ones in the world   Olena Mukhina March 31,

31 March 2023 By ANNA BABINETS and YULIYA KHYMERYK SLIDSTVO.INFO   Two girls from occupied Kherson were taken far from home and kept for months

By JEFFREY SONNENFELD , RICHARD BLUMENTHAL AND JON HUNTSMAN March 28, 2023 TIME Magazine   It seems like the worst April Fools’ joke in history,

Ukrainian commanders said that Russia exhausted all its reserves on the eastern city, though soldiers said the cost in lives had been steep. By Carlotta

By Diane Francis March 30, 2023 Atlantic Council   In a rare public admission, Russian President Vladimir Putin told government officials in Moscow this week

No one knew how Oleksandr Matsievskiy died until a video showed his final seconds By Isabel Coles and Ievgeniia Sivorka March 31, 2023 The Wall

 Russia’s unprovoked invasion is impossible to justify. Now is not the time to relent in helping Ukraine. By David J. Kramer, John Herbst and William

By Kateryna Panasiuk and Mykyta Vorobiov March 27, 2023 CEPA   The response of Ukraine’s railroads to the all-out invasion has been a tale of

As a member of the International Criminal Court, Canada has a legal obligation to act on the warrant against Russia’s leader in any way it

More than 5,000 pages of documents from a Moscow-based contractor offer unusual glimpses into planning and training for security services, including the notorious hacking group

Viktor Orbán benefits from EU and NATO membership while undermining these organizations’ core values. Hungary’s allies must find ways to restrain Budapest and not be

The iron- and steel-producing factories of Ukraine’s rust belt have made body armor, helmets and armored plates for vehicles — and steelworkers risked their lives

By Alex Horton and Anastacia Galouchka March 28, 2023 The Washington Post   LYMAN, Ukraine — Before this city was occupied by Russian soldiers and

Remarks delivered by Prof. Emeritus Bohdan Kordan at the opening of the travelling exhibit Doors: Through the Horror of War at Ukrainian Museum of Canada

Despite alarming nuclear threats by Moscow, Nato has become bolder March 27, 2023 The Times The weapons supplied by the United States and Nato allies

by Francis Farrell March 27, 2023 The Kyiv Independent In the second year of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Moscow has shown its intent to

A theoretically and juridically sound methodology exposing the Russian government’s genocidal intent – and its incitement to commit genocide – is urgently needed. By Lada

By Debra Cagan and James F. Jeffrey March 23, 2023 The New York Post   Those who argued adamantly that the death knell for Ukraine

What Sanctions on Russia Can and Cannot Achieve By Peter Harrell March 27, 2023 Foreign Affairs   Over the past decade, economic sanctions emerged as

By Tim Lister CNN March 27, 2023   While the fury of conflict echoes across the eastern Donbas region, a very different war is being

By Jacob Geanous March 25, 2023 New York Post   Russian President Vladimir Putin planned a “total cleansing” of Ukraine with “house-to-house terror” to subdue

A brave group of journalists, lawyers and researchers are amassing evidence to bring Vladimir Putin to justice. Rachael Kerr talks to founder Janine di Giovanni

Marc Bennetts, Didi Tang and Richard Spencer March 22, 2023 The Times Russia has warned that Britain is taking “steps towards a nuclear collision” and

By Reuters March 24, 2023   KYIV (Reuters) – At an unassuming industrial estate in northern Ukraine, two former Microsoft executives and a team of

The children were brought back to Kyiv this week with the help of the foundation Save Ukraine   Briar Stewart CBC News March 23, 2023

To: House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense March 23, 2023 The Friends of Ukraine Network (FOUN) is a non-partisan coalition of former ambassadors, leading

  Russia’s full scale aggression against Ukraine has resulted in several perhaps unforeseen results which have become significant phenomena that should lead to the demise

March 23, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS The most profound outcome of Putin’s war will be the massive redistribution of wealth from Russia to China and India,

UKRAINIANS ARE RIDING TANKS CAPTURED FROM AN ELITE RUSSIAN UNIT INTO BATTLE IN BAKHMUT, BUT THEIR NEW GEAR MAY NOT LAST LONG   Michael Peck

If a new world war is to be avoided, Russia must be stopped now Adam Zivo March 23, 2023 National Post   It’s becoming increasingly

A Ukrainian special operations unit is waging its own brutally effective war against the invaders   Maxim Tucker March 23, 2023 The Times   Even

