Amy B. Zegart
Among the bombshells coming out of the Trump administration in its first month in office is the president’s demand that Ukraine pledge $500 billion worth of mineral resources to the United States in return for American support. U.S. President Donald …
The United States has urged the United Nations General Assembly to support an American resolution marking the third anniversary of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, with a crucial vote scheduled for Monday, February 24. As part of its diplomatic …
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated.
President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G7 meeting held online on Feb. 24.
“As for Donald Trump… We have just had a conversation. …
As Ukraine reaches the three-year mark since Russia’s full-scale invasion, the impact on women’s health — and especially maternal health — has grown increasingly dire. Missiles and drone attacks strike without warning, putting pregnant women and …
Women make up 21% of applicants at Ukraine’s army recruitment centers, the Defense Ministry said on Feb. 24.
Since the centers began operations, 42,366 Ukrainians have applied, with the highest number of female candidates coming from western …
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda proposed on Feb. 24 setting Jan. 1, 2030, as the official date for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union.
Speaking at the Support Ukraine summit in Kyiv, Nauseda called for decisive leadership to accelerate …
The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell sits down with Rob Lee, former U.S. marine infantry officer and senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Eurasia Program. They discuss the evolving battlefield realities as Russia’s war on …
Feb. 24, 2025 marks three years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Three years since Ukraine, and the world, ceased to exist as we knew them.
Kyiv Independent staff members have answered the question, “If you could go back in time, what …
Around 165,000 Russian troops have been killed since the launch of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to a report by Meduza and Mediazona, independent Russian media outlets, on Feb. 24.
Using open-source research and statistical analysis, …
Russia has launched more than 30 mass strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure over the three years of its full-scale invasion, Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said on Feb. 24.
“Each large-scale attack on the energy sector involves …
Editor’s Note: Three years of pain, loss, struggle and resilience.
We have told this story day after day, but today we want to do more: talk with you.
We are opening a chat for our readers to reminisce together, to share what keeps us going, and to …
The U.S. sent a letter to U.N. member states asking them to vote for the American version of a resolution marking the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine that does not name Moscow as the aggressor, Suspilne reported on …
Editor’s note: This story is being updated.
Spain will deliver a new 1 billion euro ($1.04 billion) military aid package to Ukraine in 2025, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Feb. 24 during the Support Ukraine summit in Kyiv. …
Russia will agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine only once negotiations provide a “sustainable result” that “suits” the Russian leadership, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Feb. 24, Russian state-controlled news agency RIA …
The Kyiv Independent – Ukraine’s biggest English language publication is looking to fill a Director of the War Crimes Investigation Unit position.
The Kyiv Independent is Ukraine’s main English-language news outlet. It was founded in November 2021 by …
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson voiced support for the U.S.-proposed deal on Ukraine’s natural resources during an event in Kyiv on Feb. 24.
“The deal should be signed,” Johnson said, speaking at the YES conference event …
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland will allocate additional humanitarian, military, and energy aid to Ukraine, the governments announced on Feb. 24, the day marking the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
The Nordic governments' …
The U.K. is imposing its largest-ever package of sanctions against Moscow, targeting its “shadow fleet” of tankers and foreign-based companies providing military parts to Russia, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Feb. 24. …
The world watches The Cold War end and The Soviet Union break apart. And after centuries of Russian rule, Ukrainians may soon have their independence back. But in Washington, there’s fear that that independence could actually make the world more …
