Author: Dal Stanton
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5/22/2025 — “Peace at any price is not peace at all — it is appeasement” — OPINION
From: Mariia Mikhaliyk (1183rd day) The New York Times: Trump’s New Position on the War in Ukraine: Not My Problem. After months of claiming that he was the only one who could end the war in Ukraine “in 24 hours,” or “in a few weeks”, or “in 100 days,” or” very-very soon”, President Trump now…
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5/22/2025 — The Diplomatic Mirage: Contradictions and Confrontations
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / May 21, 2025 As Russian Officials Reject Ukrainian Government’s Legitimacy After Putin-Trump Call, EU and UK Impose New Sanctions While Battlefield Advances Continue Summary of the Day – May 20, 2025 One day after Trump’s “productive” call with Putin supposedly set the stage for peace negotiations, Moscow’s true intentions became clear…
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5/21/2025 — Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘buying time’ to stall truce talks
From: BBC by Rachel Hagan Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of “trying to buy time” to continue its war in Ukraine, a day after Donald Trump said progress towards a ceasefire had been made in a call with Vladimir Putin. “If Russia continues to put forward unrealistic conditions and undermine progress, there must be tough…
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5/21/2025 — US-Ukraine minerals deal creates potential for economic and security benefits
From: Atlantic Council By Svitlana Kovalchuk The Ukrainian parliament ratified a landmark economic partnership agreement with the United States in early May, setting the stage for a new chapter in bilateral relations between Kyiv and Washington. The minerals deal envisages long-term cooperation in the development of Ukrainian natural resources. It marks an historic shift in Ukraine’s status from…
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5/21/2025 — Unpacking Russia’s cyber nesting doll
From: Atlantic Council By Justin Sherman Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 challenged much of the common Western understanding of Russia. How can the world better understand Russia? What are the steps forward for Western policy? The Eurasia Center’s new “Russia Tomorrow” series seeks to reevaluate conceptions of Russia today and better prepare for its future…
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5/21/2025 — Putin continues to thwart Trump’s goal of achieving a cease-fire
From: Atlantic Council By John E. Herbst This is part of a series of regular assessments of the efforts, spearheaded by the Trump administration, to achieve a negotiated end to Russia’s war on Ukraine. Read the previous entry in the series here. Both the Kremlin and the White House statements on the two-hour May 19 phone call between presidents…
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5/21/2025 — The Diplomatic Masquerade: Promises and Prevarications
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / May 20, 2025 As Trump and Putin Hold Two-Hour Call with No Ceasefire Agreement, Zelensky Rejects Russian Territorial Demands, While European Allies Prepare Sanctions and Ukraine Continues Strikes on Russian Infrastructure Summary of the Day – May 19, 2025 The diplomatic arena witnessed intense activity with little tangible progress as US…
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5/20/2025 — Ukraine remembers… 🇺🇦
From: Meanwhile in Ukraine 🇺🇦 Every day the country comes to a standstill. A minute of silence for the fallen, for the wounded, for those who have not returned home. At the front, in every city, in every heart, Ukraine remembers. And with this memory comes strength.
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5/20/2025 — Dictatorships Will Fall Like Dominoes | Thor Halvorssen on Global Authoritarian Collapse
From: Kyiv Post — Authoritarian regimes are starting to fall—and according to human rights leader Thor Halvorssen, the collapse has only just begun. In this powerful conversation, Kyiv Post’s Jason Smart speaks with Thor Halvorssen, the founder and president of the Human Rights Foundation and the visionary behind the Oslo Freedom Forum, about the unraveling…
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5/20/2025 — You need to know this if you are planning to come to Ukraine 
From: Meanwhile in Ukraine — The war dramatically changed everyday life in Ukraine. Sirens instead of alarms. Shelters instead of classrooms. Flashlights instead of street lights. But despite everything people – indure, rebuild, and live… Please keep your hearts with Ukraine. We will never give up.
Voice of Ukraine 