Türkiye and Ukraine are close neighbors in the Black Sea region and enjoy excellent relations, a reflection of deep-rooted connections stretching back many centuries. Ukraine has been Türkiye’s strategic partner for over a decade, hence the strong solidarity and support between our two countries. Indeed, the most recent manifestation of our solidarity was displayed when […]
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Vladimir Putin is aiming to complete Joseph Stalin’s unfinished Ukrainian genocide
On November 25, people across Ukraine and around the world lit candles in memory of the millions of Ukrainians killed in an artificial famine engineered by the Stalin regime in the 1930s. Known to history as the Holodomor, this manmade famine remained hidden in the Soviet shadows for decades. In recent years, a growing number […]
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Vladimir Putin’s biggest mistake was underestimating Ukrainian resilience
Over the past eighteen months, Ukraine’s ability to overcome the destruction and disruption created by Russia’s invasion has been so striking that some outside observers have even questioned the reality of the war. Every so often, video footage of Ukrainians engaged in everyday activities appears on social media accompanied by suggestions that the situation in […]
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UKRAINE’S GROWING DEFENSE TECH STRENGTH CAN HELP DEFEAT RUSSIA
While Russia relies on the brute force of artillery bombardments and human wave tactics, Ukraine is waging an innovative form of warfare that plays on the country’s tech sector strengths, says Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov
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Putin’s nuclear blackmail
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin hopes the threat of a nuclear escalation will enable him to rescue his rapidly unraveling invasion by scaring the West into abandoning Ukraine
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OPINION: NATO poses a threat to Russian imperialism not Russian national security
Moscow’s passive response to Finnish NATO membership is confirmation that Putin never really saw the alliance as a security threat to Russia. In reality, he merely exploited NATO expansion as a smokescreen for Russian imperial aggression against Ukraine
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Key lessons from Ukraine’s eight-year struggle against Russian cyber warfare
What can the Ukrainian experience of successfully defending critical infrastructure against Russian attack teach others about building cyber resilience?
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Why Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska’s Vogue magazine photo shoot was a soft power triumph
Kyiv’s key objectives on the information front are to keep the Russian invasion in the international headlines and to overcome Ukraine Fatigue among global audiences. Olena Zelenska’s Vogue interview succeeded on both counts.
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Why Post-Boris Britain will continue to stand with Ukraine against Putin’s war
Many in Ukraine have expressed regret over the resignation of Boris Johnson as UK PM but his successor is almost certain to maintain British support for Ukraine as the country fights for survival against Russia’s ongoing invasion
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UKRAINIAN TECH SECTOR: Now is the right time to launch a Digital Marshall Plan for Ukraine
International support for the Ukrainian tech sector may be the most effective way to counter the devastating impact of Russia’s invasion