Author: The Ukrainian Weekly

While it seems that Ukraine’s much-anticipated counteroffensive has begun – U.S. officials have said they believe it began on June 4 – many military analysts and experts believe Ukraine has not yet unleashed the full brunt of its attack. In the past few days, Russian officials have said repeatedly that Kyiv’s counteroffensive has been beaten...

In the lead-up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, hosted by Russia on June 14 through July 15, 2018, a global campaign called #RedCard4Putin gained the support of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress on June 15.  Artist Andriy Yermolenko contributed a series of images that added a visual element to the campaign, among them a skeleton...

U.S. earmarks another $325 million The U.S. Defense Department announced an additional $325 million in security assistance “to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs.” The authorization is the 40th drawdown of equipment from Defense Department inventories for Ukraine since August 2021 and includes “key capabilities to aid Ukraine’s efforts to retake its sovereign territory...

In the aftermath of the breaching of a major dam that resulted in the catastrophic flooding of the Kherson region of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin pinned the blame for the disaster on Ukraine and the West. While no evidence has emerged to show conclusively what caused the 30-meter-tall and 3.2-kilometer-long dam to fail, the...

Seventy years ago, on June 17, 1953, the Soviet Union ordered an armored division of its army into East Berlin to crush a rebellion by East German workers and anti-government protesters. The protest began on June 16 in response to an increase in work schedules by the communist government of East Germany, and by June...

Zelenskyy meets with Britain’s Cleverly Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British Foreign Affairs Secretary James Cleverly to discuss the upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit, Ukraine’s formula for peace, and the scheduled London conference on reconstruction of the war-torn country. Mr. Zelenskyy thanked Mr. Cleverley for Britain’s support following the Russian invasion of...

Speaking at a summit in Moldova of the European Political Community (EPC) – a body established in response to Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine that began in February 2022 – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged European leaders to make a “clear” decision on Kyiv’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Mr. Zelenskyy...

Last year, on June 9, 2022, Ukraine’s forces were dug-in for an artillery battle at Severodonetsk against the Russian invasion that began on February 24. The town of Severodonetsk served as the capital of the non-occupied territory of Luhansk Oblast, and the region’s governor, Serhiy Hayday, said via Telegram that the city was still contested...

Principles to prevent nuclear catastrophe United Nations nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi has urged Ukraine and Russia to adhere to five principles to prevent nuclear catastrophe at Ukraine’s Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant. Mr. Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on May 30 outlined the principles to the U.N. Security Council in New...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, a man who has no one to blame for his problems but himself, is digging a hole from which he is unlikely to emerge. It may well end up being his very own grave. With an economy headed for deep recession, perhaps even depression, a war on Ukraine that has gone...

Last year, on May 29, 2022, U.S. Ambassador Bridget A. Brink arrived in Kyiv as ambassador to Ukraine. The position had been vacant for three years and was previously held by Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, who was dismissed on May 20, 2019. Ms. Brink was nominated by President Joe Biden on April 25, 2022, and was...

Fighting ends in cross-border incursion Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens-kyy visited troops on the front line in the eastern Donetsk region as fighting appeared to cease around Russia’s Belgo-rod region a day after armed fighters from inside Ukraine launched one of the largest cross-border incursions since the start of the war. The Russian Defense Ministry on...