Opinion Leader Columns

Valerii Pekar

The logic of Trump's 'peace plan' is to put pressure on the weaker side

Ukraine is hindering the plans of the new American administration. All we can do is prove that we are not more, but less amenable to pressure

10:01

Robert Schneider

Outrage at Trump is not enough. We must arm ourselves

Trump, in essence, holds up a mirror to Europe's own incompetence

Mar 1, 20:08

Oleksandr Kraiev

"It was a good TV show" – what negotiating strategy did Trump use

There will be a rare earths deal. And there will be weapons.

Mar 1, 11:33

Mykhailo Nepran

Why there is no reason to panic about minerals deal with US

The agreement has a much broader meaning than just mining. It is about financing the reconstruction of Ukraine

Feb 26, 12:09

Dr Ben Jones

The key question for the US now is whether they are ready to provide security guarantees to Ukraine.

Given the lack of any clearly articulated American position, it is difficult to predict exactly how diplomacy will move forward.

Feb 14, 22:05

Yigal Levin

Now is not the time to end the war. Here is the main reason

Historically, sides make peace only when the situation is completely stalemated, meaning that further progress is not just worse, but impossible

Feb 12, 20:44

Vitalii Kulyk

How Russian special services manipulate families of Ukrainian prisoners of war

The enemy uses the pain of loved ones for its own purposes

Feb 6, 11:45

Lana Zerkal

EU introduces Competitiveness Compass. How about similar guidelines for Ukraine?

Behind internal quarrels, we fail to notice the critical changes that lay the foundations of the future, and we fail to look for our own "compass"

Jan 31, 09:19

Sergey Auslender

One detail in Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries that is being overlooked

At some point it will have a significant effect

Jan 30, 08:12

Yurii Haidai

Ukraine currently risks following the path of Georgia and Hungary

There are many aggrieved people in the country, which populists and the Kremlin can take advantage of

Jan 28, 08:09

Sergiy Fursa

Trump gave Putin an ultimatum!

Will Putin now pull out his Oreshnik again and scare the world with it and his bare bottom?

Jan 23, 08:02

Roman Bondar

Forget about youth. There will be none in Ukraine

What should we do about the outflow of the working-age population and global demographic trends?

Jan 22, 13:55

Sergiy Fursa

US and Ukraine: How Blinken's successor Marco Rubio sees Putin's plans

Rubio's statements give reason not for hate, but for optimism

Jan 17, 08:55

Valery Chaliy

War will come to EU countries if they do not join collective defense with Ukraine

The Russian regime sent its ultimatum to Brussels and Washington, not to Kyiv

Jan 6, 11:04

Serhiy Harmash

Why Russia will never become a global superpower

You can pump yourself up with nuclear steroids, accumulate a lot of money, but if you don't have the main thing, nothing will work out

Dec 31 2024, 08:09

Андрей Колесник

End of Russian space bravado: We may yet see pleas to Americans not to scuttle ISS

Russia's plans to build its own space station are falling apart

Dec 25 2024, 15:14

Dmytro Zolotukhin

Manipulation without context: How The Economist distorts Ukraine's decolonization efforts

It's no surprise that the author of this biased piece is a journalist of Russian descent

Dec 23 2024, 14:15

Valery Chaliy

First, Tauruses and Tomahawks, later peacekeepers

The idea of a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine should not be "forced" without fulfilling the key condition.

Dec 19 2024, 10:15

Anders Aslund

What is the cost of guaranteeing Ukraine's victory?

The West already holds this money. Only the will to act is needed to change the war's course

Dec 16 2024, 13:59

Denys Marchuk

Export of corn in December will be a record. Here's why

Currently, only two main players remain on the world corn market — Ukraine and the USA, which opens up unique opportunities for Ukrainian producers

Dec 11 2024, 14:42

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