Category: 1. Ukraine

Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion has deep historical and cultural roots, including in its music, says Adriana Helbig, chair of Pitt’s Department of Music, associate professor of ethnomusicology and…

But they hit very strong Ukrainian resistance almost everywhere and faced serious logistical problems with poorly motivated Russian troops suffering shortages of food, water and ammunition.

Ukrainian forces were also quick to deploy Western…

That apartment, a three-bedroom flat on Glentworth Street, was bought for 1.58 million pounds ($2.28 million) in 2016 by a Belize company owned by Shefir, SHSN Limited. A two-bedroom flat nearby in Baker Street’s Chalfont Court building,…

Update – As of March 2017, the estimated losses of D-30 howitzer platform have been amended. According to an update provided by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Research Associate for Defence and Military…

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko secured $53 million in assistance from the United States yesterday (18 September) but President Barack Obama for now turned down his appeals for weapons to fight Russian-backed separatists.

Images of Poroshenko…

Some adults turn their noses up at the question of “why,” believing it to be childish. And when it comes to the EU’s foreign policy, especially in its Eastern neighborhood, the question is considered simply inappropriate. That the EU will…

However, speaking at a defence summit in Brussels in February 2025, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said “the US does not believe that Nato membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement”.

Some Nato defence chiefs…