Author: Dal Stanton
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4/19/2025 — The Ukrainian army is now Europe’s most credible security guarantee
From: Atlantic Council By Pavlo Verkhniatskyi Ever since the first months of Russia’s full-scale invasion in spring 2022, Kyiv has played host to a steady stream of visiting European officials eager to demonstrate their support for Ukraine. With the war now in its fourth year, there are growing signs that this relationship is evolving and becoming…
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4/19/2025 — Putin is attempting to intimidate Merz with yet more Russian red lines
From: Atlantic Council By Peter Dickinson As Germany’s next chancellor Friedrich Merz prepares to boost support for Ukraine, the Kremlin is already seeking to deter him with intimidation tactics. Merz’s response to Moscow’s threats will reveal much about his ability to lead Europe at a time when the continent is attempting to confront the challenging new…
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4/19/2025 — The Edge of Abandonment: Trump’s Ultimatum as Strikes Resume
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / April 19, 2025 As US Threatens to “Take a Pass” on Peace Talks, Russia Ends Energy Truce While Kharkiv Bleeds and POW Exchange Materializes Summary of the Day – April 18, 2025 Russia’s missiles struck Kharkiv on Good Friday, killing one and wounding 112, as the Kremlin announced the expiration of…
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4/19/2025 — Why do we call it Good Friday… when it was so dark?
From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (1150th day Why do we call it Good Friday… when it was so dark? The Son of God was betrayed, tortured, and crucified. His friends fled. Evil looked victorious. The sky turned black. Hope seemed buried in a borrowed tomb. And yet… we call it Good Friday. Not because the…
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4/19/2025 — We cry our eyes out and then rise again with new hope and strength of Christ in us…
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1150) As I contemplated Good Friday today, I realized that this day and Easter feel different now. Their significance has not diminished; in fact, I’d say we’re reminded of them every day. The triumph of evil seems so evident every day that I often wonder if that’s how hopeless…
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4/19/2025 — History claps back: Pilate, the leader of the “global power” of the day, saw injustice but did not want to be troubled by it…
From: Douglas Shepherd (MTW L’viv) History claps back:Pilate, the leader of the “global power” of the day, saw injustice but did not want to be troubled by it. He tried to wash his hands of the problem saying it’s not my affair. He simply wanted to “conflict” to stop. He had a responsibility to uphold…
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4/18/2025 — Russia Sanctions Database: November 2024
From: Atlantic Council By Kimberly Donovan and Maia Nikoladze Please note, this is the November 2024 edition of Atlantic Council’s Russia Sanctions Database. After Russia’s illegal full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western partners imposed unprecedented financial sanctions and export controls against Russia. These measures aim to achieve three objectives: 1. Significantly reduce Russia’s revenues from commodities exports;2. Cripple…
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4/18/2925 — On the Day of Monuments of History and Culture of Ukraine, we show several sites that Russia has ruthlessly destroyed.
From: UkraineWorld — On the Day of Monuments of History and Culture of Ukraine, we show several sites that Russia has ruthlessly destroyed. The destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage is yet another way Russia is trying to erase Ukrainian identity.
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4/18/2025 — Ukrainians in the U.S. use connections and their art to support the war effort
From: NPR By Patrick Davis LEANDER, Texas — For one afternoon in this suburb of Austin, an 1860s farmhouse was transformed into a Ukrainian cultural center. Vendors sold Ukrainian art and traditional clothing while performers sang Ukrainian pop music. A bake sale featured homemade varenyky, a dumpling similar to the Polish pierogi. The main attraction at the…
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4/18/2025 — 🇺🇸 “I was wrong.”
Reposted by Caleb Suko 🇺🇸 “I was wrong.”Pastor Mark Burns—longtime Trump supporter and former opponent of U.S. aid to Ukraine—just returned from Kyiv. What he saw on the ground changed everything. 🔹 Thousands of children kidnapped and deported🔹 Hundreds churches targeted and destroyed🔹 Entire families murdered, not in military zones—but in their homes, churches, and…
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