Shakhtar Donetsk: Ukraine's Wartime Champions
As Shakhtar become ambassadors for Ukraine in Europe, the sport of football has become an emblem of optimism against a backdrop of loss.
African Leaders Indulge in Chinese Whispers
The recent “peace mission” by the representatives of seven African nations seemed to many to represent the continent’s leaders taking their rightful place in the world of international diplomacy, but…
Russia Has to Pay
Western taxpayers should not pay all the cost of reconstructing Ukraine, when there are Russian assets that could be used, Timothy Ash writes.
Ukraine’s Need for Fighter Aircraft Has Not Gone Away
Ukraine’s allies claim they have prioritized Ground Based Air Defense support and the missiles they have provided have denied Russia air superiority. Have they really?
Putin's Nuclear Gambit
Russia blew up Ukraine’s largest dam, but that calamity didn’t stop the counteroffensive. Therefore, Zelensky warned that now Putin intends to blow up the nuclear power plant, Diane Francis writes.
Thoughts on Father’s Day – Displaced Persons and Two Islands
Remembering my father on Father’s Day: his generation’s struggle to have their battle for freedom properly recognized helped lay the foundation for the West’s commitment to Ukraine today.
Biden Must End Putin’s War Against Humanity in Ukraine
The Biden administration’s fear of escalation has led to situation in which Russia knows just how far it can go. Unfortunately for Kyiv, that means Putin will continue to kill civilians.
Child Victims of Russian Aggression: "They Freed Us ... From a Normal Life”
June 4 is a day when the whole world remembers child victims of aggression. In 2023 it signifies more pain for Ukraine than anything else that has happened in the last two years.
Wagner in Sudan, Europe Turns a Blind Eye
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has been supporting a rogue militia group in Sudan. In order to keep migrants at bay Europe has ignored the growing threat.
Russia will collapse
The world would obviously be better off if Moscow’s monstrous dictatorship no longer controlled one-tenth of all the land on Earth and a nuclear arsenal, Diane Francis writes.
Are Western Businesses with Ukraine or Enablers of Russia’s Aggression?
Ukraine’s victory and eventual recovery requires the West to deprive Russia of the financial means that enable it to wage its war against Ukraine.
Science and Freedom After the War
Science, including space exploration, can be an impetus to build and sustain Ukraine’s free civil society.
With Putin’s war of aggression approaching its third anniversary, the financial, technological, and demographic hurdles facing the Russian economy are more severe than is commonly understood.
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