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…
What Ukrainians Will Settle For
Kyiv will allow the Russian marauders to keep the toilets they stole, a daily reminder of their grubby defeat Lubomyr Luciuk, September 12, 2025 Survivors of brutality tend to want the same things. Their suffering needs to be recognized….
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…
A Turning Point
September 8, 2025 DIANE FRANCIS “You may not be interested in the war, but the war is interested in you” — Russian Communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky. On September 5, President Donald Trump restored the Pentagon’s name to the Department of…
The Fecklessness of the United Nations
Askold Lozynskyj Clearly Russian aggression in Ukraine, beginning with the invasion in February 2014, contravenes the basic principles of the United Nations Charter. Add to that the brutality and war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, Russia has been an…
Zenon Kowal: Europe is preparing to defend, not attack
Belgium plans to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, Europe appoints a defense commissioner for the first time, and U.S. President Donald Trump may influence Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán. What changes are unfolding in European politics, how might they…
President of America is a Russian Asset
Askold Lozynskyj “The top leader of the world’s foremost superpower is, objectively, a Soviet or Russian asset,” Portugal’s President de Sousa said, according to the Portugal Pulse’s report. “He operates as an asset.” Certainly, a strong and damning accusation. Portugal…
Forged in Will, Not in Bronze
First Person By Bohdan Cherniawski August 24, 2025 At Queen’s Park, a weathered Crimean War cannon stood as Ukraine’s flag was raised — a reminder that what prevails is not metal but resolve. I stood at Queen’s Park on a…
The Flashy Trump-Putin Summit Without Ukraine Was a Rehearsal for Betrayal
Preliminary conclusions about what the stagecraft in Alaska produced, or rather failed to deliver. By Bohdan Cherniawski for the Kyiv Post | August 16th, 2025 The Alaska summit looked like a breakthrough – for Russia. The White House and…
Another Scrap of Paper: Why Ukraine Cannot Trust Empty Promises
Russia has a track record of flouting agreements it has signed. The only viable security guarantee for Ukraine is one that contains Russian aggression. By Bohdan Cherniawski for the Kyiv Post | August 24th, 2025 The war in Ukraine…
Enough Already!
RKSL The Frontline Aug 28, 2025 Russia rained death on Ukraine again last night, tearing children from their beds, setting homes ablaze, and leaving neighborhoods in ashes. Once again the world stands by during Russia’s deliberate slaughter of Ukrainian civilians,…