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Western hesitation continues to undermine Ukraine

On May 28, President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Germany and met with the country’s new Chancellor, Friedrich Merz. There were high expectations that Berlin would finally authorize the delivery of Taurus long-range missiles — a long-standing request from Kyiv since the beginning of the Russian invasion. However, this demand had been systematically rejected by former Chancellor […]

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Russian attacks on Kyiv ‘undermine peace efforts,’ Sybiha says

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on March 23 condemned Russia’s continued attacks on civilians following a mass drone attack on Kyiv the night prior. Russia attacked Kyiv overnight on March 23,  striking multiple residential buildings and killing at least three people including a five-year-old girl and her father. Ten other people were injured, including an […]

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Russia uses propaganda narratives to undermine peace talks, shift blame to Ukraine, ISW says

Russian officials are amplifying claims of Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory to justify rejecting peace negotiations and continuing the war, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 21. The institute notes that Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov used Ukraine’s denial of involvement in the Sudzha gas distribution station fire to cast doubt […]