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Why Ukraine must bet it all on Putin’s greatest weakness – Crimea

The 2014 annexation of Crimea marked the birth of Putin's modern imperial project, a bloodless operation that transformed a struggling autocrat into the architect of Russian resurgence. For nearly a decade, the peninsula has served as the cornerstone of Putin's political legitimacy, the “unsinkable aircraft carrier” that proved Moscow could challenge the western-led order and win. But by 2025, this supposition has become Putin's most dangerous vulnerability.

July 17, 2025 - Khusanboy Kotibjonov

Ukraine’s capital under attack

As the world looks away, Russia’s war creeps back to Kyiv.

July 1, 2025 - Joshua Kroeker

Damian Kocur: “I don’t have the moral right to show the war as it is because I am not Ukrainian”

People continue to suffer on the front line of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. However, those more removed from the fighting also face great mental anguish. This is the reality that drives the Polish film submitted for this year’s Oscars.

June 30, 2025 - James Lewis

Inside a new Cold War brewing in an Eastern European capital

How decades of geopolitical conflict between Latvia and Russia have resulted in an internal crisis for the young Russian-speaking minority in Riga.

June 12, 2025 - Athan Yanos

The women of war: a review of Yuliia Iliukha’s My Women

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to a spirited response particularly from the country’s women. Exposing the shared and distinct realities facing this group, Yuliia Iliukha’s new book offers insight into a plethora of experiences shaped by the war.

May 28, 2025 - Nicole Yurcaba

The Russo-Ukrainian War after four months of Trump: what is next?

The returning US president promised that he would bring a quick end to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. Despite this, attempts to get Moscow to come to the table are still ongoing. A realistic assessment of the status quo is necessary if we are to move forward from the current impasse.

May 26, 2025 - Valerii Pekar

Russian war on the environment: the Danube delta, Romania and Ukraine

The environmental impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can be seen in many areas. This is clear with regards to the country’s coastline, where damage is now being countered by dedicated efforts at conservation and rewilding.

May 23, 2025 - Anna Romandash Marine Leduc

I grew up hearing Ukraine’s village songs. Now we are helping young people bring them back.

A grassroots project is working to revive the dialects and folk traditions that have all but disappeared from rural Ukraine.

May 21, 2025 - Yuri Bilinsky

Pope Francis and his complicated legacy in Ukraine

Pope Francis is largely remembered throughout the world for his positive legacy. However, things are a bit more complex in Ukraine. While the former leader of the Vatican sent humanitarian aid to the country, his actions regarding Russia often led to disappointment.

May 16, 2025 - Mark Temnycky

Why Russia’s military moves in 2025 show it is not ready to stop

Despite periodic ceasefire declarations, the Kremlin’s military strategy in 2025 shows no intention of negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. On the contrary, rapid troop mobilization, ramped-up military spending, and increasing missile and drone production indicate that the Kremlin wants to continue its offensive to maximize territorial gains this year. The West must plan its actions accordingly and avoid prematurely assuming that peace is on the horizon.

May 14, 2025 - Maksym Beznosiuk

Russia is stealing Ukrainian grain. It wants to do so without any restrictions

Interview with Kateryna Yaresko, a journalist with the Myrotvorets Center and the head of the Business Journalism and Digital Media Department at the National University of Economics in Kharkiv. Interviewer: Kateryna Pryshchepa.

May 12, 2025 - Kateryna Pryshchepa Kateryna Yaresko

“Russia has lost sensitivity to death. Death validates it now”

Interview with Andrey Makarychev on Putin’s fetish for May 9th, the death cult of Homo Putinus, and how Russia became a retro-state. Interviewer Vazha Tavberidze.

May 9, 2025 - Andrey Makarychev Vazha Tavberidze

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