Updated at 11:44 a.m. ET on December 19, 2024
This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here.
The soldier, a lanky, dark-haired sergeant named Vitalii Ovcharenko, met me at a gas-station café on an…
Blog
-
Ukraine’s Serhii Bohachuk stars on Usyk vs. Fury 2 card with war on his mind, hope in his heart
Serhii Bohachuk represents his native Ukraine for his co-feature bout against Ishmael Davis on the Usyk-Fury 2 card. (Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images)
(Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy via Getty Images)
Serhii Bohachuk’s mind was made up in February…
Continue Reading
-
Israel’s Role in Shaping Post-Assad Syria — Russia in Global Affairs
It appears that the escalation of the situation in Syria, following the ousting of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, is accelerating at an alarming pace. Hardly an hour passes without news that could lead to significant changes in the regional geopolitical…
Continue Reading
-
Empowering Ukraine Through a Decentralised Electricity System – Analysis
Data Citation:
Christoph Winkler, Kristina Dabrock, Serhiy Kapustyan, Craig Hart, Heidi Heinrichs, Jann Michael Weinand, Jochen Linßen, Detlef Stolten (2024) “High-Resolution Rooftop-PV Potential Assessment for a Resilient Energy System in…
Continue Reading
-
Putin’s Obsession, Ukraine’s Struggle, and the West’s Mistakes
This piece is based on a conversation between Lucian Kim and Maxim Trudolyubov, editor of The Russia File, discussing Lucian’s upcoming book, Putin’s Revenge: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine. In the book, Kim draws on years of reporting…
Continue Reading
-
Europe needs to swiftly fulfill its aid pledges to Ukraine
A note to Europe’s leaders: When it comes to sending sufficient aid to help Ukraine end Russia’s invasion, if not now, when?
In October, I visited and wrote about a critical mine at Pokrovsk in eastern…
Continue Reading
-
Chelsea and Ukraine star footballer Mykhailo Mudryk fails drugs test | Football News
The London-based club confirms the 23-year-old tests positive for a banned substance.
Chelsea player Mykhailo Mudryk has failed a doping test, the Premier League club says, as reports state the Ukraine international has been provisionally…
Continue Reading
-
Fifa regrets Ukraine map error at 2026 World Cup qualifiers draw
Fifa says it “sincerely regrets” that a map shown during the 2026 World Cup qualifying draw appeared to exclude Crimea as part of Ukraine.
The graphic – showing countries that cannot be drawn to play each other for geopolitical reasons -…
Continue Reading
-
FIFA apologizes to Ukraine soccer body for Crimea map error at 2026 World Cup draw
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA apologized to the Ukrainian soccer federation for displaying a map during its World Cup qualifying draw that excluded Russia-occupied Crimea from the country’s territory.
“We fully…
Continue Reading
-
Lithuanian Athlete Disqualified for Anti-Russia Shirt at Budapest Fitness Championships
The Super Worlds 2024 – Functional Fitness Championships were held in Budapest this weekend. However, it was not the sporting performances that captured international attention. A member of the Lithuanian team, Kornelija Dūdaitė, was…
Continue Reading