The Logic of Terror

Against the backdrop of constant discussions about the possibility of ending the Russian–Ukrainian war and even holding a trilateral meeting of the presidents of the United States, Russia, and Ukraine – a bilateral meeting is no longer mentioned even by Donald Trump himself – Russia is intensifying its terror against Ukraine.

The War of Fantasies

Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin was labeled a “historic event” at the White House even before it took place. And indeed, it was the first negotiations between Russian and American presidents in many years. Trump’s predecessor, Joseph Biden, had held a virtual meeting with Putin on the eve of Russia’s major assault on Ukraine.

Trump’s Shortened Ultimatum

I am writing this text against the backdrop of yet another loud explosion in Kyiv. A ballistic missile launched by Russia at the Ukrainian capital detonated almost outside my window on the night before President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, was due to arrive in Moscow. Earlier there had been a massive combined missile-and-drone strike on Kyiv—possibly the largest in recent weeks...

50 Days of Donald Trump

Термін, який встановив Дональд Трамп Володимиру Путіну для досягнення домовленості щодо завершення російсько-української війни, досі залишається однією з найобговорюваніших тем,…

Six Conversations with Putin

After his sixth conversation with Vladimir Putin since returning to the Oval Office—and only four months after resuming the powers of the presidency—Donald Trump acknowledged for the first time that he is not sure he can stop the Russian-Ukrainian war. He also voiced disappointment with the results of his talks with the Russian leader.

Unpunished Evil

The meeting between the Presidents of the United States and Ukraine, which was supposed to take place during the Group of Seven summit in Canada, was postponed due to Donald Trump's hurried departure. Now Kyiv is preparing a new meeting between the American and Ukrainian presidents, which may take place during the NATO summit...

Putin in the Spider Web

Donald Trump believes that the Ukrainian strike on Russian airfields gave Putin a pretext to bomb Ukraine. This is a bold assumption, if only because massive combined air-strikes by Russia against residential districts of Ukrainian cities were taking place long before that Ukrainian action. Moreover, such attacks are not prepared in a matter of days but over the course of months...

Memorandum on the Attacks

I began writing this text while Kyiv was once again under rocket and drone fire. At that moment, I was in one of the Ukrainian capital’s bomb shelters. This simple fact eloquently shows which of the two scenarios—Donald Trump’s or Vladimir Putin’s—is being carried out in reality.

Ceasefire, Negotiations, and the End of the War

The commemoration of the eightieth anniversary of the Victory in the Second World War has become a backdrop for attempts to end another war—the largest in Europe since 1945: Russia’s war against Ukraine...

The Miracle of Pope Francis

Italian media are calling the meeting between the American and Ukrainian presidents—who came to the Vatican to bid farewell to the Roman Pontiff—a genuine miracle of Pope Francis.