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Russia sanctions bill faces make-or-break moment before US midterms,

Russia sanctions bill faces make-or-break moment before US midterms,

Russia sanctions bill faces make-or-break moment before US midterms, Ukraine says It remains unclear whether the U.S. House of Representatives will vote next week on sweeping legislation that would impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries buying Russian oil and gas, Ukraine's sanctions commissioner Vladyslav Vlasiuk told reporters on Sept. 10. The bill faces a narrow window for consideration before the Nov. 3…

Economy 161 views 41d ago
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Why Russia keeps fighting despite the mounting costs

Why Russia keeps fighting despite the mounting costs

Why Russia keeps fighting despite the mounting costs Can Russia's manpower advantage change the course of the war in Ukraine? As Moscow appears to prepare to bring more troops into the war, Russia is betting that its larger pool of personnel and resources can help it sustain the fighting and outlast Ukraine and its Western partners. In this interview, The Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell speaks with Mykola…

Conflict 530 views 42d ago
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Russia's 160-year war on Ukrainian books

Russia's 160-year war on Ukrainian books

Russia's 160-year war on Ukrainian books "Today, Russia seeks to accomplish with ballistic missiles what its predecessors failed to obtain with legal oppression and deportations. We must ensure that, by burning Ukrainian books, Moscow only reminds the world how valuable they are," writes Pauline Foret, lecturer at the Kyiv School of Economics, in this op-ed. Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov / Libkos / Getty Images.

Conflict 527 views 43d ago
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'We will sow' — Odesa farmers defiant in face of relentless Russian

'We will sow' — Odesa farmers defiant in face of relentless Russian

'We will sow' — Odesa farmers defiant in face of relentless Russian assaults Since mid-July, Russia has intensified its attacks on Odesa's ports and adjacent infrastructure. Although the ports remain technically open, fewer ships now dare to enter this new maritime kill zone. "The ports are almost blocked," says Dmytro Barinov, president of the Ukrainian Ports Association Ukrport. Barinov describes the increase in…

Conflict 302 views 43d ago
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The drone war is becoming a race to adapt, rather than perfect

The drone war is becoming a race to adapt, rather than perfect

The drone war is becoming a race to adapt, rather than perfect "Warfare has become a competition to learn and apply what you learn fastest. Ukraine builds a new drone; Russia replies with drone countermeasures; Ukraine tweaks the drone to overcome those countermeasures; Russia tweaks its counter-countermeasures. A system that takes ten years to develop risks becoming useless before it's even out in the field,"…

Ukraine 417 views 44d ago
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