“They are the best of the best in what they do in air defense for Ukraine,” a U.S. general said. By LARA SELIGMAN 03/21/2023 POLITICO

By Nata Druhak 21.03.2023 ERIC   Throughout the history of Ukrainian-Russian relations, the physical atrocities have always been complemented by eradicating the Ukrainian identity. To

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 03/20/23 The Hill   Decolonization is in the news. Most Ukrainians now view the Russian aggression against their country as the

JIM MITRE March 21, 2023 War on the Rocks   Defense strategists have long held that rigorous — if not ruthless — prioritization is the

 China has shipped more than $12 million in drones to Russia since it invaded Ukraine, in an indication of quiet collaboration between the two.  

Timothy Ash March 20, 2023 I have read such drivel written about the on-going Xi-Summit I thought I would try and delineate what the two

  Ukrainian commanders say they are sapping Russian strength in the city   By Matthew Luxmoore and Ievgeniia Sivorka March 21, 2023 The Wall Street

The M1910 has been used in WW1, the Russian Civil War, and WWII. Now Ukraine is using it to defend Bakhmut. By Matthew Gault March

TIMOTHY SNYDER March 20, 2023 Even as Americans prepare for the spectacle of Donald Trump’s various arrests and trials, his patron Vladimir Putin finds himself

Moscow draws from units in poor condition to backfill heavy losses, Ukrainian officials say By James Marson March 20, 2023 The Wall Street Journal Ukraine

Roman Olearchyk amd Ben Hall March 28, 2023 Financial Times Ukraine’s recent drone attacks on Russian-occupied Crimea highlight the importance of neutralising Moscow’s firepower on

Mariupol resident Yevhen Mezhevyi was determined to find his son and daughters after they were deported to Russia Lorenzo Tondo and Artem Mazhulin 19 Mar

Peter Borisow March 19, 2023   Russia, long condemned for preying on its neighbors, is now indicted by the International Criminal Court for stealing Ukraine’s

General Serhii Holubtsov says his men can learn to fly western jets in months, dismissing Nato claims that training could take years Maxim Tucker March

Karim Khan, chief prosecutor of the ICC, has charged the Russian leader with war crimes and describes the case as ‘a defining moment’ for international

Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Ilona Sologoub 18 March 2023 Vox Ukraine   The Russian attack on Ukraine rekindled debates about pros and cons of various economic

This week’s tales of heroism from Mariupol etch into folklore the courage that galvanised global support for Kyiv   Ben Macintyre March 17, 2023 The

By Chris Sununu March 18, 2023 The Washington Post   “America First” does not mean “America Only.” It means putting our interests first — and

A highly symbolic move by the International Criminal Court, which accused President Vladimir V. Putin of war crimes, carries moral weight.   By Mark Landler

Testimony to the United Nations Security Council on Russian hate speech TIMOTHY SNYDER March 15, 2023 This is the text of my briefing of The

March 18, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS The March 20 meeting in Moscow between China’s President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin was upstaged and ruined on

Anna McMorrin March 17, 2023 The Times   The last few days are ones I will never forget. One year on from Putin’s illegal invasion,

15 March 2023 Tim Lister CNN Major museums around the world are quietly recategorizing works from Russian to Ukrainian The Metropolitan Museum of Art in

David  Axe March 16, 2023 Forbes Barring a dramatic reversal—a major commitment of fresh Russian forces or a sudden collapse in Ukrainian morale—the battle could

BY ASKOLD S. LOZYNSKYJ   March 16, 2023   Ukrainian American Republicans need to step up   Governor DeSantis’ recent statement that the Russian aggression

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russian forces must be stopped in Bakhmut and other towns in the east. Al Jazeera March 14, 2023   Ukraine’s

By ALEXANDER J. MOTYL 03/13/23 The Hill   Everybody wants the Russo-Ukrainian War to end, but how, exactly, is such a happy outcome to be

ByAlexander Motyl March 13, 2023 19fortyfive   Some people still believe that Russian strongman Vladimir Putin had no intentions to conquer Ukraine when he invaded

The environmental toll will devastate lives for decades.   By Jeff Stein and Michael Birnbaum March 13, 2023 The Washington Post   KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine

Two war crimes cases to be opened over abduction of Ukrainian children and targeting of civilian infrastructure   Julian Borger 13 Mar 2023 The Guardian

March 13, 2023 Julia Davis CEPA   It occasionally occurs to Putin’s mouthpieces that they may one day face charges in a war crimes tribunal.

