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Zelensky

OPINION: The Art (and Pitfalls) of a Ukraine Deal

Talks between the US and Russia have begun. But excluding Ukraine at any stage does not bode well for the security guarantees necessary to prevent Russian aggression in the future.

By Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC

Feb. 18, 2025

Zelensky

Trump’s Ukraine Envoy ‘Clarifies’ What Europe’s Seat at the Table Means

“If you believe there are going to be thirty-three people sitting at the same table (…) in all probability, the answer is no, not at all,” Kellogg explained.

By Euractiv

Feb. 18, 2025

War in Ukraine

‘I Honestly Think Europe Is Weak Today’ – Zelensky Says Trump ‘Wants to Please’ Putin

“They want to meet quickly and have a quick win,” the president remarks as US and Russian delegates meet without Ukraine, and leave NATO membership off the table.

By AFP

Feb. 18, 2025

War in Ukraine

‘Europe Must Have a Secure Future’ – British PM Warns of Need for ‘US Backstop’ at Emergency Euro-Meeting

Left out of talks in Saudi Arabia, European leaders sound off in Paris: UK says US peace force essential; Denmark worried about Russia’s “imperial” dreams; Germany “irritated” by “premature” debate.

By Kyiv Post

Feb. 18, 2025

Ukraine

Talks on Ukraine Without Ukraine? Ukrainians React to Latest Peace Deal

After a week of intense talks on both sides of the Atlantic, Kyiv Post talks to Ukrainians in the capital about their feelings on a potential US-brokered peace deal and what it means for Ukraine.

By Corrie Nieto

Feb. 17, 2025

Ukraine

European Leaders Meet on Response to US Ukraine Shift

Facing one of their biggest challenges in years, European leaders fear that Trump wants to make peace with Russia in talks that will not even involve Kyiv, let alone the European Union.

By AFP

Feb. 17, 2025

Ukraine

OPINION: Why Peace Talks Hosted by Saudis or Emiratis Should Worry Ukraine

Having profited hand over fist from Russia’s unprovoked aggression, it is in neither Saudi Arabia’s nor the United Arab Emirates’ interest to help administer a just and lasting negotiated settlement.

By Saahil Menon

Feb. 17, 2025

Zelensky

‘No Deals Without Us’ – Zelensky Vows Not to Recognize any Russia-US Agreements in Saudi Talks

Zelensky said that he is not visiting Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to join talks between the US and Russia on Ukraine but that his visit had already been scheduled.

By Alisa Orlova

Feb. 17, 2025

Featured

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

OPINION: Trump, Not Ukraine, Is the Real Loser

OPINION: Why Trump’s Jibes at Zelensky Ring Hollow

War in Ukraine

OPINION: Will Donald Trump Be Another Neville Chamberlain?

The parallels between the 1938 Munich Agreement’s appeasement of Nazi Germany and Donald Trump’s Munich Security Conference accommodation of Putin should not be ignored.

By Mark N. Katz

Feb. 17, 2025

People

OPINION: Liberty Is Not a Transaction

The ideas of free nations are not items to be exchanged for resources or power – they are fundamental principles to be defended.

By Charles Cockell

Feb. 17, 2025

Zelensky

Ukraine and Europe Will Be Involved in Later Stages of Peace Talks, Says Rubio

The US Secretary of State said the talks between Washington and Moscow, which are set to take place in Saudi Arabia this week, are preliminary and “real negotiations” will include Ukraine and Europe.

By TVP World

Feb. 17, 2025

Zelensky

Trump Says Could Meet Putin ‘Very Soon’ as Saudi Talks Loom

Rubio is set to lead a high-level US team to Riyadh, but it remains unclear whether there will be any Ukrainian participation. Rubio said he wasn’t even sure who Moscow was sending.

By AFP

Feb. 17, 2025

War in Ukraine

OPINION: Ukraine Is Gradually Losing Faith in a West That Has Failed to Deliver on Its Promises

The feeling of having been betrayed is often palpable beneath the stoic veneer of Ukrainians entering the fourth year of a brutal war that risks undermining everything the West cherishes.

By Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC

Feb. 17, 2025

Ukraine

Which Countries Are ‘Indispensable’ to Ukraine’s Security? US Asks EU Allies 6 Questions

Read the six questions that US officials sent European partners last week asking what Europe might need from the US to oversee a security deal between Ukraine and Russia that would end the war.

By Katie Livingstone

Feb. 17, 2025

War in Ukraine

OPINION: This Potemkin Village Called Russia

Leaders in the West have misjudged Russia, not understanding its history and “greatness” disease. Trump has a chance to make history, garnering statues across Europe and a Nobel prize in Mar-a-Lago.

By Nestor Gayowsky

Feb. 16, 2025

War in Ukraine

OPINION: Trump Got You Down? Stand Up for Ukraine

Open letter to friends of Ukraine: Don’t lose hope. The front lines in Ukraine are ground zero of the fight against tyranny, and anyone can do their part to help.

By Alex Roslin

Feb. 16, 2025

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