The first anti-government protests in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion took place on July 22. Thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets to express anger and outrage at what critics see as a campaign to strip the…
The release of prominent Belarusian political prisoner Sergei Tikhanovsky last weekend caught everyone by surprise. It was a rare moment of optimism that offered hope for the future while also highlighting the plight of more than 1,000 Belarusians still imprisoned…
Events to mark Crimean Tatar Flag Day will be held across Ukraine this week. However, there will be no celebrations in Crimea itself. The Ukrainian peninsula has been under Russian occupation since the spring of 2014, and the indigenous Crimean…
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend next week’s annual BRICS summit in Brazil over concerns about an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for him over alleged war crimes in Ukraine, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov has confirmed. “This is due…
As the Russian military continues to wage a brutal war of attrition in Ukraine, the two countries are also locked in an economic competition that could play a key role in determining the outcome of the largest invasion of Europe…
US President Donald Trump recently changed his tone toward Russian President Vladimir Putin, suggesting he has “gone crazy” and is “playing with fire.” That underscores the continuing difficulties of negotiations with the Kremlin. While the Trump administration generally advocates a…
As Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continues, the Kremlin is also rapidly escalating its hybrid war against Europe. Intelligence officials in several European countries are now sounding the alarm, warning that Russian operations are growing in number and boldness, with…
Ukraine carried out one of the most daring operations in modern military history on June 1, using swarms of smuggled drones to simultaneously strike four Russian air bases and destroy a significant portion of Putin’s bomber fleet. While the full…
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine failed to reach any meaningful breakthroughs when they met for peace talks in Istanbul on Monday. But the event was no waste of time. In addition to agreeing on another long-awaited round of prisoner exchanges,…
US President Donald Trump ended a phone call with Vladimir Putin on Monday expressing confidence that the Russian leader wants peace, but few appear to share that optimism. Many senior Western figures were reportedly unimpressed by Putin’s vague references to…
Since the start of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine eleven years ago, military training has been a core element of Western support for the Ukrainian armed forces. As Moscow’s invasion has escalated into the largest European war since World War II,…
The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland arrived in Kyiv last weekend to great fanfare to deliver an unprecedented ultimatum to the Kremlin. The time for talk is over, they said. Unless Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to an…