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NATO

Moscow Says Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Part of Russia – Rules Out Return to Ukraine

Russia has entirely ruled out the return or transfer of control to Ukraine or any other states of the plant because it views the facility as part of its own nuclear sector.

By Kyiv Post

March 26, 2025

Nuclear weapons

‘They Were Soviet, You A** Helmet’ – Backlash Over US Envoy’s Ukrainian Nukes Claim

Politicians and diplomats have blasted Trump’s special representative Richard Grenell over his claim that the nuclear weapons Ukrainians gave up weren’t theirs, they belonged to Russia.

By Kyiv Post

March 26, 2025

Europe

‘We Will Never Agree to Forceful Change of Borders’ – Baltics Vow

Top Baltic diplomats meet with Rubio to urge continued aid to Ukraine and more pressure on Russia to achieve sustainable peace.

By Alex Raufoglu

March 26, 2025

Zelensky

Trump Says Russians Could Be ‘Dragging Their Feet’ on Ceasefire

With Trump pushing for a rapid end to the war, White House negotiators shuttled separately over three days between delegations from Ukraine and Russia in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

By Kyiv Post

March 26, 2025

Zelensky

Russia Launches Largest Drone Attack on Zelensky’s Hometown Since Full-Scale War Began

The massive drone strike on Kryvyi Rih ignited fires and damaged an administrative building, warehouses, an industrial enterprise, and a fire station.

By Kyiv Post

March 26, 2025

Ukraine

OPINION: The Board Experience: Business Associations as a Way to Develop Ukraine

In a war-torn country that not long ago considered business to be an unethical form of speculation, integrating entrepreneurial activity into benign society requires effort and ingenuity.

By Ugo Poletti

March 26, 2025

War in Ukraine

Once Welcomed in US, Ukrainians Now Fret Under Trump

Ukrainian refugees say the winds of anti-migrant intolerance blowing from Washington are completely out of step with their daily experience in a country where he has always felt welcomed.

By AFP

March 26, 2025

War in Ukraine

ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 25, 2025

War in Ukraine - Latest update, key takeaways and map from the Institute for the Study of War on March 25, 2025

By ISW

March 26, 2025

Featured

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Europe

Ukraine Spent 30% of GDP on Defense in 2024 – Higher Than Any Other Country

The proportion of its GDP that Ukraine spent on defense last year was more than four times higher than that of Russia as the war started by Moscow’s 2022 full-scale invasion continues.

By Kateryna Mykhailova

March 26, 2025

Zelensky

‘No One Recognizes These Territories as Russian’– Zelensky Welcomes Black Sea Deal but Is Concerned About Witkoff’s Stance

“No one can accuse Ukraine of not moving towards sustainable peace after this,” Zelensky said after grain passage deal is okayed, but wonders if US envoy is again parroting Kremlin talking points

By Kyiv Post

March 26, 2025

Security

‘I Share Your Loathing of European Freeloading’ – Details Emerge of US Security Text Breach; Emojis From Moscow

The classified Signal chat the Trump team sloppily sent to the press included slamming Europe as “freeloaders”; Witkoff was receiving the top-secret messages during a meeting at the Kremlin.

By John Moretti

March 26, 2025