Amy B. Zegart
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“We didn’t get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there,” Trump said during a press conference after his meeting with Putin. “A couple of big ones that we haven’t quite gotten there, but we’ve made some headway. …
An extraordinary incident unfolded at the Kecskemét military air base in Hungary: unidentified individuals stole parts from decommissioned MiG-29 fighters, the outlet Blikk reports.
The theft happened two weeks ago, but word of it has only now leaked …
Rozhkova, who started working at the central bank in 2015, has frequently spoken out in favor of the bank’s independence from the executive branch and was one of the few top officials not controlled by the President’s Office.
North Korea is actively supplying weapons and ammunition to Russia via maritime, rail and air routes, according to Ukraine’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR).
Maritime shipments are carried out by the vessels Lady R, Maria, Maya-1 and Angara, …
Nearly half of the active Starlink satellite terminals that USAID delivered to Ukraine were present in territories fully or partially occupied by Russia, raising concerns about potential misuse, according to a U.S. Inspector General report.
The 27th Rocket Artillery Brigade of the Ground Forces of Ukraine, one of only two rocket brigades, has been reorganized into a standard artillery brigade and is now known as…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has suffered significant losses as it seeks leverage for the Kremlin ahead of a planned meeting in Alaska.
Zelensky said he chaired a meeting of the Staff of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief that …
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to take seriously U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to launch negotiations on Ukraine, his office said in an official statement.
“Russia today has an opportunity to agree …
Oksana Berezina stood holding a Ukrainian flag with a photo of her husband, Oleh, who went missing in Russia’s Kursk Oblast late last year and is believed to be a prisoner of war.
Like others gathered in protest, she is pinning her hopes on a meeting …
The Kyiv Independent visited the front-line city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast to hear from its residents what they think about the prospects of land swaps between Ukraine and Russia ahead of the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska.
“The enemy struck civilian infrastructure in the central part of Sumy,” Governor Oleh Hryhorov said.
U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in America — their first encounter since Trump’s return to the White House and Putin’s first visit to the U.S. in a decade.
Overall, this will be the seventh in-person meeting of …
Editor's note: We asked members of the Kyiv Independent community to share the questions they have about the war. Here's what they asked and how we answered.
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Why doesn't Ukraine retaliate when …
The corps claimed that Ukrainian units are operating inside the city, and civilians can move about, though travel within Pokrovsk remains heavily restricted. It is still possible to reach the city, the statement added.
