Kremlin’s Propaganda Pendulum After Two Summits

The summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at Elmendorf-Richardson Air Force Base became the major topic of Russian propaganda. A few days before the meeting, the Kremlin’s information machine spread rumors... Read more »

After scandal, Ukraine’s president’s office chief seeks to restore trust by tapping veterans

President’s Office Head Andriy Yermak attends a meeting of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky with then-Polish President Andrzej Duda at Belweder Palace in Warsaw, Poland, on Jan.15, 2025. (Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images)... Read more »

Once a top backer, Poland fades from Ukraine peace talks amid domestic turmoil

Polish Army soldiers carry the Polish and NATO flags during a military parade along a highway on the occasion of Polish Armed Forces Day. (Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) As U.S.-led efforts... Read more »

Zelensky’s Office Reform to Include Greater Military Role, Yermak Says

Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine’s Presidential Office, said work is underway to involve more military personnel in his institution “at all levels” on Friday, Aug. 22. Yermak said President Volodymyr Zelensky “supported... Read more »

Ukraine hits Russian drone base in occupied Crimea; Kremlin says Putin-Zelensky meeting ‘not ready at all’

Key developments on Aug. 22: Ukraine hits Russian drone base at occupied Crimean airfield, Navy claimsPutin-Zelensky meeting ‘not ready at all,’ Kremlin says despite Trump push for peace dealUkraine shoots down Russian... Read more »

‘This Is Most Difficult’ – Trump’s Ukraine Peace Gambit Faces Collapse

WASHINGTON DC – US President Donald Trump’s high-stakes push to broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia is teetering on the brink of collapse after he suggested he might withdraw from... Read more »

Ukraine’s anti-corruption chief on how his agency became a target — and what’s next

Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Semen Kryvonos speaks during an interview in Kyiv, Ukraine on Aug. 14, 2025. (Viacheslav Ratynskyi / The Kyiv Independent) Semen Kryvonos, head of the... Read more »

Where is Crimea? And other things you (and US presidents) should know

Yalta, Crimea, on June 18, 2023. Photo for Illustrative purposes. (Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images) U.S. President Donald Trump referred to Crimea as a piece of land “right in the ocean” that... Read more »

Ukraine regains control of most of Tovste in Donetsk Oblast

Key developments on Aug. 21: Ukraine regains control of most of Tovste in Donetsk Oblast, military saysMassive Russian drone, missile attack kills 1, injures 26 in Ukrainian cities far from front line... Read more »

Going around in circles — Trump sets new deadline for peace in Ukraine, Graham again threatens with tough legislation

Donald Trump leaves the stage after taking part in a roundtable discussion hosted by Building America’s Future in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 29, 2024. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images) August 21,... Read more »