Amy B. Zegart
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has voted to dismiss Vasyl Maliuk as head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). The decision was backed by 235 lawmakers.
Lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak announced the tally on social media on January 13. “This is the last …
In recent weeks, President Volodymyr Zelensky began actively promoting the idea of holding a referendum and potentially presidential elections immediately after a ceasefire is reached.
The goal of these preparations is to convince U.S. President …
Russian troops taken prisoner in Ukraine often claim they were forced to sign contracts with the Russian military against their will, according to Ukraine’s 63rd Separate Mechanized Brigade, which says the Kremlin may be deliberately pushing people …
Ukraine’s top commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, says Russia is pressing ahead with offensive operations despite heavy losses, and urged urgent reinforcement of the country’s air defenses during a call with US Army Europe and Africa commander Gen. …
Ukraine has named the first winner of a tender to develop a lithium deposit, launching a pilot project at the “Dobra Block” site in the Kirovohrad region, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on Telegram.
The project is expected to draw at least …
Editor's Note: This story is part of the "Hidden Canon" – a special series celebrating Ukrainian classic literature and aiming to bring it to a wider international audience. The series is supported by the Ukrainian Institute.
In 1663, the Cossacks …
A staffer at the Russian Embassy in Nicosia died by apparent suicide after the equally mysterious disappearance of former Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner. Local police were not allowed to conduct an investigation.
The diplomat, believed to have …
Ukraine and Moldova have moved in tandem to impose heightened controls around Transnistria, cutting off Russia’s traditional channels of influence and supply.
Chisinau and Kyiv appear to have simultaneously closed the corridors that for decades …
Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov told a government meeting on January 12 that the region’s power supply has reached a critical point amid continued shelling, Kommersant reported. He said the loss of generating capacity is almost …
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security, Defense and Intelligence has declined to support the president’s motion to dismiss Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) chief Vasyl Maliuk, said Holos party lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak on his …
Ukraine’s military struck a drone manufacturing facility in Russia’s Rostov region and several targets in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine overnight into Tuesday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on January 13.
According to the …
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Parliament convenes on Jan. 13 to vote on a proposed government reshuffle initiated by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
As part of Zelensky's reshuffle, Kyrylo Budanov, the military intelligence chief, was appointed as the new head of the President's …
