After almost two and a half years of war, Ukraine still doesn’t have a working airport. Instead, the journey in and out of the country must be undertaken by road or rail. This takes days and costs the country billions annually in lost revenues. The absence of a functioning airport complicates travel for everyone, from
TO: POTUSFROM: Ambassadors John Herbst, Steven Pifer, Alexander Vershbow, and 39 other national security leadersSUBJECT: A bold agenda for the Washington summit: How to advance vital US interests by helping Ukraine win and defining its path to NATO membership SHARE MEMO BY EMAIL DOWNLOAD PDF What does the US president need to know? Our new
Ukraine’s outgoing Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, who resigned on September 4, was known for his deep relationships with the country’s Western partners. Outspoken and often wearing an olive green hoodie since the full-scale invasion began, the bald, bespectacled former Kyiv city councilman developed a reputation for being detail-oriented but personable, straightforward but sardonic, and above
On July 17, Russia withdrew from the UN-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative, striking a devastating blow to Ukraine’s economy and undermining global food security. Yet the grain shutoff is just one symptom of a much broader strategic problem. The bigger issue is that Moscow is well on its way to turning the Black Sea, which
