Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Zelenskiy Says U.S. Security Guarantees Imperative, Seeks Early Trump Meeting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on January 1 that the end of natural gas supplies to Europe via a major pipeline traversing Ukraine is a major defeat for Russian President Vladimir Putin. When Putin became president of Russia more than 25 years ago, the amount of natural gas… Continue Reading
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Russian Sneak Attacks Test Ukrainian Positions In Zaporizhzhya
RFE/RL visits the front lines in the Zaporizhzhya region where Ukrainian troops say they are fighting to defend their positions amid winter rain and fog. They say Russians wearing “anti-thermal cloaks” are attacking in small groups of 2-3 people who are trying to find gaps in the line. “A… Continue Reading
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Ukraine Attacks Kursk Region of Russia Anew
Ukrainian forces’ assault was in the Russian region where they made a surprise incursion last summer. Continue Reading
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Ukraine renews offensive inside Russia
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Ukraine’s forces are pushing forward in multiple directions in Russia’s southern Kursk region, even as its troops are struggling to hold the line elsewhere along the… Continue Reading
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Ukraine launches new Kursk region offensive
Russia said Sunday that Ukraine has launched a new counterattack in the western Kursk region aimed at repelling Russian and North Korean troops trying to retake territory that Kyiv’s forces captured last August. The Russian defense ministry said Kyiv deployed “an assault group consisting… Continue Reading
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How Russia Tried Its Opponents In Crimea In 2024
After over a decade under Russian occupation, Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula is a less free place – especially for those who dare to oppose the Kremlin. But it isn’t just the cases of residents of Crimea that its Moscow-controlled judges are hearing these days. Since Russia launched its… Continue Reading
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Ukraine Reportedly Launches Fresh Offensive In Russia’s Kursk Region
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on January 1 that the end of natural gas supplies to Europe via a major pipeline traversing Ukraine is a major defeat for Russian President Vladimir Putin. When Putin became president of Russia more than 25 years ago, the amount of natural gas… Continue Reading
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How to secure an acceptable deal for Ukraine
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Alongside the Middle East, the future of Ukraine is one of the crucial geopolitical questions of the coming year. US president-elect Donald Trump has talked of ending… Continue Reading
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A Gas Cutoff Sends Shivers Through a Russian-Backed Breakaway Region
A renegade part of Moldova once boasted it would become a Russian-speaking Switzerland. Now without gas, its leader assured residents, “We will not allow a societal collapse.” Continue Reading
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The ‘State Breaker’: Putin’s Long Rule
Taking Russia’s reins a quarter-century ago, Vladimir Putin said Russia had chosen democracy and vowed to protect basic freedoms he called the “fundamental elements of a civilized society.” What went wrong? Here are some of the key developments in Russia over the past week and some of the… Continue Reading