About the author: Mariya Chukhnova is an international security and stability expert at The Critical Mass, an international security think tank based in Alexandria, Virginia. Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, its military-industrial complex continues to function almost undisturbed. Despite multiple rounds of sanctions and – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the […]
Month: December 2025
A Russian opposition figure tries — and fails — to mythologize Zelensky
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky has come to occupy a singular place in the global imagination: not merely as Ukraine’s president, but as the voice through which the country’s courage and endurance are made legible to the world. While – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is […]
Thunderbirds pilot ejects safely as F-16C crashes during California training mission over controlled airspace
The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C ejected safely Wednesday during a training mission in California – leaving the aviator in stable condition as officials began investigating the crash, according to the 57th Wing. “On December 3, 2025, at approximately 10:45 a.m., a Thunderbird pilot ejected safely from a F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft […]
Erika Kirk rejects argument gun violence was the root problem that led to husband’s assassination
Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA CEO and the widow of conservative icon Charlie Kirk, rejected the argument that gun violence was the root problem that led to her husband’s assassination. On Wednesday, Kirk sat down with journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin to close out The New York Times DealBook Summit, a coveted spot that has previously […]
The Tennessee ‘waltz’: Republicans and Democrats dance around meaning of special election results
Democrats waltzed into Tennessee and tried to swipe the seat held by Former Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., this week. Winning special elections for House seats is a delicate dance. But Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps, R-Tenn., defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn by nine points. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., noted that the Cook Political Report rates that […]
NATO allies pledge over $1 billion for US arms for Ukraine
NATO allies announced two joint PURL packages, each worth $500 million: one co-financed by Germany, Norway, and Poland, and another by Germany, Norway, and the Netherlands. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, […]
Ukraine’s top negotiators to again meet Trump’s envoys after Moscow talks, Zelensky says
Rustem Umerov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, and Andrii Hnatov, the chief of staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces, will first meet European national security advisors in Brussels on Dec. 3. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does […]
Colorado college student claims he was spat on, harassed for drawing Bible verses on campus
A Colorado State University student claimed he was spat on and nearly assaulted while chalking Bible verses during a campus protest shortly before Thanksgiving break. Blake Jones, a Catholic and member of the university’s Turning Point USA chapter, told Fox News Digital that he and three other students with TPUSA attended a Nov. 19 protest […]
Taiwan unveils $40B defense spending plan to counter China military threat over next decade
KAOHSIUNG: Last week, Taiwan President William Lai unveiled a massive $40 billion supplemental defense procurement proposal, casting it as proof that the independently ruled, democratic island is serious about countering escalating military pressure from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The PRC has not governed Taiwan for even a single day but claims it as […]
Israeli mother appeals to Trump administration and mediators to bring home final two Gaza hostages
On Oct. 7th, 2023, more than 250 people were kidnapped into Gaza. Today, after more than two years of agony, we are down to the last two. One of them is my son, Ran. Every morning I wake up counting. More than 790 days since they took him. Over 790 nights of longing that burns […]
Trump doubles down on voiding Biden autopen actions, including pardons and commutations
President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Tuesday that he would “fully and completely” terminate any documents signed by former President Joe Biden’s autopen, including pardons and commutations. “Any and all Documents, Proclamations, Executive Orders, Memorandums, or Contracts, signed by Order of the now infamous and unauthorized ‘AUTOPEN,’ within the Administration of […]
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin gives surprising answer when asked about fans calling for his job
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Buffalo Bills 26-7 on Sunday, and a restless Steelers crowd was letting the home team hear it. Fans booed and even called for head coach Mike Tomlin’s job, but the 53-year-old veteran head coach had a surprising answer when asked about his perspective on the crowd’s frustrations and the […]