Ever since President Trump returned to office and began trying to make good on his boast about ending the Ukraine war in days, thanks to his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, I’ve had this gnawing concern that something was…
Category: 1. Ukraine
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UK says over 30 countries will be involved in ‘coalition of the willing’ to discuss Ukraine
LONDON
Britain has said that over 30 countries will be involved in the “coalition of the willing” to help end the war in Ukraine, according to media reports on Monday.
“The UK expects more than 30 countries to be…
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Ukraine’s army escapes from Kursk by the skin of its teeth
THE SIGNALS were coming fast and furious by the first week of March. Ukrainian forces in the Kursk bridgehead, an area of Russia that Ukraine seized last August, were becoming trapped. Aided by North Korean forces, Russia had tightened a noose…
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How Many Ukrainians Will Remain In Their Country After The War?
Ukraine gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 with a population of about 52 million people — second in the U.S.S.R. only to Russia’s 147 million.
34 years later, that number has been cut nearly in half. Following the 2014…
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Most Americans are rooting for Ukraine. But nearly half think Trump prefers Russia.
A majority of American voters say their sympathies lie more with Ukraine than Russia in the war between the two countries. At the same time, nearly half say they think President Donald Trump favors Russia, while most of the remainder believe he…
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How Ukraine’s Offensive in Russia’s Kursk Region Unraveled
Ukrainian forces have pulled almost entirely out of the Kursk region of Russia, ending an offensive that had stunned the Kremlin last summer with its speed and audacity.
Ukrainian soldiers at the front described a retreat that was organized in…
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Trump fails to dampen public support for Ukraine
Last summer, our American public opinion poll showed that Americans supported Ukraine over Russia by a wide margin: 62% to 2%. Taken a week after the fateful White House meeting between President…
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Ukraine’s retreat from Kursk appears to mark end of audacious operation | Ukraine
Under constant attack from drones attached to fibre optic cables, the soldiers scrambled in groups of two or three along hidden tracks or through fields, often walking miles to reach Ukrainian territory.
The Ukrainian retreat from the Kursk…
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Trump says he was being a ‘bit sarcastic’ when he promised to end Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hours
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was “being a little bit sarcastic” when he repeatedly claimed as a candidate that he would have the Russia-Ukraine war solved…
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EU diplomatic arm proposes voluntary fund of up to €40 billion for Ukraine’s military needs
The EU has suggested the creation of an EU fund to send between €20 and €40 billion worth of military aid to Ukraine, including 2 million ammunition rounds, based on voluntary participation, to avoid any veto from Hungary.
Last month, the…
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