Survive 2024 to win in 2025 – POLITICO
This year will be one of “recovery and preparation on both sides, like 1916 and 1941-42 in the last world wars,” said Marc Thys, who…
Rumors swirl in Kyiv of Zelenskyy planning to oust his top general – POLITICO
The first rumors of a feud and Zaluzhny’s possible ousting began circulating at the end of 2022, when media reported Zelenskyy was mulling replacing Zaluzhny…
The fall of a Ukrainian hero – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Sergei Bubka was Ukraine’s most iconic sportsman. Now his name is mud. The legendary…
Don’t wait on US to make decisions – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — As EU leaders prepare to make historic decisions on Ukraine, Kyiv’s foreign minister urged the bloc not to wait until a decision on…
Without more aid the world ‘will simply let us die’ – POLITICO
Olena Zelenska has warned that without continued financial support from the West, Ukraine will be “left to die.” Zelenska, the wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Ukraine charges Rudy Giuliani’s top local ally with Moscow-linked treason – POLITICO
KYIV — A Ukrainian MP who in 2019 helped former U.S. President Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani in his search for dirt on Joe and…
When to hold elections – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. KYIV — If Russia hadn’t invaded, Ukraine was meant to hold parliamentary elections next…
Ukraine threatens legal action against EU if grain curbs drag on – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ukraine is threatening to take Brussels and EU member countries to the World Trade…
Zelenskyy’s corruption crackdown plan raises cover-up fears – POLITICO
KYIV — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s move to equate wartime corruption with treason is triggering a backlash from officials and watchdogs, who warn the plan could…
With a return of Trump looming, Ukrainians ramp up homegrown arms industry – POLITICO
KYIV — Ukraine’s long-range Beaver drones seem to be making successful kamikaze strikes in the heart of Moscow, but Serhiy Prytula is coy about how…
Drone attack on tanker shows Kyiv’s intent to hit Russian energy shipments – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. KYIV — An overnight naval drone attack against a Russian tanker in the Black…
Zelenskyy urges cool heads as Poland lashes out at Ukraine in gratitude spat – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stepped in to call for restraint late Tuesday in an…
How Ukraine lost its battle for a NATO membership commitment – POLITICO
VILNIUS — Ukraine wanted this year’s NATO summit to end with a clear declaration that it will become an alliance member once the war ends,…
Russian regions on Ukraine border come under fire, local authorities say – POLITICO
The Russian regions of Belgorod and Kursk came under fire from across the Ukrainian border in the early hours of Wednesday, according to local governors. …
Zelenskyy digs in against calls to quit Bakhmut – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Doubts are growing about the wisdom of holding the shattered frontline city of Bakhmut…
Rename Russia? Zelenskyy wants to look into it – POLITICO
KYIV — Ukrainians would like to rename Russia — and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is interested in the idea. A petition has been circulated urging the…
In Irpin, Ukrainians slowly rebuild their burned out homes – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. IRPIN, Ukraine — Volodymyr Yukhymchuk thinks it was God who saved him and his…
The strengths and weaknesses of Volodymyr Zelenskyy – POLITICO
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. In the weeks leading up to Russia’s invasion, senior Ukraine opposition politicians and former ministers were brimming…
Can Putin win? – POLITICO
“I am wicked and scary with claws and teeth,” Vladimir Putin reportedly warned David Cameron when the then-British prime minister pressed him about the use of…
UK may send fighter jets to Ukraine over ‘long-term’ after Zelenskyy plea – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Rishi Sunak has asked his defense chief to look at whether the…