Eastern Europe
War in Ukraine
Many Ukrainians had to flee ahead of Russian forces, leaving homes and loved ones behind in the occupied territories. Some try to return for a visit, despite the danger and humiliation
May. 30
Business
The Factor Druk Printing House, which was hit on May 23 by Russian S-300 missiles, is Ukraine’s third largest by publishing volumes and seventh by revenues in the industry.
May. 25
Kharkiv
Russian propagandists called what Moscow fomented in Ukraine the “Russian Spring.” Kyiv Post visited the hotspots of 2014 and spoke directly with participants in the events.
May. 25
Russia implicitly challenges existing border with Estonia.
May. 24
Biden
President Joe Biden will miss Ukraine’s Peace Summit in Switzerland in June, in favor of hosting a fundraiser for his presidential campaign in California.
May. 24
Putin
The FT cites a Russian defense insider who, contrary to other sources, states that a significant summer offensive by Moscow would be unsustainable without a new wave of mobilization.
May. 24
Telegram
As the Kremlin escalates its crackdown on Russia’s corrupt generals the head of the Ministry of Defense department for state procurement becomes the second arrested in less than 24 hours.
May. 23
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian intelligence (HUR) told Kyiv Post it struck Russian military production facilities in Tatarstan on May 23 with UAVs.
May. 23
Russia
Russian media reported that Moscow does not intend to revise its Baltic Sea border, despite a published Defense Ministry document suggesting possible changes.
May. 22
Storm Shadow / SCALP
Col. Gen. Gennadiy Anashkin, who commands all Russian forces on the southern front in Ukraine, was reported to have been wounded in a long-range missile attack on a staff meeting in Luhansk.
May. 22
NATO
Andrey Kozyrev, Russia’s top diplomat right after the fall of the USSR, told Kyiv Post in an exclusive interview that Putin’s claims about assurances not to expand NATO were false.
May. 22
The Ukrainian president told The New York Times that shooting down missiles over Ukraine is both defensive and doesn't involve taking any lives, so is an obvious step for Ukraine's allies.
May. 22
Germany
Germany’s 2022 proposal for the European Sky Shield Initiative, the continent’s version of Israel’s Iron Dome, finally looks set to be revealed according to Donald Tusk.
May. 21
Moldova, sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, has angered former Soviet-era master Russia by pushing to join the EU in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
May. 21
EU gives the go-ahead to support Ukraine’s military self-defense and reconstruction from seized Russian assets.
May. 21
War in Ukraine
Thousands of people who survived the bombing of their villages and cities have managed to escape from the war zone, but thousands more remain at risk since Russia opened its new front.
May. 21
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On Nov. 16, 1994, Ukraine adopted the draft law by which Ukraine would sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of nuclear weapons, the first step that made it vulnerable to Russian aggression.
Nov. 16