Ukraine

From football fields to the battlefield The 40-year-old Kapustin was born in Moscow. He moved with his parents at the age of 17 to Cologne, Germany, where he quickly established a fearsome reputation as a street-brawling white-power skinhead always up for a punch-up with everyone, especially Antifa activists. He tells POLITICO he was…

When it comes to national security, the only skill the Biden administration has mastered is blame-shifting. Abetted by their allies in the media, who, in their fear of Donald Trump, would not dare whisper the slightest criticism, Team Biden presides over a disastrous Ukraine non-policy — with their only accomplishment pinning…

Days after his speakership was put on notice by a far-right member, Mike Johnson strategized with a key – and perhaps surprising – source: firebrand GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, the architect of the last effort to remove a speaker. Gaetz, who is making clear he is firmly in…

By Sarah Rainsford, in Kharkiv, and Paul KirbyBBC News29 March 2024Image source, HANNIBAL HANSCHKE/EPA-EFEImage caption, Mr Tusk (R) praised a change in mentality among European allies but said the next two years were criticalPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned Europe is in a "pre-war era" and Ukraine must not be defeated by Russia for…

By Sean Bell, military analystThe dynamic video of a Russian fighter jet's final moments before plunging into the Black Sea off the coast of Sevastopol brought back memories of my own experience ejecting from a burning jet over 30 years ago.The Russian fighter appears to have been shot down, with the aircraft…

Editor’s Note: Amelia Glaser is professor of literature at UC San Diego. Her books include “Jews and Ukrainians in Russia’s Literary Borderlands.” Marci Shore is professor of modern European intellectual history at Yale University and the author of “The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution,” among many…

Member states sealed on Wednesday evening a crucial deal to extend free trade with Ukraine until June 2025. ADVERTISEMENTBut the outcome that emerged from the negotiations represents a hardened position compared to the whatever-it-takes solidarity promised to the war-torn nation, whose agricultural exports bring an essential stream…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine needs any edge it can get to repel Russia from its territory. One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defense industry, which the government is flooding with money in hopes that a surge of homemade weapons and ammunition can help turn the tide.…

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is committed to putting a vote for Ukraine funding on the House floor some time after Easter. “His commitment is to put it on the floor after Easter and we are working on this bill,” McCaul told CBS’s Margaret Brennan on “Face the Nation.” When pressed further on…

29 Moscow attack victims identified The Russian Ministry of Health has identified 29 victims of yesterday’s attack in Moscow.The preliminary list was published by the Russian Emergency Ministry tonight. No other details about the victims, including their ages, were published. More than 50 people who were killed in the attack have been identified…