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,…
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What to know about the Ukraine-Russia war and efforts to end it : NPR
A rescue team gathers in front of a damaged residential building in Sumy just after a Russian drone strike that destroyed…
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A just and lasting peace for Ukraine
Three years ago today, Russia launched an illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine that has left hundreds of thousands dead and forced millions to flee. In the face of unimaginable hardship, Ukrainians have persevered and have fought for freedom…
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U.S. Views of Israel, Ukraine, Mexico Most Divided by Party
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Three years on, Ukraine’s extinction nightmare has returned
“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…
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Trump: Ukraine minerals deal ‘very close’
President Donald Trump said Monday that he’s close to securing a minerals-for-aid deal with Ukraine and that the war-torn country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, may come to the White House this week or next for an official signing….
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Ukraine war: Amid shifting alliances, General Assembly passes resolution condemning Russia’s aggression
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…
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The Adventures of a Ukrainian Intelligence Officer
On September 26, 2022, seismic-monitoring stations in northern Europe picked up signals that resembled small earthquakes—rumblings below the surface of the Baltic Sea detected as far as a thousand miles away. Soon after, operators in charge of…
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Central Europe’s new hop-on hop-off train
Getty ImagesThe Baltic Express bursts out of the Czech capital on a crisp winter morning. As the sky lightens, medieval Prague is streamed through the train’s windows like a Netflix trailer. From armchair seats in private compartments, a city of…
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History of Ukrainian independence movements through the ages
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on February 24, 2022.
Ukraine has been invaded by Russia in a pre-dawn attack. Up to 190,000 Russian troops were positioned near Ukraine’s borders, swelling from 100,000 at the end of January
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