2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1538+ words) The Dnipro runs through the heart of Ukraine. It passes Kyiv, where Russian ballistic missiles currently pose one of the most immediate threats to the capital and its people, then continues south through a landscape of fields, reservoirs, and broad…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (296+ words) Russia has shifted its attacks on Kyiv to prolonged drone bombardments, aiming to exhaust Ukraine’s air defences and disrupt civilian life. Ukrainian voices stress resilience, honest government communication, and societal unity. Meanwhile, attacks on warehouses, ports and shipping threaten Ukraine’s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (946+ words) A cornered Putin is dangerous. He is under pressure to show Russians that their sacrifices produced something more than capturing a few Ukrainian villages. NATO must bolster its deterrence. Europe must also fortify infrastructure against Russian terrorism. And Trump and…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (425+ words) In brief: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff visited Moscow and Kyiv on behalf of President Trump. Rather than making any progress toward peace, they exposed a rift in the administration that amounts to a fundamental weak spot in US foreign…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (550+ words) In brief: Filmed over nearly four years on Ukraine’s front lines, Xackery Irving’s documentary “Brace For Oblivion” follows seven civilians who became soldiers after Russia’s full-scale invasion. After winning an international award in Galway, the film returns to Ukraine for…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (1456+ words) When Ukraine declared independence in 1991, the world gained a new state. Thirty-five years later, it is clear that independent Ukraine was not just a byproduct of the Soviet collapse – it was forged out of a long fight over who was…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (425+ words) In brief: After centuries of struggle, Ukraine is moving from an object of others’ history toward becoming one of the architects creating a new global security order. The beginning of that film, for me, would date back not even to…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (770+ words) In brief: Germany conducted its sixth nationwide Warntag drill, testing sirens, phone alerts, television, radio, and other warning systems. While Germans largely treated the exercise as routine, Ukrainians living there described a more emotional response shaped by the war. Germany…...