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Martin Fornusek

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Martin Fornusek is a reporter for the Kyiv Independent, specializing in international and regional politics, history, and disinformation. Based in Lviv, Martin often reports on international politics, with a focus on analyzing developments related to Ukraine and Russia. His career in journalism began in 2021 after graduating from Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, earning a Master's degree in Conflict and Democracy Studies. Martin has been invited to speak on Times Radio, France 24, Czech Television, and Radio Free Europe. He speaks English, Czech, and Ukrainian.

m.fornusek@kyivindependent.com
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Articles

Europe

NATO, Ukraine must force Putin to negotiate, Dutch PM Jetten tells Kyiv Independent

by Dominika Ozynska, Martin Fornusek
The Netherlands has spearheaded Western support for Ukraine. The 18-million-strong NATO country was among the first to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets — the country's first Western warplanes — alongside Patriot launchers, artillery, and more. Now, the new Dutch government led by Rob Jetten signals that its military stocks have reached their limits. But, as the prime minister explains, this only means that the focus must shift — toward non-military support, joint defense production, and
Politics

NATO summit — Trump rages at allies but hands Ukraine a win

by Martin Fornusek, Dominika Ozynska
ANKARA, Turkey — Despite all expectations, Ukraine seems to be leaving the NATO summit in Ankara with a major win. The alliance itself, less so. Alongside an allied pledge of $80 billion in defense aid for 2026, President Volodymyr Zelensky has also secured an apparent green light from U.S. President Donald Trump to produce Patriot missiles, sorely needed amid increasingly deadly Russian attacks. As the two leaders met in the Turkish capital on July 8, Trump nonchalantly added several more co
Europe

The peace in Ukraine that worries NATO

by Martin Fornusek
A potential ceasefire would provide Ukraine a much-needed respite — but would raise difficult security questions for NATO states along Russia's frontier. Even as the U.S.-led peace push has slowed, officials in Kyiv still hope they can end the active phase of fighting before winter. And while Europe firmly backs these efforts, its planners are increasingly sounding the alarm about the prospect of battle-hardened, modernized Russian armies freed for deployment along the Baltic or Nordic borders

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