Ukraine
Good News for Ukrainian Artillery Gunners: More Cannon, More Shells
Money spent on production upgrades is getting results in Ukraine and in Europe. Now Ukraine is one of the world’s most prolific howitzer manufacturers.
April 28, 2025
War in Ukraine
US Mineral Deal to Omit Repayment Terms – Ukrainian PM
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Kyiv has communicated its “red lines” to Washington and hinted at progress with the resource deal.
April 28, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: A New Inner Circle: How Moral Clarity and Ground Truth Are Shaping America’s Path to Peace in Ukraine
The world is watching. The stakes could not be higher. President Trump must rely on the wiser, more seasoned voices advising him in this nascent peace process.
April 28, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Might Be Willing to Give Up Crimea, Trump Hints
In his first press gaggle since their symbolic Vatican meeting, the US president described Zelensky as “calmer” and urged Vladimir Putin to “stop fighting.”
April 28, 2025
US
‘Playing America as a Patsy’ – Some US Conservatives Say Trump Is Getting Hoodwinked By Putin
US Senator Grassley and former presidential candidate Nikki Haley call out Kremlin for scoffing at peace talks; Senate mulls tougher sanctions. Are Republicans pivoting away from Putin?
April 28, 2025
US
Graham Pushes for Tougher Sanctions on Russia if Peace Talks Stall
The push for stronger measures comes amid growing frustration in Washington over the Kremlin’s continued aggression, including deadly missile strikes on Kyiv, Sumy and Kryvyi Rih earlier this month
April 27, 2025
US
Trump Should Avoid Rewarding Aggressor, Former Ukraine Negotiator Says
Speaking to Kyiv Post, Ambassador Kurt Volker warns against “illogical” concessions and enticements to Russia, arguing that the focus should be on squeezing Putin’s ability to finance the war.
April 27, 2025
US
OPINION: No! To the US of Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Little Marco, So-Important Witkoff
Time for Americans, especially Ukrainian ones, to realize the abyss they’ve been plunged into and to resist the secular devils lording over them.
April 26, 2025
Russia
OPINION: Why Are Russians so Desperate for Second Passports?
Post-war mobility constraints coupled with cratering living standards and civil liberties back home have reduced Russians’ already mediocre travel document to a cursed booklet.
April 26, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: Russia’s Cynical Ceasefire Ploy: a Trap Ukraine Must Reject
Moscow’s latest ceasefire “terms” for Ukraine are not a path to peace, but a poisoned chalice, designed to exploit Kyiv’s resilience and freeze the conflict on Russia’s terms.
April 26, 2025
NATO
‘I Don’t See US Withdrawing From Peace Discussions,’ NATO Chief Says After Meeting With Trump Cabinet
“We all agree in NATO that Russia is a long-term threat to NATO territory, to the whole of the Euro-Atlantic territory,“ Rutte told reporters, adding that he “doesn’t know” if Putin wants peace.
April 25, 2025
War in Ukraine
South African President Backs Ukraine Truce Push at Zelensky Meeting
Even while welcoming Zelensky to South Africa, Ramaphosa has maintained warm ties with Russia, a historical ally of the post-apartheid government.
April 24, 2025
Ukraine
ANALYSIS: Ukrainian-Polish Breakthrough in Volhynia Dispute With Exhumations
Kyiv Post reveals behind-the-scenes negotiations in one of the major obstacles to full Polish-Ukrainian cooperation: how to deal with the historical legacy of the Volhynia massacres.
April 24, 2025
Europe
‘Emotions Have Run High’ – Zelensky Reminds US of Its Stance on Crimea During Trump’s First Term
After planned talks broke down in London, with Rubio opting out of, Zelensky posts a State Department declaration from 2018 that the US would not tolerate the Russian annexation of Crimea.
April 24, 2025
Zelensky
Rubio Abruptly Cancels London Trip, As Ukraine, Europeans, Lay Out ‘Red Lines’
It’s unclear whether Rubio’s absence at the UK-led talks today means any change in the White House’s expectation, but speaking to Kyiv Post, a former US official warned against “peace talk fatigue.”
April 23, 2025
Trump
‘Pressure to Ukraine, Flowers To Russia?’ – Veteran US Diplomat Blasts Trump Team for ‘Unilateral Concessions’
Ahead of London talks, as Trump pledges to reveal his peace plan “in three days,” Ambassador Daniel Fried warns against potential negative consequences of concessions to Russia.
April 22, 2025
ICU Weekly Insight: Minerals Deal Adds Subtle Optimism
Eurobond price increases after the mineral deal memorandum signing, lower central bank interventions, larger international aid, and key rate remains the same. Weekly Insight for April 21.
April 21, 2025
Ukraine
‘I Wanted It to Work’: Ukrainians Disappointed by Easter Truce
Air raid sirens rang out in Kyiv shortly after Putin’s announcement – and again in the early hours of Monday, when Russia resumed its drone strikes.
April 21, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Says Grieving for Pope Francis Who ‘Prayed for Peace in Ukraine’
World leaders remembered Pope Francis as “a beacon of compassion”, reacting with sadness after the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics died on Monday.
April 21, 2025
Putin
OPINION: Putin’s ‘Easter Truce’: Lies as Weapons, Western Silence as Complicity
The West should not be fooled by any “gestures of good will” coming from Moscow. They are always calculated to influence the information space in Russia’s favor.
April 21, 2025