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After bashing allies, Trump now wants their help. Except for Ukraine
After months of disparaging his European allies, U.S. President Donald Trump suddenly seeks their assistance. But none rush to send warships to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid Washington's ongoing war with Iran, even as Trump warns that a lack of action would be "very bad" for NATO's future. Experts who spoke to the Kyiv Independent see an emerging pattern. "Take unilateral actions without including allies, then bully them into supporting that action," — this is how Trump's approach was desc
Ukraine war latest: Explosions rock Kyiv as Russian drones target capital during morning rush hour
Key developments on March 16: * Explosions rock Kyiv as Russian drones target capital during morning rush hour * Ukrainian drones reportedly strike oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar Krai * 12 years after Crimea annexation, Ukraine says nearly 300 still jailed on fabricated political charges * 'Terror against civilians' — Russian occupation court jails 69-year-old woman for donating to Ukrainian army A series of explosions were heard in Kyiv on March 16 as Russia launched a rush hour drone at
Russians losing Telegram access as Kremlin moves to block popular messenger
As Telegram outages spread across Russia, the Kremlin appears to be ramping up pressure on the popular app while steering users toward a state-backed alternative.
Russia’s disinformation campaign tests Canada’s support for Ukraine
To the average Canadian, the moral lines of the war in Ukraine remain clear. But behind the closed parliament doors, a different picture is emerging. National Security Advisor Nathalie Drouin warned parliament in February that more Canadians are beginning to believe the Kremlin's narrative: that Kyiv, not Moscow, provoked the 2022 invasion. On the surface, this shift isn't visible. Public polling commissioned by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) shows that nine in 10 Canadians still blame R
'True friend' — Sean Penn misses Oscars to visit Ukraine, meets Zelensky in Kyiv
"Sean, thanks to you, we know what a true friend of Ukraine is," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
It's official — Ukraine has a new bank
Ukraine will have a new bank on its books as of tomorrow, after Estonian fintech Iute Group finalized its entry into the market on March 16 — the first foreign bank to enter the country's competitive banking sector since 2021. Representatives from Iute and Ukraine's Deposit Guarantee Fund announced on Monday at a press conference in Kyiv that Ukraine's central bank had approved the sale, paving the way for the bank to begin operations tomorrow. Iute purchased a bridge bank from Ukraine's guara
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Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas giant Naftogaz won a case against Russia's Gazprom in a Swiss court, paving the way for the Russian company to pay more than $1.4 billion in debt.
