Category: Updates
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7/27/2024 — Ministry announces program to swap convicted Russian collaborators for Ukrainian POWs
Ukraine has announced a project to exchange convicted collaborationists for Ukrainian POWs, publicizing info about Russian agents and allowing them to agree to these exchanges. From: Euromaiden Press BY YURI ZORIA On 25 July, Ukraine’s Ministry of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories announced the launch of a new state project aimed at exchanging convicted collaborationists for Ukrainian…
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7/27/2024 — US miscalculation in defense item valuation yields $2 bn more for Ukraine aid
The Pentagon finds additional $2 billion in accounting errors for Ukraine aid. A similar error last year led to $6.2 billion extra. From: Euromaiden Press BY YURI ZORIA The US Department of Defense has uncovered an additional $2 billion in funds available for military assistance to Ukraine due to accounting errors, according to according to…
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7/27/2024 — Someone compared these limitations to a boxer commanded to fight with one hand tied behind his back. Is that fair?
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 884 – posted on day 885) May the Lord bless you from Zion,he who made heaven and earth!Psalm 134:3 You might have already seen this news as it was published in NYT. Apparently, about two weeks ago, Russian minister of defense called the US officials to inform them about…
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7/26/2024 — The Right Way to Quickly End the War in Ukraine
From: Foreign Affairs By Jakub Grygiel The United States has hit a wall in Ukraine. President Joe Biden’s incrementalist approach is not working. Instead, it has led to a long and tragic war of attrition. Ukraine’s faltering performance in the past year has raised the grim prospect of a Russian victory, which would see Kyiv fall…
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7/26/2024 — The West should articulate the possibility of a European future for Belarus now
From: Atlantic Council By Richard Cashman Belarus is often overlooked by the Euro-Atlantic policy-making community, with many taking for granted the relative stability represented by Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka during his three decades in power. In reality, however, today’s Belarus may soon reach a fork in the road that will force its people to choose between…
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7/26/2024 — Putin is convinced he can outlast the West and win in Ukraine
From: Atlantic Council By Mykola Bielieskov The annual NATO summit in early July resulted in a range of encouraging statements and practical measures in support of Ukraine. However, this widely anticipated gathering in Washington DC failed to produce the kind of decisive steps that could convince Vladimir Putin to end his invasion. It was already clear…
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8/26/2024 — “REMINDERS” ABOUT UKRAINE
From: First Things by George Weigel Samuel Johnson, that great coiner of aphorisms, averred that “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.” In that Johnsonian spirit, here are some reminders about what has been happening in Ukraine, for Sen. J. D. Vance and others who persist in certain confusions about…
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7/26/2024 — Drones flew to the territory of Romania, NATO member
From: Maia Mikhaluk in Kyiv (883rd day) — In the middle of the night we woke up to explosions yet again. I don’t write about it every time it happens because you, my friends would soon be bored by repetition where the only varying part of information would be the number of drones and missiles…
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7/26/2024 — Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 883) Behold, how good and pleasant it iswhen brothers dwell in unity!Psalm 133:1 It’s my third birthday during the full-scale war. I remember how I wished my first one was the only one. Even though the circumstances don’t allow for grand celebrations, I feel incredibly blessed to receive so…
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