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Washington attempts dealmaking, Moscow sticks with warmaking "This compulsive dealmaking won't put an end to Russian warmaking. To a Moscow-centered predatory empire, accommodation is encouragement," writes Andrew Chakhoyan, academic director at the University of Amsterdam, in this op-ed. Photo: Peter Kovalev / Pool / AFP via Getty Images
Could Trump’s 100% tariffs crush Russia’s war machine? A new U.S. law gives the president the power to impose tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian energy, while also strengthening sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet. In this interview, the Kyiv Independent's Martin Fornusek speaks with Philip Luck, director of the Economics Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), about…
French far-left presidential candidate Melenchon blames Ukraine's deep strikes for war escalation France's far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon on Sept. 23 posted a video of himself speaking about Russia's war on Ukraine, with the accompanying message: "From the very first day we have condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine." "Who can imagine that a country would allow its own capital to be attacked and provide no…
⚡ Update: Russian drone attack on Kyiv kills 1, injures 7. Russian strikes hit Kyiv's Holosiivskyi and Solomianskyi districts in the early hours of Sept. 23, damaging a four-story business center, gas stations, and warehouses. Photo: State Emergency Service / Telegram.
Who are Usmanov and Fridman, the Russian oligarchs France helped remove from the EU sanctions list? The European Union is expected to lift sanctions on two high-profile Russian oligarchs — Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman. The push was spearheaded by Slovakia, yet it was France that held the new round of sanctions extensions hostage, reportedly to secure the release of two French prisoners held by Azerbaijan.…
Fertilizers: End the free pass for the merchants of death "Fertilizer production is inherently dual-use, and in wartime it is critical. As a result, that food security free pass has enabled and enriched the Russian fertilizer industry and Russia's financial capacity to wage war," writes Alan Riley, Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, in this op-ed. Photo: Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg via Getty Images
How Russia used parliamentary elections to legitimize occupation of Ukrainian territories As Russia held its parliamentary elections from Sept. 18 to 20, it also organized, for the first time, the vote in Ukrainian territories that Russia illegally claims as its own. The purpose of holding the sham election in occupied territories goes far beyond choosing Russian lawmakers. Russia uses the elections in Ukrainian…
Latvia facing 'alarming' period amid rising Russian threat in Baltics, president says Latvian President Edgars Rinkevics said his country sees no signs of an imminent conventional attack by Russia, but described the coming weeks as an "alarming" period in an interview with the Kyiv Independent. Rinkevics said his government is preparing for cyberattacks, information campaigns, and possible disruptions by Russia…
