SecurityAnalysis
Why Impeachment Isn’t the Top Story in Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine—Believe it or not, the ongoing impeachment drama in the United States wasn’t the biggest news story this week in Ukraine. Rather, Ukrainians are… Read More
SecurityNews
Secretary of State Confirms He Was on Trump Phone Call With Ukraine’s President
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed Wednesday that he was on the July 25 phone call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…. Read More
SecurityNews
State Department Envoy to Ukraine Resigns as Whistleblower Case Pursued
Kurt Volker, the U.S. special representative to Ukraine, resigned Friday amid fallout from a whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump regarding his phone call in… Read More
SecurityFeature
How Ukraine Uses US Military Aid
KYIV, Ukraine—Since April 2014, Ukraine has been locked in a land war in its eastern Donbas region against a combined force of Russian regulars, pro-Russian… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Russia’s War Against Ukraine Matters to America
KYIV, Ukraine—You can’t fake courage in a trench war. The thing is, there’s no escaping the danger. You could die just as easily while walking… Read More
SecurityNews
US Politics Threaten to Derail Ukraine’s Peace Talks With Russia
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine is at a crossroads. After more than five years of war against Russian forces in its eastern Donbas region, the former Soviet republic… Read More
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Ukraine-Russia Prisoner Swap Renews Hopes for Peace Deal
KYIV, Ukraine—A prisoner exchange Saturday between Ukraine and Russia marked a key step toward renewed peace talks between the two nations, which have been locked… Read More
SecurityNews
EXCLUSIVE: Pompeo Affirms US Still Rejects Russia’s Seizure of Crimea
KYIV, Ukraine—Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reaffirmed the Trump administration’s rejection of Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine and seizure of Crimea, telling The Daily Signal… Read More
SecurityNews
Under Shadow of War With Russia, Ukraine Celebrates Independence
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine’s celebration Saturday of its Independence Day marks 28 years since the country split from the Soviet Union. But freedom hasn’t come easy for… Read More
SocietyFeature
The ‘Spirit of Apollo’ Inspires a New Generation of Ukrainian Spaceflight Pioneers
DNIPRO, Ukraine—Viktor Listov was a 10th grade student in St. Petersburg (then known as Leningrad), Russia, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Mr. President, It’s Time to Meet With Ukraine’s New Leader
There is an old saying that I made up: “Nobody wants to be a suburb of Moscow.” That’s the sum of decades of experience witnessing… Read More
SecurityNews
After 4 Years of a Frozen Conflict, Ukrainians Slowly Retake Ground From Russian Forces
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian troops are slowly advancing in the country’s eastern war zone, testing the limits of a shaky stalemate in the five-year-old conflict against Russia… Read More
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Ukraine’s New President-Elect Stands Up to Putin
KYIV, Ukraine—Less than a week after he won Ukraine’s presidential election, 41-year-old comedian Volodymyr Zelensky proved he has the chops to stand up to Russian… Read More
SecurityNews
A Tale of 2 Europes: As the UK Struggles to Leave the EU, Ukraine Fights to Get In
KYIV, Ukraine—Painted white body outlines cover the ground at the intersection of Mykhaila Hrushevskoho Street and Petrivs’ka Alley in Kyiv’s city center; a grim reminder… Read More
SecurityNews
Ukrainian Voters Elect an Untested Comedian to Be President, Rebuking the Post-Soviet Political Establishment
KYIV, Ukraine—Comedian and political dark horse Volodymyr Zelensky won Ukraine’s presidential election by a landslide on Sunday, dealing a blunt rebuke to the country’s post-Soviet… Read More
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Ukraine’s 2 Finalists for President Head for a Showdown in a Soccer Stadium
KYIV, Ukraine—The final two contenders are getting ready to rumble. In a March 31 election, voters narrowed the field of Ukraine’s presidential contenders from 37… Read More
SecurityNews
Ukraine’s Presidential Election Proves the Country’s Democratic Spirit Is Alive and Well
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainians took to the polls Sunday and voted for their next president. After a bloody 2014 revolution to depose a pro-Russian president, and after… Read More
SecurityFeature
‘Harder for Me to Live Under the USSR Than to Be in the War’: Old Ukrainian Soldiers Remember Communism
KYIV, Ukraine—Trench warfare is a true test of a soldier’s grit. The constant prospect of death—whether by artillery, rockets, or snipers—gnaws at you every waking… Read More
SecurityNews
US, Russian Bombers Square Off Over Europe
KYIV, Ukraine—A task force of U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers conducted air combat exercises Monday across Europe. That same day, Russia announced it had… Read More
SecurityNews
With an Eye to Russia, Ukraine Considers New Missiles After Cold War-Era Arms Control Treaty Collapses
KYIV, Ukraine—The impending demise of a Cold War-era arms control treaty has sparked pledges from the leaders of both Ukraine and Russia to develop and… Read More
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US Suspends Cold War-Era Nuclear Treaty With Russia, and Ukraine Braces for the Fallout
KYIV, Ukraine—The U.S. announced on Friday that it was suspending its obligations under a Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia. “For far too long,… Read More
SecurityNews
The US Strikes Back Against Russia’s European Gas Empire
KYIV, Ukraine—With the Kremlin tightening its grip on the European energy market, the U.S. has hardened its opposition to a controversial Russian gas pipeline, which… Read More
SecurityFeature
Ukraine’s Leap of Faith Is a Step Toward Ditching Russian Influence
KYIV, Ukraine—Orthodox Christians celebrated Christmas on Jan. 7, according to the Julian calendar. This year’s holiday was the first for Ukraine’s newly unified, national Orthodox… Read More
SecurityFeature
Ukraine Steps Out of Russia’s Religious Shadow
KYIV, Ukraine—At the end of the workday on Oct. 17, a rush-hour flood of pedestrians exited the funicular at the top of central Kyiv’s Volodymyrska… Read More
SecurityFeature
With War on Its Doorstep, a Ukrainian City’s Civil Society Flourishes
MARIUPOL, Ukraine—The people of Mariupol have lived within earshot of Europe’s only ongoing land war for four and a half years. At first, they plainly… Read More
SecurityNews
An Embattled Ukrainian Port City Braces for Russian ‘Economic Warfare’
MARIUPOL, Ukraine—The world is finally paying attention to Galina Odnorog. On behalf of the port of Mariupol, the 50-year-old Ukrainian volunteer activist has been coordinating… Read More
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Trump Cancels Meeting With Putin as US, UK Back Ukraine in Wake of Russia’s Naval Attack
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine got a valuable boost Thursday from its Western allies when ambassadors from the U.S. and Britain both condemned Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian… Read More
SecurityNews
After 4.5 Years of a Stalemated War, Ukraine Braces for a Full-On Russian Invasion
KYIV, Ukraine—Sunday’s Kerch Strait crisis underscored how quickly Russia’s simmering, 4.5-year-old, low-intensity war against Ukraine could escalate into a historic catastrophe. “Yesterday we were close… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
Podcast: After Russia’s Act of Aggression, What the View on the Ground Is in Ukraine
Why did Russia decide to ratchet up tensions with Ukraine and seize three ships Sunday? Do Ukranians fear their long war with Russia is about… Read More
SecurityNews
On the Brink of Major War? Ukraine Grapples With Russian Attack
KYIV, Ukraine—On Sunday, Europe’s two largest standing armies went to the precipice of a major war. That day, Russian military forces attacked and captured three… Read More
