Drones
Danish Troops Sent to Ukraine for ‘Drone’ Training ‘Legitimate Targets’ – Kremlin
Denmark’s Army Chief told a TV channel that plans to send unarmed troops to Ukraine to train on the battlefield in the use of combat drones from the “experts.”
April 17, 2025
Zelensky
Zelensky Says ‘Good Progress’ in Minerals Talks With US
Kyiv and Washington had planned to sign a deal on extracting Ukraine’s strategic minerals, until a clash between Trump and Zelensky in February temporarily derailed work on the agreement.
April 17, 2025
Ukraine
‘We Were Exploited’ – Chinese POWs in Ukraine Describe Recruitment Process
Though the two Chinese soldiers who fought for Russia had done so voluntarily, they said they were lured into fighting under false pretenses.
April 16, 2025
Russia
OPINION: From Genocide to Genocide
As Easter Sunday approaches in the wake of the Sumy massacre, we must be unequivocal about Moscow’s intentions in any peace talks. Putin, like his predecessors, wants the destruction of Ukraine.
April 16, 2025
US
World Briefing: Planes, Tariffs and Power Plays - China’s GDP Beats Expectations Amid Global Crossfire
China’s economy grows 5.4% in Q1 2025, beating forecasts amid a US trade war, tariff clashes, and rising global tensions - from Boeing battles to mortgage moves in Ukraine and arms smuggling claims.
April 16, 2025
Trump
Eurotopics: Attack on Sumy - Is Ukraine Deal Still Realistic?
The media ask whether Trump’s peace initiative has any chance of succeeding - and examine what role Europe can play.
April 16, 2025
Europe
Vance Urges Europe Not to Be US ‘Vassal’
Just weeks after taking up his post, Vance made headlines after launching a withering attack against Europe on culture war issues at the Munich Security Conference.
April 15, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: What’s in the Pipeline
While Ukrainians are urged to hold elections, the Kremlin is focused on invading Ukraine and propagandizing the next generation of Russians.
April 15, 2025
Ukraine
‘All Russia Fed Us Are Lies’ – Captured Chinese POWs Recall Frontline Experience
The two Chinese fighters captured by Kyiv in Ukraine shed light on how they ended up fighting for Moscow and their perception of the invasion after experiencing it firsthand.
April 14, 2025
Ukraine
EU Extends Free Freight Transportation With Ukraine Until End of 2025
The EU will extend its Road Transport Agreement with Kyiv through 2025, allowing Ukrainian and EU carriers to operate without special permits for bilateral and transit truckers.
April 14, 2025
World Briefing: Cuts, Tariffs and Blockades - A World on the Brink
Global crises unfold: UN slashes jobs, Trump spares tech tariffs, Gaza suffers blockade, UK seizes steel control, US pressures Ukraine, and UK MP banned from Hong Kong in bold geopolitical shifts.
April 14, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Psychiatric Care on The Brink in Face of Mass Trauma
On top of existing patients, the fighting and devastation also generated a massive mental health crisis - both among the military and civilian population.
April 14, 2025
Ukraine
Delayed Payments, Legal Uncertainty Plague Private Investments in Ukraine’s Infrastructure
Ukraine’s Business Ombudsman Council said Ukraine needs to create a transparent level playing field for businesses to boost critical infrastructure recovery.
April 14, 2025
Europe
OPINION: Diverging European and US Foreign Policy Interests Aren’t Just About Ukraine
From the start of the Trump administration, there has been a clash in the transatlantic view of foreign policy, particularly noticeable is how best to resolve Russia’s war on Ukraine.
April 13, 2025
RFE/RL Files New Request for Emergency Relief in US District Court
New oversight demands from USAGM contravene federal law and require more bureaucracy
April 13, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian Protestants Wrestle With War and Faith
Although they have long upheld the Christian tradition of pacifism, Ukrainian Protestants have been forced to reassess their ideas as they come to terms with unrelenting Russian violence.
April 13, 2025
Kremlin
Putin’ You in the Picture 3 – Orwell’s Thought Police 75 Years On
In this “special issue” of this occasional series on the perversity of Russia’s view of the world, we highlight how it is putting George Orwell’s 1984 ideas of “thought control” into action.
April 13, 2025
Russia
OPINION: Has India Gone Rogue?
Inviting an indicted war criminal like Vladimir Putin to New Delhi goes to show that the South Asian giant is a sorry excuse for a democracy – let alone the world’s largest.
April 12, 2025
Ukraine
OPINION: ZSU Portraits, Spring Offensive, The Great Cannon Hunt, Pretend Peacekeeping
Stefan Korshak, Kyiv Post’s military correspondent, shares his perspective on recent developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
April 12, 2025
Ukraine
German Analysis of Weapon Transfers to Ukraine Makes Sober Reading
A presentation by a German military attaché from its Kyiv embassy to the Bundeswehr in January gave a “warts and all” assessment of the performance of German weaponry in combat.
April 12, 2025