Author: Dal Stanton
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5/31/2025 — Hope When the Storm Won’t End

To those who carry us in their hearts and prayers From: OLEKSANDR RODICHEV Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, following the initial shock, fear, and the realization that God preserved us, a strange joy came—despite destruction, rockets, and ever-emerging challenges. The Church revealed itself. And at the same time, the Church was sifted. Just…
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5/31/2025 — Russia’s Financial Collapse: The Data Putin Can’t Hide Anymore

From: Jason Jay Smart Is the Russian economy sustainable—or headed toward collapse? The latest data paints a grim picture. Banks are drowning in bad loans. The National Wealth Fund is nearly depleted. Record military spending is overwhelming the federal budget. Oil revenues are plunging. And the Kremlin’s own statistics confirm the crisis.
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5/31/2925 — How Russia Levels Ukrainian Cities. A Day In Kostiantynivka

From: United 24 — Russian forces are advancing toward Kostiantynivka—a key Ukrainian-held city on the road to Kramatorsk. With uncertainty surrounding future access to the area, our team traveled to the city to witness daily life near the front, speak with residents, and better understand Kostiantynivka’s role in the region’s defense strategy.
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5/31/2025 — The real face of russian orthodox Christianity…

From: Roman Sheremeta — It is a real face of russian Christianity. Two “priests” holding a grenade shell with a depicted icon on it.
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5/31/2025 — The train has become a symbol of both separation and resilience. (Video)

From: Mariia Mykhaliyk (1192nd day) As the train pulls away from Kyiv to the sound of a patriotic song, my heart aches. Familiar sights of my beloved city blur past the window, and once again, another long journey takes me away from my hurting homeland. Ahead are nights without the sound of drones or explosions…
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5/31/2025 — The Memorandum Mirage: Russia Stalls While Ukraine Bleeds

From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / May 30, 2025 As Moscow Promises Peace Documents That Never Arrive, Russian Forces Advance Across Multiple Fronts and China Cuts Drone Sales to Ukraine Summary of the Day – May 29, 2025 The diplomatic dance between Washington, Moscow, and Kyiv took on an increasingly surreal quality as Russian officials continued to…
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5/30/2025 — Judicial reform must be at the heart of Ukraine’s postwar recovery

From: Atlantic Council By Oleksandr Vasiuk Whenever the topic of Ukraine’s reconstruction arises, most people tend to think of physical infrastructure such as roads, bridges, homes, and hospitals. But real national recovery does not start with bricks and concrete. It begins with trust. And there is no better test of trustworthiness than the rule of law.…
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5/30/2025 — UN probe: Russia’s ‘human safari’ in Ukraine is a crime against humanity

From: Atlantic Council By Peter Dickinson Russian is guilty of committing crimes against humanity in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region, according to a new report by the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine. The report comes following an extensive investigation into a campaign of Russian drone strikes on Ukrainian civilians over a ten-month period beginning in…
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5/30/2025 — Dispatch from Dayton: What Trump can learn about ending war

From: Atlantic Council By Frederick Kempe DAYTON, Ohio—US President Donald Trump could learn a lot about how to best end Russia’s murderous war on Ukraine, now into its fourth year, from the US experience here thirty years ago in negotiating what became known as the Dayton Peace Accords. If Trump wants to stop Russian President Vladimir…
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5/30/2025 — Zelenskyy: Putin irritates Trump more than I do

“I may say unpleasant things, but I tell the truth […] And he may sometimes say very nice things, but those things are lies,” says Ukrainian leader. From: Politico BY VERONIKA MELKOZEROVA AND YURII STASIUK KYIV — Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that despite his rocky relationship with Donald Trump, he thinks the White House is still more irritated by…