Exhausted troops are tired of defending against the Russians without gaining ground. But which side will go first with a big push? Christina Lamb March

  by ROMAN TYMOTSK March 10, 2023 The Ukrainian Weekly   LVIV – Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said it has formed a new Offensive

Even a city with such an historically pro-Russian outlook has embraced the movement toward Ukrainization. By DAVID KIRICHENKO March 12, 2023 POLITICO   Russia’s invasion

by Anastasiia Lapatina March 10, 2023 The Kyiv Independent   It was another one of those losses. A young, bright Ukrainian who had a long

New energy sources to replace oil and natural gas have been easier to find than kicking the dependency on Rosatom, the state-owned nuclear superstore.  

Lessons from Canada’s Nord Stream-1 Turbine Fiasco: The Importance of Political Accountability and Unity in the Face of Russian Aggression   Daryna Ostrovska March 1,

By Olena Harmash Reuters March 10, 2023   KYIV – Ukraine has decided to fight on in the ruined city of Bakhmut because the battle

Lera Burlakova March 9, 2023 CEPA   The Ukrainian army has evolved from the wreckage of the Soviet military in the 1990s. But its reforms

Lots of Russian soldiers want to surrender. Ukraine makes it easier with a high-tech hotline By LAURA KING March 7, 2023 Los Angeles Times  

March 10, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS The Ukrainian World Congress appealed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences calling for the withdrawal of “Top

IRAN’S ALLEGED AMMUNITION FOR RUSSIA’S WAR IN UKRAINE: THE SECRET JOURNEY OF THE CARGO SHIPS ACCUSED OF SUPPLYING INVASION A security source claims Russian-flagged vessels

The Economist 4 Mar 23 A demographic tragedy is unfolding in Russia. Over the past three years the country has lost around 2m more people

March 8, 2023 NV   International human rights and anti-corruption organizations explain in a new report how the products of major Western microchip manufacturers reach

March 8, 2023 James Horncastle The Conversation   The current focus of the Russian-Ukrainian war centres on Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. The fight for the

While Trump told Hannity on the radio he could’ve prevented war by negotiating a deal with Russia, that portion was curiously edited out when aired

Senior politicians are demanding action to stiffen the rules after an investigation by The Times and Transparency International revealed details of property owned by families

By David Propper March 7, 2023 The New York Post   Ukrainian officials have launched a probe into horrific footage that purports to show an

March 7, 2023 Timothy Ash CEPA   The West invariably plays by the rules while our enemies break them. It’s time to bend them, a

By Siobhán O’Grady, Robyn Dixon, Anastacia Galouchka, David L. Stern and  Annabelle Timsit March 6, 2023 The Washington Post   DNIPRO, Ukraine — It takes

In Lyman, Captain Andriy Malakhov is watching with concern as invaders’ strategies evolve and Kyiv debates next moves   Mark MacKinnon March 6, 2023 The

Stephen Blank 06/03/2023 Foreign Policy Research Institute   Russia’s aggressions against its neighbours since 2008 – first Georgia, then Ukraine twice – impel the urgent

Ukrainians have many reasons to distrust Navalny and his movement. 4 Mar 2023 Al Jazeera Anton Shekhovtsov   Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year

By Marc A. Thiessen March 6, 2023 The Washington Post   Retired four-star Gen. Jack Keane knows how to win wars. A former vice chief

March 6, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS Economic warfare against Russia includes sanctions, disinvestment, asset seizures, oil price caps, and other measures designed to cripple Putin’s economy

Simon Tisdall 5 Mar 2023 The Guardian   In Vladimir Putin’s book of strategic blunders, a hefty, as yet unpublished tome to which new chapters

Parents were told youngsters were going on school trips — most never returned   Christina Lamb, Kyiv March 04 2023 The Sunday Times   When

Putin’s genocidal war is turning my country into a graveyard. For our sake and for its own future, Europe must defend the revolution he is

March 05, 2023 By Aleksander Palikot RFE/RL For Ukrainian Supreme Court Judge Ivan Mishchenko, the choice to fight on the front line was not a

Ukraine is determined to hold the eastern city as long as it can. How high a price is it willing to pay? What might force

