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Humanizing the “inhumanizable”: The West continues its quest for “good Russians”
“Ukraine’s War: The Other Side" is another Western attempt to portray killers as people you can sympathise with
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February 17, 2025
- European leaders to discuss Ukraine’s NATO membership if Russia breaches peace deal as no security guarantees for Kyiv are still announced
- Bloomberg: Trump pushes for Ukraine-Russia ceasefire by Easter
- OpinionRussia destroying Ukraine’s cultural heritage is not a bug—it’s a feature of Putin’s war
- Zelenskyy: Ukraine will not legally recognize its occupied territries as part of Russia
- Chornobyl officials warn of radiation risk from repeated Russian strikes
- Soviet-flagged Russian tank column meets devastating defeat in Kursk (video)
- FAQsUS says “no Minsk 3.0” while proposing exact same trap: What you need to know
- Polish PM in Munich: “Never again” to appeasement of aggressor as Trump pushes quick peace deal between Ukraine and Russia
- Zelenskyy warns of potential Russian summer offensive on Europe, urges European role in peace talks
- ISW: Russian advance near Donetsk’s Pokrovsk slows as focus may shift to Kostiantynivka in 2025
- Next week may be pivotal for Ukraine peace efforts as Trump’s peace strategy faces European resistance
- Russia’s war damage nears $170 Billion as strikes devastate Ukraine’s houses, schools, energy infrastructure
- Ukrainian delegation arrives in Saudi Arabia ahead of Zelenskyy’s visit
- Ukrainians reclaim Pishchane near Pokrovsk from Russian occupation, military confirms
- Even at war, Ukraine makes weapons faster and cheaper than EU, says Danish PM
- Chechnya holds 150 Ukrainian soldiers, reportedly uses POWs as human shields
- Trump-Putin deal may leave Ukraine without 20% of its territory and security guarantees
- EU needs special envoy for Ukraine after US blocks Europe’s peace role, two leaders say
- Ukraine pairs obsolete Soviet grenades with commercial drones adding 3D-printed fins, as Pentagon takes notes
- Russian drone attack injures civilian in Mykolaiv, missiles target Odesa
- Sikorski says EU will not form a united army despite Russian threat
- Ukraine rejects US proposal demanding half of its mineral resources
- European leaders to hold emergency summit on Ukraine as Trump pushes for talks with Russia
Daily Review
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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1088: As Europe demands seat at peace talks, Trump asks what troops they’ll send to Ukraine
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Russo-Ukrainian War, day 1087: Trump pushes peace talks as Europe warns against Ukraine’s exclusion
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Russo-Ukrainian War, day 1086: Zelenskyy tells Trump that Putin pretends to want peace because he’s afraid
Why Ukraine can’t just “make peace”: top historian explains what the West gets wrong about peace with Russia
While the West calls for Ukraine’s concessions to Russia, historian Yaroslav Hrytsak warns of what's really at stake a nation’s last chance to break free from centuries of imperial bloodshed.
If martial law is suspended for elections, Ukraine will lose its army, Zelenskyy warns
Ukraine would be legally required to drastically reduce its wartime-sized army. Moreover, millions – most refugees abroad, soldiers, and those in occupied territories – would be unable to vote.
Expert: Here’s how Ukraine could capitalize on its rare earth materials
Ukraine has to start developing a policy after wasting 34 years, says Pavel Verkhniatskyi
Trump’s Ukraine peace ambitions shatters against Putin’s total victory obsession
Trump's peace plan hinges on surprise tactics while Putin's strategy remains grimly consistent: total victory or nothing.
Modern weapons, ancient lessons: Why Ukraine’s NATO-trained brigades struggle to deliver
Two millennia after Rome's legions proved that veterans outperform raw recruits, Ukraine faces the same hard truth.
Frontline report
Why is Ukraine losing ground? Mobilization crisis and command failures exposed
Ukraine's military problems can no longer be ignored as mobilization failures and systemic issues lead to mounting territorial losses
How Daily Mail amplified Russian propaganda and even managed to lie more
This could have been an SNL sketch if it weren't for the damage done
Georgia’s ruling party is building a Russian-style dictatorship — and it’s working
Georgian Dream terminated the parliamentary mandates of 49 opposition lawmakers on Monday, as months of pro-EU protests face an intensifying crackdown through new restrictive legislation and police action.
Ukrainian drones devastated North Korean troops in Kursk. That might be exactly what Kim wanted
For months, military analysts have watched an unprecedented experiment unfold: North Korea's first foreign combat deployment in 70 years has become a brutal lesson in modern warfare—one defined by Ukrainian drones and heavy casualties.
Inside the West’s fatal peace deal with the Kremlin that exploded into the Cold War
When Western leaders came to Yalta to forge global peace, they instead handed Moscow the tools to enslave Europe — a fatal mistake Putin tricks the West into repeating.
Ukraine’s contested cultural ban strikes at the heart of Putin’s imperial strategy
Ukraine's cultural blockade of Russian art is more than wartime nationalism —it’s a frontline defense against Putin’s "Russian world" colonial ideology.
Think 2024 was wild? Eight global forces will make 2025 even more turbulent
From middle-income traps to migration crisis, a guide to how Ukraine and democracies must navigate coming instability
Evergreens
Yes, Ukraine can win the war – ex-minister decodes victory plan
Zelenskyy's plan and Ukraine's victory are completely realistic, says Andriy Zagorodnyuk. But there is a crucial caveat — the current paradigm must be changed.
As Russian troops leave Armenia, Moscow’s revenge playbook emerges
Russian peacekeepers' betrayal during Azerbaijan's advances prompted Armenia to make an unprecedented pivot westward. But Moscow never forgives desertion.
A realistic victory strategy for Ukraine
In a war where offensive operations are equally difficult on both sides, not losing is already winning in the next year and a half
Analysis
Reality dawns: Trump’s 24h Ukraine vows meet Moscow
Donald Trump's promise to end the Ukraine war in 24 hours has vanished since his return to the White House. "Trump himself no longer believes in this," says Oleksandr Kraiev, Ukraine foreign policy expert.
War wounds doomed them to unemployment. Then they sparked Ukraine’s economic boom
Cast aside by employers, Ukraine's wounded veterans and war widows drive nation’s small business boom, healing both the economy and their own battle scars.
