Dear Editor: The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) was one of the most heroic formations in Ukrainian history. It was formed in the middle of the Second World War to fight off the Nazi invaders in Western Ukraine. That specific anti-Nazi…
A Long and Winding Road
Lubomyr Luciuk Nov 17, 2025 It’s not exactly a yellow brick road. The journey to the other side begins when you step off a nondescript curb and onto a pathway of concrete paving stones, light grey in colour. Soon, a…
Russia’s Achilles’ Heel
November 10, 2025 Diane Francis The air war in Ukraine and Russia escalates, the ground war stalls, and allies are in disarray. Trump reconsiders giving Ukraine Tomahawk missiles to bomb inside Russia, then exempts Putin’s ally, and biggest oil buyer,…
My Personal Encounter With Russian Cyber Hacking
Askold Lozynskyj Nov 8, 2025 This threat is as prevalent as feared. Anyone involved in any activity considered by the Russians to be inimical to their interests is potentially a target. My own experience with Russia is longstanding and very…
Exhumations: For Everything There Is A Season
Lubomyr Luciuk Nov 1, 2025 I don’t like surprises. So, when, on my first day in Peremyshyl, I was told I was going to be taken for a ride out in the countryside, I felt a twinge of apprehension. “Where…
Dismantling the Russian Empire
Askold Lozynskyj The Ukrainian side has pretty much accepted every proposal for a temporary ceasefire knowing full well that a temporary ceasefire does not solve the essential problem for Ukraine. No, the problem is not Putin, himself. He is a…
Using $300 Billion Russian Frozen Assets To Pay For Ukraine War Losses
Andy J. Semotiuk October 23, 2025 Forbes For nearly three years, European leaders have discussed how to unlock Russian frozen assets held in Western banks to support Ukraine’s defence and rebuilding efforts. Each time, the plan neared agreement—only to stall…
A Severe Distortion
Askold Lozynskyj A subject of particular interest in Ukraine is Ukrainian American relations. I have the good fortune to have been invited by a number of universities in Ukraine to speak on this subject. There is a somewhat lengthy modern…
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…