Author: Dal Stanton
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2/6/2025 — Ukraine prepares security framework to resume air travel – Boryspil airport CEO

From: New Voice of Ukraine Ukraine continues to work on building a security architecture that will allow to resume air travel – already 60-70% complete, Boryspil Airport CEO Oleksii Dubrevskyi said, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Feb. 6. He disclosed some preparations to reopen air commuting in Ukraine at the Global Outlook: Enduring Changediscussion organized by the European Business Association.…
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2/6/2025 — US companies producing 64% of components in Russian weapons

From: Euromaiden Press — “The evidence from the Ukrainian battlefield suggests that the post-Cold War pax technica is over” — Olena Tregub of NAKO and Marc R. DeVore of University of St Andrews on eroding export controls Their research reveals a troubling shift: While Cold War-era restrictions successfully prevented the Soviet Union from accessing critical…
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2/6/2025 — Why has it taken 2+ years to lay groundwork for prosecuting Russia’s leadership?

From: Euromaiden Press — Why has it taken 2+ years to lay groundwork for prosecuting Russia’s leadership? The answer lies in a crucial gap in international law. While the ICC can prosecute war crimes, it cannot touch the crime that made them possible – the crime of aggression itself. After years of debate between 40+…
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2/6/2025 — “Dictators have to be defeated or they never stop.”

From: Euromaiden Press — “Dictators have to be defeated or they never stop.” These aren’t just words for Jack Lopresti. The former UK Conservative MP has just joined Ukraine’s International Legion, trading his parliamentary seat for a role in Kyiv’s diplomatic efforts and weapons procurement. At 55, with military experience in Afghanistan, Lopresti is now…
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2/6/2025 — Ukrainian Children Under Occupation

From: Roman Sheremeta (Professor of Economics, Board Member, Founding Rector of American University Kyiv) — I was preparing a speech about childhood under occupation in the Danish Parliament. Once again, I laid out for myself how russians are turning Ukrainian children into a russian electorate — one that will unquestioningly vote for Putin and, if…
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2/6/2025 — Hundreds of thousands of ruzzians willingly come to Ukraine to die or to lose their limbs for the sick ambitions of their crazy leader.

From: Maia Mikhaluk (1078th day) Over 1078 days of invasions, ruzzians lost over 844,000 in personnel – dead and wounded. Of course, Ukraine’s causalities are also estimated in hundreds of thousands and not only military but civilian as ruzzians prefer to “fight” civilians by wiping with heavy artilery cities and villages on their way. But…
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2/6/2025 — The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped…

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1078) The Lord is my strength and my shield;in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.Psalm 28:7 The days escape me before I have the chance to notice them. It’s February already, and we’re all amazed we…
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2/5/2025 — Peskov criticizes Trump’s offer to trade US aid for Ukrainian resources

From: New Voice of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to exchange American aid for Ukraine’s rare earth elements, suggesting that Ukraine should receive no aid at all at a briefing on Feb. 4. Peskov referred to Trump’s proposal as “buying aid” and stated that it would be…
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2/5/2025 — VICTORY PLAN: Why is Ukraine’s invitation to NATO essential?

From: Ukraine.ua — The first step of the Victory Plan is Ukraine’s NATO invitation. This will be a real and much-needed guarantee of security for Ukraine and for everyone in Europe. President Zelenskyy proposed the Victory Plan to strengthen the Peace Formula. These are instruments for restoring a comprehensive, just, and lasting peace based on…
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2/5/2025 — Trump’s out-of-the-box approach is perfect to help demilitarize Kaliningrad

From: Atlantic Council By Agnia Grigas In his second term, US President Donald Trump has displayed a talent for bringing attention to often overlooked issues in international affairs. In his first two weeks back in office, Trump has set a spotlight on the security and future of Greenland in the context of the geopolitical race among…