‘It’s Complicated’: How Biden and Zelensky Forged a Wartime Partnership
WASHINGTON — After Russia invaded Ukraine last year, President Biden reflected privately on his long-distance conversations with President Volodymyr Zelensky. He did not know the man well — and might…
‘We don’t have another motherland’. Nine years into Russian occupation and oppression, Crimean Tatars hold out hope for Ukraine’s return
Story by Gleb Golod. Abridged translation by Sam Breazeale.
Poland begins installing anti-tank barriers on borders with Russia and Belarus
Poland has begun installing anti-tank barriers on its borders with Russia and Belarus, the country’s defense minister, Mariusz Błaszczak, announced Thursday evening.
Russia doubles down on claims that Kyiv is preparing to attack Transnistria
Less than 24 hours after claiming Ukraine is preparing to carry out a false-flag attack in Transnistria, Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday evening that it had detected a “significant…
The U.S. Intelligence Playbook to Expose Russia’s Ukraine War Plans
Bolder disclosures are part of a larger effort to stymie the Kremlin’s offensive in Ukraine and align support for Kyiv’s war effort in allied countries. WASHINGTON — A year ago,…
Russia has started expelling transgender women who lack Russian citizenship
Moscow courts have ordered the deportation of at least four trans women under the new law on “LGBT propaganda,” reports Mediazona.
Dispatch from Dnipro. How ‘Ukraine’s outpost’ and its people are faring after one year of all-out war
Story by Aliide Naylor for The Beet. Edited by Eilish Hart.
‘The war is bad for Russia but good for the regime’. Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov on defending Bakhmut, ‘technological penetration,’ and why recruiting spies still matters
This article is a very brief summary of what Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov told Forbes Ukraine, in an extended interview that surveyed the first year of Russia’s invasion,…
Ukrainian court seizes property worth 150 million USD from Oksana Marchenko, Viktor Medvedchuk’s wife
A Ukrainian court seized the property of Oksana Marchenko, wife of former Ukrainian pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk. Marchenko is suspected of financing Russian law enforcement agencies.
‘Stay tuned. We’re coming to you.’ Ukraine Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov broadcasts statement on Crimean radio.
Two radio stations in the Russian-annexed Crimea broadcast the Ukrainian anthem, followed by a brief address from Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov.