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The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine is near its fourth anniversary, with peace talks stuck on the issue of territorial control.
In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, the Kyiv Independent’s Anna Belokur examines how Ukraine appears in recently released Jeffrey Epstein files. The files reference flight arrangements for
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the U.S. of focusing on Ukrainian concessions to bring an end to the war, rather than pressing Russia.
A provincial governor seeks to honor villages that deployed many soldiers to the war in Ukraine with a prestigious title first bestowed on cities that were major World War II battlefields.
Russia has again challenged the legitimacy of Ukraine’s leadership, saying it could halt strikes if Kyiv holds elections while refusing to recognise the government led by Zelenskyy.
Twenty athletes from Russia and Belarus are competing at the Winter Olympics as neutral. Moscow has asked for its athletes to be fully reinstated in international competition, and sporting bodies are beginning to open the door to those once completely banned from participating.
Russia still has many air defenses, and experience it gained against Ukraine actually makes them a bigger threat to NATO aircraft than before 2022.
As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reminded European leaders at the Munich Security Conference, Ukraine is still badly in need of military hardware, including Tomahawks and missiles for Patriot defense systems.