In a first, Ukraine strikes a Russian submarine with Sub Sea Baby underwater drones. Ukraine expects increased U.S. pressure on Russia if Putin rejects a peace proposal, Zelenskyi says. Russia rejects a... Read more »

‌‌‌Earlier this year, the Kyiv Independent launched its “How to Help Ukraine” newsletter — a membership benefit created in direct response to our community’s requests for more ways to help Ukraine during... Read more »

If you missed Part I, you can read it here. Karl von Habsburg – grandson of the last Austrian emperor Charles I and current head of the House of Habsburg – is... Read more »

Key developments on Dec. 20-21: Ukrainian drones hit 2 Russian Su-27 jets in Crimea, intelligence agency saysFrance and Russia signal openness to holding separate talks as US-led peace efforts remain inconclusive50 civilians... Read more »

Three days before launching his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Vladimir Putin claimed that modern Ukraine “was wholly and fully created by Lenin’s Bolshevik, communist Russia.” Ukraine, he insisted, occupies... Read more »

Editor’s note: This article is a shortened on-site version of KI Insights’ public newsletter, The Week Ahead, covering events from December 22-31. Sign up here to start your week with an agenda... Read more »

Photo: https://www.iaea.org/ The situation in the power system is now at its worst since September 2024, when the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) began monitoring substations critical to nuclear safety and security... Read more »

President Volodymyr Zelensky once again called on U.S. President Donald Trump to take an active role in negotiations to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, as uncertainty continues to grow around the fate... Read more »

(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||;w[q].push([“_mgc.load”])})(window,”_mgq”); “There will be no operations if you treat us with respect, respect our interests, just as we have constantly tried to respect yours. If you don’t deceive us like you deceived... Read more »