Category: Updates
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5/24/2025 — Why Putin believes the war is defensive 
From: Anders Puck Neilsen — People in the West often misunderstand Russia’s motivation for the war in Ukraine. They assume Putin is concerned with territorial expansion or gaining material advantages, and they miss the ideological dimensions.In this video, I take a step back and discuss Russia’s reasons for fighting and the importance of the almost…
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5/24/2025 — Another day, another russian war crime…
From: Roman Sheremeta — Kyiv is on fire. Again. Dead civilians. Wounded children. Shattered lives. How many more lives must be lost before the U.S. administration understands that russia has no intention of ceasefire or peace? The only way to stop russian war crimes is to give Ukraine the means to defend itself — fully…
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5/24/2025 — The Emperor’s New Ideology: Putin Crafts Nationalist Doctrine as Ukraine’s Drones Darken Moscow’s Skies
From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / May 23, 2025 As Putin Proclaims Buffer Zones and Rejects Peace, 485 Ukrainian Drones Strike Deep Into Russia While European Leaders Seek Vatican Summit for Elusive Ceasefire Summary of the Day – May 22, 2025 In a day that crystallized the deepening chasm between rhetoric and reality, Vladimir Putin unveiled an…
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5/24/2025 — Kyiv is under a heavy attack right now…
From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1185) Kyiv is under a heavy attack right now. Drones and ballistic missiles come from different directions. My son and I are at grandma’s village for the weekend, but is it any easier for me? Of course, I’m glad my son is peacefully sleeping right now, unaware of the…
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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 — 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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