The grim exchange, the compensation for families as the war wears on, is taking its toll in more ways than one.
By Ian Proud
A spat over the return of 6,000 Ukrainian bodies lays bare the unforgiving economic and political challenge that Ukraine faces in bringing home its fallen, and the political storm that President Zelensky will face when the war finally ends.
With talks stalled, Zelensky says he needs more money for next year
By Ian Proud
Ukraine is already asking for more money to continue fighting into 2026, a sure sign that President Volodmyr Zelensky has no plans to end the war.
With the battlefield continuing to favor Russia, European leaders have their collective heads in the sand on who will pay. How long before President Trump walks away?
The leaders of France, the U.K., Germany, and Poland over the weekend joined Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to “demand” that Putin immediately agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire. If Putin doesn’t submit, they warn, more painful sanctions will be levied on Moscow. The result of this latest “coalition of the willing” action will ensure that the war continues, and any possibility of peace will be destroyed.
If there were an anti-Nobel Peace Prize, these five men would surely win it.