Amy B. Zegart
Some 59% of Americans think that U.S. President Donald Trump is costing their country its credibility on the global stage, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on April 21.
Concerns about the U.S. global credibility under Trump are shared by …
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least five civilians and injured at least 16 others over the past day, regional authorities reported on April 22.
Russian forces launched 54 drones from the Russian cities of Kursk, Bryansk, Millerovo, and …
The Russian demand for domestically-made cars has dropped by about half, AvtoVaz CEO Maxim Sokolov told journalists on April 21, underscoring the challenges of the Russian automotive industry.
Sokolov, the chief executive of Russia’s largest …
Russia has lost 943,060 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces reported on April 22.
The number includes 1,130 casualties that Russian forces suffered over …
Ukraine received a shipment of equipment from the IT Coalition financed by Luxembourg and Iceland, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry announced on April 21.
The shipment included 3,288 access points, 500 routers, 460 charging stations with solar panels, …
Russian officials discussed the possibility of reviving plans for a Trump Tower in Moscow to entice U.S. President Donald Trump to reset relations, the Moscow Times reported on April 21.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Kremlin …
Ekaterina Barabash, a Russian journalist who was arrested earlier this year for speaking out against the war in Ukraine, has escaped house arrest and is now wanted by police, Russian state media reported on April 21.
Barabash, 63, was initially …
Kremlin spokesman Dimitry Peskov said on April 21 that there are currently “no talks” of U.S. President Donald Trump visiting Moscow for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s May 9 Victory Parade.
Russian state media reported that Putin …
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
Russia launched a mass drone strike against the Ukrainian port city of Odesa late at night on April 21, injuring at least three people, local authorities said.
The attack targeted …
In the battered southern city of Kherson, where Russian drone strikes and artillery target civilians daily, residents cling to traditions for both a semblance of normality and as an act of defiance.
This year, just like every year before the start of …
As U.S. President Donald Trump is pursuing rapprochement with Russia, the country’s embassy in Kyiv is facing internal strain.
Following the change in administration, Bridget Brink, who had been the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine since 2022, was …
On a quiet morning on April 13, Maryna Illiashenko and her 13-year-old son Kyrylo were taking a bus through the city of Sumy to see his grandmother, as they often do on Sundays.
It was a route they knew by heart — one they’d taken countless …
A partial ceasefire on energy strikes, brokered separately by the U.S. with Moscow and Kyiv last month, failed to deliver on its promise, diminishing hopes for a swift end to the war in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s government says it has recorded over thirty …
Ukraine is waiting for a “clear answer” from Russia regarding its proposal for a 30-day ceasefire on attacks against civilian infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 21.
Zelensky proposed a ban on long-range drone and …
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained five individuals accused of spreading pro-Russian propaganda and publicly justifying war crimes committed by Russian forces, the agency reported on April 21.
Among those detained is a former member of …
Key developments on April 21:
Representatives from Ukraine, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States will meet in London on April 23 to continue talks on a potential ceasefire in Russia’s war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on April 21. …
U.S. President Donald Trump declared that Russia and Ukraine could reach a war-ending deal “this week,” as his team threatens that Washington could ditch the peace talks efforts if no step is taken in the near future.
“Both will then …
U.S. President Donald Trump said there is a “very good” chance of a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, he told reporters during an Easter event at the White House on April 21.
“I will be giving you full details over the next three …
Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at 88, leaves behind a legacy as vast and varied as his global influence. Yet in Ukraine, his track record is far from positive.
For many Ukrainians, the Pope’s legacy is shaped by his repeated downplaying of …
