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KYIV BLOG: Principles vs Pragmatism
November 28, 2025
This is the most concerted effort to end the war in Ukraine since the failed Istanbul peace deal in 2022. But after the initial optimism, the chance of a deal going through are fading.
KYIV BLOG: Kremlin leaks phone conversations to refocus attention on original 28-point Ukraine peace plan
November 26, 2025
Bloomberg scored a major scoop yesterday, publishing transcripts of conversations between US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s top foreign policy advisor, and Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev
KYIV BLOG: Zelenskiy should take the US peace deal
November 21, 2025
Most of the anglophone coverage of the US 28-point peace plan has been negative, suggesting it is nothing more than a capitulation to Russian aggression. But Russia did make some concessions. Zelenskiy should take the deal.
KYIV BLOG: Pokrovsk becomes a modern-day Stalingrad
November 18, 2025
The battle for Pokrovsk has become a modern-day Stalingrad. Some Russian troops are reportedly refusing to enter the city as that means almost certain death. The fighting is swinging back and forth, but there are no fixed positions.
KYIV BLOG: Ukrainian war sailing towards a crisis
November 14, 2025
Russia’s oil industry, long seen as the bedrock of the country’s economic strength, is being slowly degraded—not by sanctions or falling demand, but by the persistent and methodical pressure of Ukraine’s drone attacks.
KYIV BLOG: France’s latest government collapse deepens uncertainty over Ukraine support
October 7, 2025
Under President Emmanuel Macron, France has been one of Europe’s leading advocates for a stronger, coordinated response to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
KYIV BLOG: Brexit on steroids
September 5, 2025
The coalition of the willing Paris summit on September 4 ended in disaster. The European team has been working really hard for several weeks to thrash out a plan to save Ukraine and came together in Paris.