Tetyana Malyarenko

Friends in need: EU leaders including Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European commission, and president of the European Council Antonio Costa meet with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky in Cyprus, April 23 2026. EPA/George Christoforou

Orbán’s election loss frees up €90 billion for Kyiv but raises thorny question of EU membership for Ukraine

There’s no easy way to fasttrack Kyiv into the EU.
Smoke rises over downtown Kyiv after a Russian missile attack in July 2024. Sergiy Palamarchuk / Shutterstock

Ukraine war: after four surprising years, where does it go next? Experts give their view

The Ukraine war enters its fifth year and there are no signs that the fighting will end anytime soon.
With hundreds of thousands of troops in the field and millions displaced by the conflict, can Ukraine organise a free and fair election? EPA/Oleg Movchaniuk

Five reasons Trump’s plan for Ukrainian elections and a peace referendum will only prolong the war

The US president’s plan for Ukraine looks far-fetched and one-sided – but it might buy Volodymyr Zelensky and his allies valuable time.
A Ukrainian serviceman walking in a damaged area of the frontline city of Kostyantynivka, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. Press service of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade / EPA

Ukraine and Europe’s weakness exposed as US and Russia again negotiate behind Kyiv’s back

Ukraine’s collapse is not a foregone conclusion, despite sustained losses on the battlefield.
Le 31 juillet 2025, au Parlement ukrainien, des députés brandissent des pancartes sur lesquelles on peut lire « Tolérance zéro pour la corruption en Ukraine » et « L’Ukraine n’est pas la Russie », lors du débat sur l’indépendance des agences de lutte contre la corruption. Ces agences sont finalement restées indépendantes et viennent de révéler un scandale qui éclabousse des membres de l’entourage du président Zelensky. Andrii Nesterenko/AFP

Ukraine : le scandale de corruption dans le secteur énergétique qui fragilise le pouvoir

Une vaste enquête conduite en Ukraine a mis au jour des preuves accablantes de la corruption de certains proches alliés de Volodymyr Zelensky.
Under pressure: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine Presidency/Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/Alamy Live News

Ukraine: energy corruption scandal threatens to derail Zelensky’s government and undermine its war effort

Operation Midas, a Ukrainian anti-corruption probe, has uncovered what appears to be damning evidence against some of the Ukrainian president’s close allies.
Ukrainian soldiers celebrate Easter near a frontline in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, 20 April 2025. EPA-EFE/Press service of the 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade

Ukraine war: path to peace looks increasingly narrow as Kyiv’s western backers scramble to focus on their own interests

As things stand, there is very little hope for a sustainable peace deal emerging from negotiations.
O ministro das Relações Exteriores da Ucrânia, Andrii Sybiha, presenteia o secretário de Estado dos EUA, Marco Rubio, com um ícone religioso pintado na tampa de uma caixa de munição. EPA-EFE/Ukranian presidential press service

EUA e Ucrânia assinam proposta de cessar‑fogo de 30 dias: bola agora está no campo de Putin

Vladimir Putin agora terá que ponderar como manter uma redefinição com os EUA e, ao mesmo tempo, pressionar por mais sucesso militar no campo de batalha.
Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha presents US secretary of state Marco Rubio with a religious icon painted on the lid of an ammunition box. EPA-EFE/Ukranian presidential press service

US and Ukraine sign 30‑day ceasefire proposal – now the ball is in Putin’s court

Vladimir Putin will now have to weigh up how to maintain a reset with the US while also pressing for more military success on the battlefield.
El presidente ucraniano Volodymyr Zelensky, en el tensísimo encuentro con el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump en la Casa Blanca. EPA-EFE/Jim lo Scalzo/pool

Tensión y amenazas: la visita de Zelensky a la Casa Blanca acaba de la peor manera

Detrás de los airados intercambios de mensajes en la insólita escena de la Casa Blanca se encuentran las diferencias entre la administración Trump y el gobierno ucraniano sobre el llamado «acuerdo de minerales».
Trump has invited China’s Xi Jingping to attend his inauguration. This is clearly aimed at getting Beijing involved in negotiations over the Ukraine war. AP Photo/AlexBrandon/Alamy

Trump wants China’s help in making peace in Ukraine – he’s unlikely to get it

President Xi is unlikely to see any benefit from working with Donald Trump on peace negotiations for the Ukraine war.

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