March 19, 2026 Diane Francis On February 28, 2025, Donald Trump infamously told Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office that he “had no cards”. But that wasn’t true then, and certainly isn’t true now. A year later, on…
Frozen Russian Assets And The Moment Of Truth For The World Order
Andy J. Semotiuk December 13, 2025 Forbes Europe might have just eliminated one of the Kremlin’s most dependable leverage points, the matter of the fate of frozen Russian Assets, and in doing so, has pushed the West towards a crucial…
The Illegitimacy of Empire: How Ukrainian Political Thought Was Born
Ukraine’s modern political tradition began not with rebellion, but with a moral rejection of imperial rule. By Bohdan Cherniawski December 12, 2025 When people in the West ask why Ukrainians refuse to “compromise” with Russia, the question is often framed…
The American Circus with Evil Clowns
By Askold Lozynskyj “NATO was created to counter the Soviet Union, which collapsed over thirty years ago. Since then, U.S. participation has cost taxpayers trillions of dollars and continues to risk U.S. involvement in foreign wars. Our Constitution did not…
A Bad Peace
Dec. 11, 2025 DIANE FRANCIS Ukraine made the biggest geopolitical mistake of the 20th century when it surrendered to Moscow the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal in exchange for worthless promises. I was in Kyiv and personally watched the angry debates…
Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum
Ukrainians want honest government. Do we? Ukraine’s fight against corruption is impossible to imagine right now in America or Russia December 7, 2025 A few days ago, I called Oleksandr Abakumov, a senior detective at the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of…
The Trump Doctrine
Askold Lozynskyj This document should be an eyeopener for all Americans. Unfortunately, many will not understand and even more will not care. Perhaps the most significant point is that in thirty three pages the words democracy and freedom can be…
A Ukrainian Manifesto
Survive. Endure. Prevail! December 1, 2025 Ukrainska Pravda On 1 December 1991, Ukrainians changed the course of their nation’s history, and that of the world, by proclaiming the independence of their country. Today, once again, the future of Ukraine and…
What Happens to Russia’s Ethnic Minorities After the War?
Mistreatment, exploitation, and Russia’s own history suggest a precarious postwar future. By David Kirichenko and Alexander J. Motyl November 28, 2025 FP Russia is waging war not only against Ukraine but also against some of its own people. At the…
How America became the world’s most corrupt quasi democracy
Askold Lozynskyj For purposes of disclosure which is really unnecessary since anyone who has read any of my commentaries knows that I am quite embarrassed that a primitive con man heads the country of my citizenship. I recall a rather…
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption System, the Legacy of Russian Colonialism, and the Calculated Pressure of a Corrupt American Administration
RKSL The Frontline Nov 28, 2025 The raid on Andriy Yermak’s home and his resignation from office have drawn understandable attention, yet their real significance lies not in the fate of Zelensky’s closest adviser or the deliberate speculation surrounding Zelensky…