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Reflections from our correspondents on the ground in the Ukrainian capital.

KYIV BLOG: Trump has done a deal with Putin. Now he’s trying to force Europe and Ukraine to accept the terms.

April 19, 2025

There seems to be some confusion over where the Russo-Ukraine ceasefire talks are. Bottom line: Trump has done a deal with Putin, but needs Europe to cooperate to make it work. Brussels is unwilling, so Trump is turning the screws to make it happen.

KYIV BLOG: Ukraine’s worst nightmare becomes real

February 28, 2025

It’s everything we feared Trump would mean. He held his first Cabinet meeting yesterday and plainly said that the US is out of the Ukraine conflict and it's up to Europe to support and protect Ukraine going forward if it wants to.

KYIV BLOG: It’s time to drop the charade that Ukraine can join Nato

December 4, 2024

World leaders are meeting for a Nato summit and Ukraine is top of the agenda. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is calling for accelerated accession to Nato, but it will never happen.

KYIV BLOG: Odesa, bombarded but unbowed

November 13, 2024

Sporadic Russian missile attacks have become part of everyday life in Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port city.

KYIV BLOG: Trump 2.0 is good news for Putin, bad news for Zelenskiy

November 7, 2024

Trump is back. That is bad news for Zelenskiy but good news for Putin. It makes a ceasefire more likely as while Biden was dedicated to supporting Ukraine, Trump’s “America First” mantra means he is likely to disengage.

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