Author: Dal Stanton
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5/23/2025 — Russian Forces Detaining, Torturing Ukrainian Civilians In Moscow-Controlled Territories, Says Report
From: Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty By RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service and Natalka Koshelieva Tetyana Tipakova is still haunted by the memory of torture she endured in 2022 after the Russian military arrested her for expressing opposition to their occupation of Ukraine. She was held for months in a cell that was just 3 meters long and…
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5/23/2025 — Europe is striking back at Russia’s shadow fleet. Here’s what to know about the latest EU and UK sanctions.
From: Atlantic Council By Atlantic Council experts Brussels and London are ratcheting up pressure on Moscow—without Washington. On Tuesday, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdomapproved scores of new sanctions against Russia, including the EU more than doubling the number of oil tankers and other vessels listed as part of the “shadow fleet” covertly trading Russian oil and…
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5/23/2025 — OPINION: Why Washington failed to end the Russo-Ukrainian War
U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s attempt to reset peace negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv was doomed from the outset. From: Kyiv Independent by Andreas Umland In the early 19th century, one of the founding fathers of modern war studies, the Prussian general and military historian Carl von Clausewitz, commented on the Napoleonic Wars: “The conqueror…
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5/23/2025 — Putin aims to destroy Ukraine and has zero interest in a compromise peace
From: Atlantic Council By Peter Dickinson US President Donald Trump came away from Monday’s phone call with Vladimir Putin expressing confidence that the Russian leader wants peace, but few others appear to share this optimism. Many senior Western figures were reportedly unimpressed by Putin’s vague references to a “memorandum on a possible peace agreement” and believe he is…
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5/23/2025 — The Illusion of Control: Putin’s Kursk Visit Amid Continued Ukrainian Operations
By Douglas Landro / May 22, 2025 As Russia’s Leader Makes His First Trip to Kursk Since Declaring Victory, Ukrainian Forces Strike Semiconductor Plants While Maintaining Combat Operations Across Multiple Fronts Summary of the Day – May 21, 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Kursk Oblast on May 21, marking his first trip to the region since Moscow…
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5/23/2025 — “For the Lord will vindicate his peopleand have compassion on his servants.”
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1184) For the Lord will vindicate his peopleand have compassion on his servants.Psalm 135:14 We are busy preparing for the final tests and practicing for the Spelling Bee. The teachers are planning fun projects for the last week of school and making mental notes for the next school year.…
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5/22/2025 — Ukraine ready to negotiate EU accession — Zelenskyy
From: New Voice of Ukraine — Kyiv officials are ready to begin negotiating the detailed terms of Ukraine’s EU accession, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on May 21. “We are preparing the accession process in detail,” the president said in his evening address. “Everything on our side is ready to launch the first [negotiation] clusters.” He noted…
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5/22/2025 — Controversial ties, gas deals with Putin, and loyalty to Yanukovych: the murky political career of Andriy Portnov
From: New Voice of Ukraine — Author: Alex Stezhensky Andriy Portnov, a 51-year-old former deputy chief of staff to ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, was shot and killed in Madrid on May 21. Once a close ally of Yanukovych and a political operator involved with the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, Portnov also helped broker a proposed “grand coalition”…
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5/22/2025 — Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon shares his reflections after visiting Ukraine
From: New Voice of Ukraine — Author: Alex Stezhensky Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, heir to the Norwegian throne, visited Ukraine on May 20 and shared his impressions of the trip. During his visit, Crown Prince Haakon met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, visited wounded Ukrainian soldiers, and traveled to the village of Moshchun — the site of…
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5/22/2025 — Peace Talks or Political Theater? What Ukraine Is Really Facing Now
From: Kyiv Post — The latest round of peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia has ended in Istanbul — but little has changed. Russia continues to bombard Ukrainian cities while pushing demands Kyiv calls unacceptable. President Putin himself didn’t even show up to the talks, and the Ukrainian position remains clear: no compromise on sovereignty,…
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