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…
Portnikov on Zelenskyy-Trump Meeting: Running in circles
October 20,2025 by Vitaly Portnikov, a well-known Ukrainian journalist, political commentator, and analyst, as well as a laureate of the Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine The long-awaited meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, preceded by…
“Animal Farm” in Full View
By Askold Lozynskyj The Summit at the White House between President Trump and President Zelensky on October 17, 2025 deserves further comment. At least in my life time, and I am 73 years old, I have never witnessed more offensive and, yes,…
Don’t be offended by the words of President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Poland is not ready for war. And Karol Nawrocki is discouraging and wants to get rid of those from whom we could learn. By Myroslav Cech and Yaroslav Kursky Oct 10, 2025 On Saturday, September 20, a homeless man…
Patriots and Tomahawks or an Epilogue
Askold Lozynskyj The Times of Israel reported: “Israel has delivered a Patriot air-defense system to Ukraine, which has been operational for a month. President Volodymy Zelensky confirmed that the system has been installed and is currently in use. The Ukrainian…
Quo Vadis?
Askold Lozynskyj The initial question and perhaps most important is, without any American support, how does Ukraine finance the war effort. Since Trump took over, America has been entirely missing in action except for Trump’s blabbering. Yet the war continues…
FOX News – Is it State Television?
Askold Lozynskyj Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr, a Trump appointee, threatened the American Broadcasting Company and its parent Disney with licensing issues over comedian Jimmy Kimmel’s comments regarding the killer of Charlie Kirk. Kimmel had suggested that the killer…
West must restore nuclear deterrence skills, Ukrainian Harvard historian says
Russia does not have the resources for a large-scale new war, but its nuclear arsenal allows it to intimidate the West, making careful responses essential to prevent escalation. This was stated by Serhii Plokhiy, a Ukrainian history professor at Harvard…
Veto Russia
September 25, 2025 DIANE FRANCIS President Donald Trump dropped several bombshells at the United Nations this week: He stated that Ukraine should and will win back all the land that Russia has stolen since 2014; that NATO allies should shoot…
Charlie Kirk and Ukraine
Charlie Kirk was a fierce and consistent critic of U.S. aid to Ukraine, describing the war as a conflict that is “not our fight”. He recited Kremlin talking points and argued that continued funding for Ukraine was misguided and prolonged…
Ukraine at the Epicenter: How the West Can Win And Guard Against Russia’s Nuclear Threats
Andy Semotiuk Sept 16, 2025 At this moment, Ukraine is the epicentre of a confrontation between a beleaguered West struggling to maintain composure in the face of the loss of America’s leadership in NATO, and a newly invigorated Russia…