Amy B. Zegart
The involvement of Chinese nationals in Russia’s war against Ukraine appears to be part of a “systemic” recruitment effort organized by Moscow, not isolated incidents, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on April 10.
His comments came after Ukrainian …
Moldova’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popșoi has extended a public invitation to tech billionaire and senior adviser to the U.S. President Elon Musk to visit the country and see firsthand the impact of U.S. development aid, …
The Estonian parliament passed a law on April 9 that will require religious organizations to cut ties with foreign institutions that incite violence or hatred, mandating the Estonian Orthodox Church to sever its connection with the Moscow …
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on April 10 again denied Beijing’s involvement in Russia’s all-out war against Ukraine, calling on Kyiv to refrain “from irresponsible remarks."
Lin’s statement came after …
After a busy day at work as a software engineer, Oleg Kutkov returns to his apartment in Kyiv. He steps out onto the balcony — but not to smoke or water the flowers. Oleg’s balcony is a workshop. There, he repairs Starlink terminals damaged at the …
Dmitry Ovsiannikov, formerly a Russian-installed head of occupied Sevastopol in Crimea, was found guilty on April 9 of violating British sanctions in the first such ruling.
A London court found the 48-year-old guilty of circumventing sanctions between …
Did the rapper Eminem announce in April 2025 that he would hold a concert in Israel in June? No, that's not true: A poster shared widely on social media billed the show as the star's "first time in Israel" and gave a date of June 1, 2025. However, no …
When U.S. President Donald Trump paused military aid to Ukraine last month, the man described as his “spiritual advisor,” Pastor Mark Burns, backed the decision.
This week, Burns is urging him to send Kyiv more tanks, fighter jets, and air …
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President Trump shocked the world on April 2 when he …
Ukraine and the EU on April 10 extended the transport visa-free regime until the end of this year, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced.
This is the fourth extension of the agreement since 2022. The deal helps speed up Ukrainian exports to the EU by …
Editor’s note: This is issue 20 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukraine Reforms Tracker” covering events from March 24–April 6, 2025. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, …
The effort of the British- and French-led “coalition of the willing” to provide security guarantees to Ukraine faces delays due to missing commitments from the U.S., Bloomberg reported on April 9, citing undisclosed sources.
The coalition …
This is an overview by the analytical platform Vox Ukraine and Tech Force inUA, an association of private arms and military equipment manufacturers. It aims to show how Russia is converting its war experience in Ukraine into arms export contracts …
Foreign companies that left Russia and financed Ukraine’s army, as well as companies branded as “foreign agents,” will not be allowed to return to the country’s market, Russian state-controlled RBC news agency reported on …
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will join the upcoming Ramstein-format meeting through a video conference despite earlier rumors he might skip the summit entirely, Defense News reported on April 8, citing U.S. and European official sources.
The …
Following your feedback on Issue 2, we’re back with the latest edition of our weekly update on Eastern European security dynamics.
This week’s analysis covers:
Escalation of energy infrastructure strikes despite a deconfliction moratorium;
Ukraine’s 12 …
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
A Russian “kamikaze” attack drone injured 12 people in Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast on April 10, including a 16-year-old boy, Governor Serhii Lysak reported.
The boy …
Ukraine will begin technical consultations with the U.S. on the minerals agreement on April 11, Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration and Justice Minister Olha Stefanishyna said, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine on April 10. …
Editor’s note: This story is being updated.
Russia and the United States held a prisoner exchange in Abu Dhabi on April 10, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.
Moscow released Ksenia Karelina, a U.S.-Russian dual national accused of treason …
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry on April 10 again denounced the religious persecution carried out by Russia in the occupied Ukrainian territories, accusing Moscow of killing dozens of clergy members and damaging or destroying hundreds of churches. …
Ukraine’s Military Law Enforcement Service canceled on April 10 an order to draft Roman Nasirov, the former head of the State Fiscal Service who is accused of taking hefty bribes, days after he was mobilized.
The move came after Transparency …
