Top News
IN MEMORIAM: Peter Reddaway, British Champion of Soviet Dissidents, Gentleman and Scholar
Reddaway, who passed away on July 29, 2024, in the US at the age of 84, will be remembered as a significant political scientist, caring and inspirational tutor, and prominent human rights defender.
Aug. 4, 2024
War in Ukraine
Zelensky Says Ukraine Has Received First F-16 Jets
He did not say how many jets had been delivered and declined to comment on their specific tasks.
Aug. 4, 2024
Sidebar Stories
Dancing
Sidebar Stories – In the vein of “literature is news that stays news,” Kyiv Post presents some not necessarily factual narratives that offer added insight into Ukraine’s realities.
Aug. 4, 2024
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Putin’s Dead-End
Will Putin be able to afford a mobilization from an economic point of view? It's not a question of money – he has that. Nevertheless, the economy is the Russian Federation’s most vulnerable point.
Aug. 4, 2024
War in Ukraine
OPINION: Questions on the East-West Prisoner Exchange
On the surface, Russia's release of foreign hostages and political prisoners is good news, but there’s a catch or two, or three.
Aug. 3, 2024
Ukraine
Ukrainians Cautious After Russia-West Prisoner Swap - WP
Ukrainian officials have expressed anxiety about the possibility of secret negotiations between the West and Moscow, fearing they might be excluded from crucial discussions.
Aug. 3, 2024
Ukraine
‘Russia Started Its Attacks on Ukraine 20 Years Ago,’ Says Former EU Ambassador to Ukraine
Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira served as EU Ambassador to Ukraine in Kyiv from 2008 to 2012. Kyiv Post interviewed the Portuguese diplomat about those crucial years and how they foreshadowed the war.
Aug. 3, 2024
US
How the Russia Swap Happened: Secret Talks, a Hitman, and Biden's Fateful Call
The historic prisoner swap with Russia that freed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and 15 other Westerners was the fruit of painstaking secret talks and one crucial phone call from President Biden.
Aug. 2, 2024
US
Gershkovich and 15 Other Westerners Swapped for 10 Russians in Turkish Coordinated Prisoner Exchange
The handover between Washington and Moscow took place at Ankara airport on the afternoon of August 1, as reported by the Turkish television channel NTV.
Aug. 1, 2024
Kharkiv
North Korean Self-Propelled Anti-Tank Missile System Spotted Near Kharkiv
Images of the North Korean Bulsae-4 long-range anti-tank missile system appeared on Telegram after being spotted by a Ukrainian drone.
July 31, 2024
Top News
Washington Insider: Who Is Behind Trump’s Plan for Peace?
A fresh peace plan proposed by Mike Pompeo, Trump’s former Secretary of State, looks good on the surface, but raises a number of unsettling questions.
July 30, 2024
Top News
OPINION: Ukraine’s Gold Medal
Kyiv repelled Russia’s attempt to capture Kharkiv, allies are “front loading” military and financial aid, and Crimea is becoming a death trap for Kremlin forces.
July 29, 2024
Bakhmut
Ukraine Makes Best Operational Use of Vintage Machine Guns
The saying “Many a good tune played on an old violin” equally applies to weapons of war on the battlefield – as Ukraine shows that new isn’t necessarily better.
July 29, 2024
Sidebar Stories
837 Steps and Two Dodgy Knees - Not Exactly a Stairway to Heaven
Sidebar Stories – In the vein of “literature is news that stays news,” Kyiv Post presents some not necessarily factual narratives that offer added insight into Ukraine’s realities.
July 28, 2024
Top News
Ukraine Fencing Icon Kharlan Hopes Fighting Spirit Delivers Olympic Gold
The Ukrainian athlete who previously risked disqualification by refusing to shake hands with a Russian athlete told AFP her motivation as the war raged on in Ukraine.
July 28, 2024
US
OPINION: Ukraine and Harris and Ukrainian-Americans and the Ukrainian Future
Ukrainian-Americans are quite numerous and should do their part in preventing Trump from returning to power and, among other things, selling out Ukraine.
July 28, 2024
US
OPINION: ‘President’ Kamala Harris – Implications for Ukraine
The current US Vice President ticks all the right boxes in her quest for the top job, if she’s elected will she change the current administration’s stance towards Ukraine’s use of long-range weapons?
July 27, 2024
Ukraine
OPINION: Fixing a Festering Issue in Polish-Ukrainian Relations – A Polish Perspective
Polish-Ukrainian differences over the treatment of a regrettably savage and tragic moment in their modern history periodically resurface. How to resolve this?
July 27, 2024
Ukraine
G7 Deal on $50 Billion Ukraine Loan Seen in October, Gentiloni Says
The $50 billion loan would be serviced with proceeds generated by some $300 billion of Russian central bank assets frozen in the West after Moscow invaded Ukraine in early 2022.
July 26, 2024
Crimea
Probable ATACMS Missile Strikes Hammer Russian Air Bases in Crimea
A Russian milblogger had predicted the punishing attacks were inevitable, because of a cheeky Royal Air Force recon patrol over the Black Sea near where the missiles hit.
July 26, 2024