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Reflections from our correspondents on the ground in the Ukrainian capital.

KYIV BLOG: Ukraine’s worst nightmare becomes real

February 28, 2025

It’s everything we feared Trump would mean. He held his first Cabinet meeting yesterday and plainly said that the US is out of the Ukraine conflict and it's up to Europe to support and protect Ukraine going forward if it wants to.

KYIV BLOG: It’s time to drop the charade that Ukraine can join Nato

December 4, 2024

World leaders are meeting for a Nato summit and Ukraine is top of the agenda. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is calling for accelerated accession to Nato, but it will never happen.

KYIV BLOG: Odesa, bombarded but unbowed

November 13, 2024

Sporadic Russian missile attacks have become part of everyday life in Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port city.

KYIV BLOG: Trump 2.0 is good news for Putin, bad news for Zelenskiy

November 7, 2024

Trump is back. That is bad news for Zelenskiy but good news for Putin. It makes a ceasefire more likely as while Biden was dedicated to supporting Ukraine, Trump’s “America First” mantra means he is likely to disengage.

KYIV BLOG: The West has betrayed Ukraine

October 17, 2024

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gave some of the details of his five-point victory plan yesterday to MPs of the Rada. The plan is a non-starter as Ukraine will get none of the items on Zelenskiy's list, reneging on a promise to support it.

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