2023/03/03 Euromaidan Press Russian cruise missiles fly under Ukraine’s radars, making them hard to shoot down. During World War I, this problem was solved by

By Mykhailo Fedorov Atlantic Council Feb 28, 2023   For more than a year, Ukraine has been fighting for its life against a military superpower

David Sanderson March 03 2023 The Times   As soon as the 45-strong Royal Opera chorus accompanied by more than 100 Ukrainian singers began the

WE’RE RECYCLING PUTIN’S MISSILES AS ART TO FUND THE WAR EFFORT. Andrey Kurkov 4 Mar 2023 The Guardian   The festival of St Tryphon –

ELLIE COOK March 3, 2023 Newsweek   Since the start of Moscow’s war in Ukraine, Western analysts and Ukrainian sources have pointed to heavy losses

Mark MacKinnon March 1, 2023 The Globe and Mail   Ukraine is set to begin using money seized from Kremlin-controlled banks to rebuild homes that

Investigators say sites set up during occupation of Ukrainian city were part of ‘calculated plan to terrorise’ locals Isobel Koshiw 1 Mar 2023 The Guardian

Ilan Berman March 1, 2023 The Jamestown Foundation   A year into the brutal invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin is giving no signs of abandoning

A three-week fight in the town of Vuhledar in southern Ukraine produced what Ukrainian officials say was the biggest tank battle of the war so

Svitlana Morenets The Spectator Mar 2, 2023   Growing up as a Ukrainian means being acquainted with death when you are too young to know

March 2, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS China and India will dominate this century, economically and politically, and both are subsidizing Putin’s war with massive purchases of

Martin Sandbu Mar 1, 2023 Financial Times President Joe Biden’s speech in Warsaw was thickly coated in the kind of idealistic rhetoric many western Europeans

By VICTOR RUD 03/01/23 The Hill   President Biden recently declared in Warsaw that Russia’s war against Ukraine is a test for America and the

by Askold S. Lozynskyj Mar 1, 2023   The Role of the Ukrainian Bard Taras Shevchenko Every year, Ukrainians observe various historical events and honor

by Anna Badkhen et al. February 23, 2023 Emergence Magazine   How to write about the environmental fallout of an ongoing, active shooting war? In

Professors have been debating how to teach imperialism and colonialism in Russia and the wider region since the invasion By LYDIA TOMKIW 24 February 2023

By David Akin Global News February 25, 2023   When it comes to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one factor influencing Canadians’ attitudes toward the conflict

Feb 24, 2023 Last March, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy challenged Americans to ensure that Russia receives not a single penny to fund its war.

By Megan Buskey February 27, 2023 Literary Hub In February 2022, the omicron variant of COVID-19 had shuttered all the places I frequented as an

The eastern city has been the site of some of the fiercest fighting of the war By Matthew Luxmoore Feb. 26, 2023 The Wall Street

A year into the war, tech entrepreneurs in Kyiv are turning their skills to help fight Russia, while still serving civilian clients in the West

RUSSIA HASN’T ‘LIBERATED’ UKRAINIAN JEWS. IT’S UNITED THEM WITH OTHER UKRAINIANS AGAINST THEIR COMMON ENEMY.   Michael Gold February 24, 2023 Forward   KYIV —

In conversation with Michael Church, Evgeny Kissin shares frank thoughts about the invasion of Ukraine and how this relates to his experiences of anti-Semitism while

New York Post John Herbst February 23, 2023   It was hard to imagine one year ago that Ukraine and its allies would be in

Originally published in Ukrainian on the website of Dukhovnyi Front Ukraïny (Spiritual Front of Ukraine) 03.09.2022 Meylakh Sheykhet: “My challenge to Russian propaganda is providing

Feb. 22, 2023 By Peter Warren Singer New America   Wars are not just contests of weapons and will; they are also laboratories of a

LAURA STONE February 24, 2023 The Globe and Mail   Canada is sending more military aid to Ukraine and imposing new sanctions on Russian officials,

The initial reluctance of the U.S. and its allies to help Kyiv fight Russia has turned into a massive program of military assistance, which carries

Nolan Peterson February 23, 2023 Coffee or Die Magazine   On the evening of Feb. 25 last year, I was in a bomb shelter in

PUTIN’S WAR IS DRIVEN BY HIS FEARS OF RUSSIA’S DECLINE. THAT GIVES UKRAINE A PATH TO VICTORY. Driven by ego and historic fears, Putin is

