Category: 1. Ukraine

“Putin’s mistake was that he prepared for a parade not a war” a senior Ukrainian official recalled, speaking on condition of anonymity. “He didn’t think Ukraine would fight. He thought they would be welcomed with speeches and flowers.”

On 29 March…

Michael Froman is president of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Monday will mark the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the face of heroic Ukrainian resistance and hundreds of billions of dollars in Western aid,…

Ambassador Dorothy Shea
Chargé d ’Affaires ad interim
New York, New York
February 24, 2025

AS DELIVERED

Thank you, Mr. President.

Mr. President, excellencies, colleagues. Today marks three years since the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Negotiations between U.S. and Ukrainian officials over continued American military aid in exchange for access to Ukraine’s valuable mineral resources are gaining traction after a rocky start,…

The third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine marks an era of remarkable pain and resilience for Ukrainian culture and coincides with a stunning reversal of official US support for Kyiv under US President Donald Trump.

In what…

The resolution tabled by the United States, which omitted mention of Russian aggression, only passed after a majority of Member States voted to add EU-led amendments which led to the US abstaining on it own motion and voting against the Ukrainian…