The international working group on sanctions against the Russian Federation, headed by head of the President's Office of Ukraine Andriy Yermak and director of the Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI),
NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, about his recent piece in Foreign Affairs, "How Trump Can End the War in Ukraine."
Ukraine's top diplomat says an upcoming trip to Kyiv by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia has been canceled but will be rescheduled.
“The people are going to probably vote for independence or to come into the United States,” said Trump Sr., who wants to buy Greenland from Denmark. The Danish government has repeatedly insisted the ice-covered island is not for sale. “If they did do that, then I would tariff Denmark at a very high level.”
Former United States Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul once again noted Russophobic statements, accusing our country of terrorism.
Ukraine hailed the end of the gas transit deal amid Russia's invasion. But Russia said European living standards will suffer.
Donald Trump ran on a return to his "America First” foreign policy platform. The U.S., he said, could no longer afford to be the world's policeman. On his watch, he
NEW YORK — Donald Trump ran on a return to his "America First” foreign policy platform. The U.S., he said, could no longer afford to be the world's policeman. On his watch, he pledged, there would be no new wars.
Their conclusion that the Biden administration overestimated the risk of escalation underestimates just how hard it is to navigate redlines in a crisis and assess an enemy’s risk calculus. Whether intentionally or not,
Ukrainian leadership said in May that it wanted 10 new brigades, but they've largely proven to be ineffective in combat, Michael Kofman wrote.
The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, the research organization where we work, has been conducting national public opinion surveys since Ukraine gained independence, in 1991. Before the full-scale war,
By Ben Aris in Berlin Ukraine lost more territory to the advancing Armed Forces of Russia (AFR) in the second half of 2024 than at any time since the initial invasion in 2024. “Although the worst-case scenarios didn’t materialise in 2024,