Russia Shouldn’t Get to Veto Western Military Aid By John Herbst, David J. Kramer, and William Taylor February 24, 2023 Foreign Affairs   For Ukrainians,

By LAWRENCE J. HAAS The Hill Feb 23, 2023   President Biden’s surprise trip to Kyiv was gutsy, and he deserves credit for leading the

Training allowed Ukrainian commanders to abandon Russian command-and-control and take the initiative Murray Brewster CBC News Feb 22, 2023 For months after Moscow launched its

Richard Spencer February 22 2023 The Times   The troop unit in the Ukrainian trenches facing the border knew a lot about the Russians on

By Alexander Vershbow Atlantic Council Feb 22, 2023   As Vladimir Putin’s world-altering war against Ukraine enters its second year, any hope of reviving the

As long as Putin wants war, seeking a peace settlement is a fantasy. The Editorial Board The Wall Street Journal Feb. 21, 2023 A year

Feb 21, 2023 Hudson Institute Luke Coffey & Can Kasapoğlu   With Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, there is a new geopolitical

Anthony Loyd The Times February 21 2023   The pilot usually smears lip balm on the rotors of her drone before launch. If none is

Volodymyr Zelensky came into office thinking peace with Putin was possible. He now believes victory is the only answer. By Paul Sonne and  David L.

February 23, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS The last few days has been “Superpower Week” — a lengthy, televised version of geopolitical theater beginning with full-throated support

by Askold S. Lozynskyj Feb 23, 2023  Russia’s Aggression in Ukraine will bring about new theatre in the Russian Empire Two events of recent production,

ATTEMPTS TO INTEGRATE RUSSIA WITH WESTERN COUNTRIES CONTRIBUTED TO THE INVASION OF UKRAINE. Julia Marich Feb 21, 2023 I hesitated for a long time about

Russia’s war in Ukraine is like the United States invading Mexico and, twelve months after initiating the aggression, managing to hold on to a sliver

By Mark Hertling February 20, 2023 The Washington Post   Looks have always been deceiving when it comes to Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression in

Associated Press By KARL RITTER and GEIR MOULSON February 18, 2023 MUNICH — The United States has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity

Russia’s invasion has unified all Ukrainians, including its ethnic minorities, in the battle for its existence Alex Zeldin February 16, 2023 The Forward Antisemitism in

By Rob Picheta, Olga Voitovych, Vasco Cotovio and Kevin Liptak CNN February 20, 2023   President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine sparked anger and

February 20, 2023 DIANE FRANCIS The anniversary of Putin’s invasion looms on February 24, and today U.S. President Joe Biden paid a secret and courageous

Our political editor goes to the heart of Kyiv’s government machine to witness how a country is kept running after a year under attack  

By Robyn Dixon and  Catherine Belton February 19, 2023 The Washington Post   MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin likes to portray himself as a new

President Biden took a nearly 10-hour train ride from the border of Poland to show his administration’s “unwavering support” nearly a year into Russia’s invasion.

When your 13-year-old says something stupid, you can reply, “Emmanuel, please. Think before you speak. Don’t embarrass yourself and allow people to think you are

by Igor Kossov February 15, 2023 The Kyiv Independent   It took a year of pleading to get the Western allies to promise to send

On February 20, 2023, the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), and Ukrainian communities around the world, join Ukraine in honouring the memory of the brave men

Divergent global priorities and domestic politics could test the closeness on security between the U.S. and its European allies   By Stephen Fidler and Marcus

A year after the invasion, the Russian leader’s aim remains to rip Ukraine apart. His focus now is on exploiting historic enmities in the west

By Anne Applebaum February 14, 2023 The Atlantic   On the night of February 24, 2022, the sound of missiles jolted Viktor Marunyak awake. He

EVIDENCE OF RUSSIA’S WAR CRIMES AND OTHER ATROCITIES IN UKRAINE: RECENT REPORTING ON CHILD RELOCATIONS FPC BRIEFING NATHANIEL A. RAYMOND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF YALE’S HUMANITARIAN

Vice president’s address in Munich comes days before the one-year anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine By Annie Linskey Feb. 18, 2023 The Wall Street

Security conference seen as a key test of west’s resolve to fight out a prolonged, expensive wa Patrick Wintour 17 Feb 2023 The Guardian The