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FACT CHECK: Trump Negotiator Witkoff Claims ‘Facts on the Ground’ Say Kremlin’s War on Ukraine Wasn’t Russia’s Fault

New York real estate mogul Steve Witkoff told CNN the Trump administration doesn’t blame Russia for invading Ukraine, and the “facts on the ground” prove it. Kyiv Post did a fact check.

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 24, 2025

War in Ukraine

Key Takeaways from Zelensky’s Press Conference

On Feb 23, President Volodymyr Zelensky summarized three years of the full-scale war and emphasized the importance of security guarantees, NATO membership, and countering US/Trump pressure.

By Kateryna Zakharchenko

Feb. 24, 2025

War in Ukraine

‘Russia Attacked’ – Trump Finally Acknowledges the Aggressor

Speaking to Fox News radio just before the weekend, Trump puts his tail between his legs and admits Putin started the war, adding Ukraine doesn’t ‘have any cards, but they’re playing tough.’

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 24, 2025

War in Ukraine

‘An Existential Threat to Europeans’ – Macron Hopes to Use Special Relationship to Sway Trump

Macron heads to the White House on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He’s expected to urge Trump to consider the safety of allies as Trump makes friendly overtures to Putin.

By AFP

Feb. 24, 2025

Europe

Trump Snubs Polish President Duda, à la Putin

Trump humiliated Poland, showing up 90 minutes late for a meeting with its president and only giving Andrzej Duda an 11-minute “audience” rather than the scheduled hour.

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 23, 2025

Zelensky

Zelensky Not ‘Offended’ by Trump Dictator Comments, Wants to Meet Before Potential Trump-Putin Summit

Trump claimed that Zelensky is a dictator because of the lack of elections in Ukraine after Russia’s 2022 invasion, though elections are constitutionally prohibited during martial law.

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 23, 2025

Zelensky

Kyiv ‘Making Progress’ With Washington on Resources Deal: Zelensky

Zelensky has so far rejected Trump’s team’s demands to trade minerals for security but said Friday that both countries are working on a deal and will likely announce it soon.

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 23, 2025

Ukraine

OPINION: Munich and After: An Unprincipled Mess

The democratic world has lost sight of its principles, and the result is a leaderless capitulation to autocracy.

By Charles Cockell

Feb. 23, 2025

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OPINION: How Delay and Appeasement Have Left Ukraine Freezing and in Darkness

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OPINION: Why Trump’s Jibes at Zelensky Ring Hollow

War in Ukraine

UK PM Says No Talks ‘About Ukraine, Without Ukraine’ on Eve of DC Trip

Speaking in Glascow Sunday, Keir Starmer reiterated the UK’s “ironclad support” for Ukraine before heading to Washington with French President Macron to meet Trump.

By Christopher Stewart

Feb. 23, 2025

Ukraine

ANALYSIS: Trump Tries to End War Next Week, Leveraging Rights to Ukrainian Minerals

White House official suggested Saturday Trump could negotiate a deal to end the eleven-year-long war as early as “this week” – three years after Russia began its full-scale invasion.

By Christopher Stewart

Feb. 23, 2025

Trump

OPINION: Ukraine Must Be Part of Peace Talks to End Putin’s Terror

Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia is calling on all allies to make common cause and help Ukrainians achieve a just peace rather than some cynical partition.

By Vasyl Myroshnychenko

Feb. 23, 2025

Why Russia Wants to See California Secede

The Kremlin has a long history dealing with secessionist movements within the Russian and Soviet empires. Now Moscow is using the experience to weaponize secession movements elsewhere.

By Ivana Stradner, Marina Chernin

Feb. 23, 2025

The Time Has Come for the US to Put Russia in Check

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Ukraine

OPINION: The Time Has Come for the US to Put Russia in Check

The Trump team appears to be negotiating directly for Russia rather than for the America. And for Ukraine, Kyiv is being treated as an expendable pawn.

By Jonathan Sweet, Mark Toth

Feb. 22, 2025

Trump

‘Trump Recruited as Moscow Asset,’ Says Ex-KGB Spy Chief

Alnur Mussayev, former head of Kazakhstan’s security service, who rose up the ranks of the Soviet KGB, claims Moscow groomed Trump under pseudonym “Krasnov” in 1987.

By Stash Luczkiw

Feb. 22, 2025

Zelensky

Trump Megaphone New York Post Calls Out POTUS Lies

In an uncharacteristic turn, the tabloid most supportive of Trump in his native city appears to be reproaching the president for claims about Zelensky that are clearly untrue.

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 22, 2025

Ukraine

US Threatens to Cut Starlink Access in Ukraine If No Rare Earth Minerals Deal Signed

US officials reportedly said they would pull Starlink from Ukraine – essential for the military – if Zelensky does not sign a deal exchanging Ukraine’s mineral resources for US security guarantees.

By Katie Livingstone

Feb. 22, 2025

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