As Trump and Putin prepare to discuss swapping Ukrainian territory, the soldiers who’ve been defending it for years say they’d rather finish the fight now than leave it for their children.
Tamar Jacoby
Tamar Jacoby is the Kyiv-based director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s New Ukraine Project and the author most recently of Displaced: The Ukrainian Refugee Experience.
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Dramatic Shift in Trump’s Thinking About the Russia-Ukraine War
But will it last, or will Trump return to his old ways when it comes to Russia?
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Trump’s Shift on Ukraine is Welcome, but Now What?
The president blamed Putin for “a lot of bullshit” and restored a modest arms shipment to Ukraine. It’s a start.
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Ukraine Infantry Adapts to More Menacing Drones
For an elite unit, rapidly evolving drone warfare makes the “toughest job in the army” both easier and more perilous.
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At NATO Summit, Allies Avoid Tensions with Trump
As they meet at the Hague, NATO members know they’re years away from going it alone on defense without America and are working to prevent Trump from quitting the alliance.
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Zelensky’s Big Istanbul Gamble
As he heads to Turkey for high-stakes negotiations with Russia this week, the Ukrainian leader is betting that Trump will soon realize that Putin doesn’t want peace.
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Poland’s Trump Conundrum—and Vice Versa
Warsaw needs the U.S. even more than it hates and fears Russia. The U.S. president wants more European military spending, but when allies like Warsaw become stronger, they become more independent.
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In Kyiv’s Suburbs, Yearning for Peace, Preparing for More War
The town of Irpin commemorates three years since it held off the Russian invasion.
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Europe’s Rude Awakening
Even with the announcement about resuming military aid to Kyiv, Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine has Europe vowing strategic autonomy, but ending its military dependence on Washington won’t be easy.
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Trump’s Moral Blindness Should Disqualify Him as a Peacemaker
The president can’t tell the difference between the aggressor and the victim in Ukraine.
