6+ hour, 26+ min ago  (786+ words) Q&A: Why This Year's NATO Summit Is Different for Ukraine Your all-access pass to FP Understanding the conflict four years on. But Russia is also still hammering Ukraine with brutal strikes. On Monday'the eve of the summit'Moscow launched yet another…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (282+ words) Analysis: With America in Retreat, Europe Now Depends on Ukraine Understanding the conflict four years on. U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the NATO foreign ministers" meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, on May 22. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images A…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (372+ words) World Brief: Trump Puts Russia-Ukraine War on the Back Burner Understanding the conflict four years on. Welcome back to World Brief, where we're looking at how U. S. President Donald Trump is balancing the Russia-Ukraine and Iran wars, the European Union's long-awaited…...

1+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (630+ words) World Brief: Zelensky's Pen Pal Diplomacy Understanding the conflict four years on. Welcome back to World Brief, where we're looking at stalled Russia-Ukraine peace talks, the European Union's potential expansion, and U. S. sanctions on Cuba. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published an…...

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago  (800+ words) Essay: How Ukraine Has Turned the Tide Understanding the conflict four years on. Several weeks ago, I met a young woman named Nastya at a playground in Kharkiv, Ukraine. She was playing with her little brother Hlib, tending to their…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (171+ words) Understanding the conflict four years on. Kadyrov had fought on the rebel side during the first Chechen revolt from 1991 to 1994, when Chechen nationalists took advantage of the weakness of the central government under then-President Boris Yeltsin. Chechen insurgents fought the…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (445+ words) World Brief: Russia Pounds Ukraine With Missile, Drone Strikes Understanding the conflict four years on. Welcome back to World Brief, where we're looking at'a deadly Russian aerial assault on Ukraine, continued Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, and the risk of…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (601+ words) Analysis: Ukraine Is Hitting Russia Where It Hurts: Its Oil Refineries Understanding the conflict four years on. Ukraine is bringing the war home to Russia at a scale, scope, and intensity not seen before, and in a way that could…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (773+ words) World Brief: EU Takes Aim at Russia's Abductions of Ukrainian Children Understanding the conflict four years on. Welcome back to World Brief, where we're looking at Russia kidnapping tens of thousands of Ukrainian children, the potential end of the U. S. -Iran…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (73+ words) Analysis: Russia's War Boom Masks an Economic Implosion Understanding the conflict four years on. Alexey Kovalev is an independent journalist and former investigations editor at Meduza who left Russia in 2022. X: @Alexey__Kovalev Don't overthink it. The Iran war is bad for Russia....