Amy B. Zegart
Russia may face a housing shortage due to a steep decline in new residential construction, according to a forecast by the state-owned finance company Dom.RF as by pro-government outlet Vedomosti on April 13.
In the first quarter of 2025, developers …
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on April 14 condemned Russia’s recent deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities, accusing Moscow of mocking U.S.-led ceasefire efforts and escalating violence despite Ukraine’s commitment to peace.
“I just …
Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry summoned a representative of the Russian Embassy in Vilnius on April 13 in response to Russia’s missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, which killed at least 34 people and injured 117.
“After …
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained an instructor at a training center in Lviv Oblast who was planning assassinations of the base’s commanders, the SBU said on April 14.
The suspect, an instructor at the Yavoriv training ground near …
The European Union has secured two-thirds of the 2 million artillery rounds pledged to Ukraine, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on April 14.
“I’m happy to see we already have two-thirds of my ammunition initiative together,” …
In the season finale of Escalation, Anastasiia Lapatina and Yulia Tymoshenko recount Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022. The western world is shocked, and US President Joe Biden and the US Congress attempt to send weapons …
Russian President Vladimir Putin may attempt to seize NATO territory and trigger a global conflict if not stopped in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in an April 13 interview with CBS News.
“If we do not stand firm, he will advance …
Moldovan President Maia Sandu said on April 13 that she hopes her country can wrap up EU accession talks by the end of 2027, warning that upcoming parliamentary elections will be critical in preserving Moldova’s pro-European trajectory.
Speaking on a …
A 13-year-old boy escaped from a burning bus and helped others to safety following a Russian missile strike that killed at least 34 people in the northeastern city of Sumy on Palm Sunday on April 13, local news outlet Kordon Media reported.
Kyrylo …
At least 40 people were killed and 141 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past day, regional officials reported on April 14, marking one of the deadliest days in recent months.
The worst death toll resulted from a Russian ballistic …
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A screenshot of a post allegedly made by Ukrainian soldier Artur Yakovitskyi is being circulated online. In it, the man attached a photo of a boy supposedly killed in Sudzha by the …
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting, suggested on April 13 that long-range Taurus missiles, if delivered to Ukraine, could be used to target strategic Russian military infrastructure in occupied Crimea, including the Kerch Bridge.
In an …
Hungary should hold a referendum on Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, opposition leader Peter Magyar said on April 13, pledging to restore Hungary’s credibility within NATO and the EU, Reuters reported.
Magyar, who plans to …
Russia has lost 933,980 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 14.
The number includes 1,310 casualties Russian forces suffered just over …
Russia’s attack on Sumy was “terrible,” but the U.S. should never have “allowed” Ukraine to receive billions of dollars in military aid, U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 13.
“I think it was terrible, and I …
Ukrainian orchestra musician, Olena Kohut, was killed in a deadly Palm Sunday Russian attack on Sumy, which killed at least 34 and injured 117 people on April 13.
Sumy, a city close to the Russia-Ukraine border, has been the target of constant strikes …
“The security of the world is at stake” if Russia advances further, and U.S. President Donald Trump should visit Ukraine to witness Russia’s war, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with CBS News released on April 13. …
In this bonus episode of Escalation, hear our conversation with Professor John Mearsheimer. Mearsheimer is a historian and foreign policy expert at The University of Chicago, and he has some controversial opinions on the relationship between The …
European Union foreign ministers will meet in Luxembourg on April 14 to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, including the “coalition of the willing” initiative to potentially deploy a monitoring mission in Ukraine, a senior EU …
A Russian drone strike on Odesa late on April 13 injured at least five people and sparked fires, damaging civilian infrastructure including a major roadway, a car repair shop, and several vehicles, regional authorities reported.
“According to …
The international community must increase pressure on Russia following its deadly Palm Sunday attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address April 13.
Russia attacked Sumy with ballistic missiles armed …
Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR), published the identities of the Russian military brigades responsible for the deadly attack on Sumy on April 13.
Budanov reported that the Russian 112th and 448th missile brigades …
Artem Semenikhin, the mayor of the Sumy Oblast city Konotop, accused regional Governor Volodymyr Artiukh of planning an awards ceremony for the 117th Brigade in Sumy on April 13 — the same day Russia launched a devastating ballistic missile attack on …
