Located as it is, at the heart of our continent, Ukraine is one of the keystones to the European equilibrium that has yet to be found. The surreptitious emergence of this "unexpected Nation"1 is a phenomenon the measure of which was taken late and which represents a major geo-strategic ...
Here is a visual look at the 47th president’s first months in office. April 28, 2025 The U.S.-Ukraine Mineral Deal, Explained The mineral deal signed by the U.S. and Ukraine ties the U.S. and Trump to Ukraine’s future – while providing very few real security assu...
KYIV (Reuters) - European Union leaders decided on Thursday to launch formal membership talks with Ukraine, providing a much-needed boost for Kyiv amid uncertainty over the future of vital wartime foreign assistance. Brussels offered Kyiv candidate status four months after Moscow'...
A tank of the Ukrainian Naval Infantry Corps (Marine Corps) is seen during drills at a training ground in an unknown location in Ukraine, February 18, 2022. /Reuters The "Minsk II" agreement has become a buzzword in media coverage of theUkraine tensions. The deal's name has been repeated...
To address development and security issues through coordination, cooperation and multilateral mechanism is the preferred approach of the international community. The United Nations’ status and role in world affairs are being upheld and strengthened. World wars or all-out confrontation between major ...
What is Transnistria? Transnistria is a breakaway territory in Moldova, which borders Ukraine and comprises around 12% of Moldovan land. Its self-declared independent status is not recognised by Moldova or the international community. It is aligned with Russia and is home to a...
What about the 2015 peace deal? The 2015 peace deal was a major diplomatic coup for the Kremlin, obliging Ukraine to grant special status to the separatist regions, allowing them to create their own police force and have a say in appointing local prosecutors and judges. It also envis...
The U.S. has to decide whether its priority is to help Ukraine retain territory illegally taken from them or worry about Putin. Fear of escalation is what the Kremlin has deliberately inculcated and which some European leaders have tacitly endorsed. As Matthew Kaminski stated in Politico, “The...
Secondly, China has showed itsresponsibilityas abigmajorcountry. China isnowplaying an increasingly important role, shouldering whatever responsibilitiesitcan as well as acting in a proactive and constructive manner when it comes to matters of great importance, such as the Russia-Ukraineconflict and the...
The US has few ways to track the substantial supply of anti-tank, anti-aircraft and other weaponry it has sent across the border into Ukraine, sources tell CNN, a blind spot that’s due in large part to the lack of US boots on the ground in the country