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Ukraine’s African gambit gains momentum with success against Wagner in Mali

Ukraine flips Russia's playbook, disrupting Wagner's African gold operations and emerging as a surprise regional power broker. Security expert Omar Ashour notes the strategic shift: "The fight is global now. You cannot limit it to one theater."

byAlya Shandra

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Putin, Lukashenka cheerleaders become “neutral athletes” for Olympics

Olympic ideals face a stern test as "neutral athletes" with histories of vocal support for Putin and Lukashenka regimes secure spots in the 2024 Games.

byChristine Chraibi

Decolonization of Russia university Ukraine

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Inside Ukraine’s covert program preparing Russia’s minorities for independence

While battling Russian aggression, Ukraine is quietly fostering a cadre of leaders poised to carve independent nations from Russia's vast, multiethnic territories.

byOrysia Hrudka

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MH17 lawyer: full justice requires Kremlin accountability

While some legal victories have been achieved, MH17 victims' lawyer Peter Langstraat emphasizes that full justice requires unraveling the chain of command leading to the Kremlin.

bySuspilne

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Republican to Ukraine: You can flip MAGA

With the election race in the US gathering pace, and Donald Trump’s return to the White House looking…

byLesia Dubenko

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French Left’s surprise win likely to maintain strong support for Ukraine

Despite initial concerns, France's unexpected election results are expected to bolster rather than diminish support for Ukraine. The victorious left-wing alliance, the New Popular Front, has given control of foreign policy to its moderate factions, who are committed to continuing France's pro-Ukraine stance.

byThéo Prouvost

poland's proposal shoot down russian missiles rejected nato secretary general jens stoltenberg press conference ahead 2024 summit washington credit flickr/nato result

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How China derailed Ukraine’s NATO membership invitation at the Washington summit

As Allies meet in Washington, paradoxically, China, not Russia, has become Ukraine's key concern in the Ukraine NATO membership debate.

byYevheniia Martyniuk

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Ukraine, EU on edge as Russia-friendly French far-right rises to power

As the National Rally party, known for its ties to Russia, secures a significant portion of the vote in France's legislative elections, Ukraine and the European Union brace for potential shifts in France's foreign policy that could undermine support for Kyiv and weaken Paris' influence in Europe.

byThéo Prouvost

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Exiled Kazakh journalist dies after shooting in Kyiv, exposing global reach of authoritarian regimes

Aidos Sadykov, a Kazakh opposition figure who fled to Ukraine in 2014, died on July 2 after being shot in Kyiv. His murder not only strains Ukraine-Kazakhstan relations but also highlights the increasing vulnerability of political dissidents abroad, even in countries seen as safe havens.

byAlya Shandra

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Kurt Volker: If Ukraine can’t join NATO until war ends, Putin will continue war

Former US diplomat Kurt Volker warns that delaying Ukraine's NATO membership only invites Putin to prolong the war. He outlines a bold strategy, including immediate NATO membership for Ukraine and a $500 billion lend-lease program to ensure uninterrupted support.

byBohdan Ben

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Ukraine Peace Summit backs 3/10 points of Ukraine’s peace formula. What’s next?

The Global Peace Summit achieved success by garnering 80 endorsements for Ukraine's peace framework, yet the Global South's support remained limited, and three signatures were later withdrawn. The next summit is expected "within months."

byYuri Zoria

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Ukrainian journalists face threats fueled by US GOP legislators, Musk for exposing anti-Ukraine narratives

Data journalism agency Texty faces pressure and threats after publishing a research, revealing US figures who oppose Ukraine aid, showing how they echo Russian propaganda narratives.

byYuri Zoria

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What does Ukraine hope to achieve with the Global Peace Summit?

On 15-16 June, an inaugural Global Peace Summit dedicated to Ukraine's Peace Formula will occur in Switzerland. Russia is not invited. What are its goals and can it really achieve peace? We spoke to an insider to find out.

byBohdan Ben

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Switzerland peace summit could be self-defeating for Ukraine, leaked draft shows

The Switzerland peace summit, touted as a chance for Ukraine to lock in global support for its peace plan, risks instead legitimizing alternate proposals that Kyiv sees as akin to capitulation, a leaked draft suggests.

byAlya Shandra

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Snyder: US foreign policy fails to grasp reality and urgency in Ukraine

In a powerful lecture at the Foreign Policy Association's annual event, esteemed historian Timothy Snyder argues that American slowness and indecisiveness threaten Ukraine losing the war against Russia, which would lead to the genocide of Ukrainians, a blow to international legal order, nuclear proliferation, and heightened risk of war in East Asia.

byVira Kravchuk

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Most allies now support Ukraine striking targets in Russia; Italy and Belgium oppose, Germany, US undecided

While the UK, Poland, and now Germany support the move, Belgium, and Italy remain opposed, and the United States is still undecided

byOrysia Hrudka

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Belarusian “unfinished revolution” resists from the shadows, awaiting window of opportunity

Cyber warfare and sabotage have replaced protests as the Belarusian opposition searches for allies to renew the revolution, an aide to exiled President elect Tsiakhanouskaya reveals

byBohdan Ben

Terrell Starr LMF African American Ukraine

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Story of Ukraine is a Black experience, says African-American reporter

Russia is not only a colonial state, it's a Russian supremacist state, says prominent African American journalist Terrell Starr as he tries to build bridges of trust to Ukraine

byAlya Shandra

Georgia foreign agents law protests Tbilisi

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Georgia’s Foreign Agents law: Russia’s new frontline in its war against freedom in the world

The protests engulfing in Tbilisi are not only about Georgian democracy, but about countering an ever-expanding zone of global Russian influence

byMarika Mikiashvili

Georgia protests Russian foreign agent law

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From Rose Revolution to “Russian Dream”: Georgia at breaking point with pivotal pro-EU protests

Two decades after the Rose Revolution set Georgia on a pro-Western path, the country reaches a critical juncture as tens of thousands defend their European aspirations against the government's Russia-inspired "foreign agents"

byAka Zarkua