Author: The Ukrainian Weekly

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...

Something has clearly unnerved the Kremlin. While much of the fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces continues in Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, the sheer scale of long-range missile attacks throughout the country – and in particular the spate and scope of attacks on Kyiv – is an indicator of a shift in the war. In...

Fifty-one years ago, on May 26, 1972, a telegram was sent by the Ukrainian National Association (UNA) Supreme Assembly following the conclusion of its annual meeting at Soyuzivka Heritage Center. The telegram, sent from UNA President Joseph Lesawyer, was addressed to U.S. President Richard Nixon, who was on a working visit to Moscow. A portion...

Kyiv hit by ‘exceptionally’ heavy attack Russia launched an “exceptionally dense” series of overnight drone strikes on Kyiv that were largely repelled by the Ukrainian air defenses, officials said early on May 16, as Moscow appeared to step up its air attacks on multiple locations in the eastern region of Donetsk, where the heaviest fighting...

Speaking with public service broadcasters from Eurovision News and the BBC this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s highly-anticipated counteroffensive still needed more time to prepare. “With [what we already have] we can go forward, and, I think, be successful,” Mr. Zelenskyy said. “But we’d lose a lot of people. I think that’s unacceptable....

Twenty years ago, on May 20, 2003, the Pulitzer Prize Board began an “appropriate and serious review” of the award given to Walter Duranty of The New York Times. The move came in response to an international campaign in which thousands of postcards and emails were sent to the board in early May. Among the...

American attitudes on Russia, Ukraine The majority of adult Americans have favorable views of Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military alliance while also seeing Russia as an enemy rather than a partner or competitor, a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center shows. The survey, released on May 10, showed nearly two-thirds...