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Swedish soldiers take part in a military exercise in Kivilompolo, Finland, on March 9, 2024.
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Everyone is talking about World War III. Sweden is preparing for it

by Yelyzaveta Nechyporuk

Ukraine's wartime experience is becoming a source of practical lessons for countries trying to strengthen their own resilience and defense. In today's Europe, talk of a wider war no longer sounds remote or unlikely. The anxiety is real, and governments are reassessing their security and defense. That's where Ukraine's experience is becoming both a warning and a guidebook, showing what happens to a modern society under sustained attack, what systems come under pressure first, and what helps a co

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Exclusive: Zelensky’s ex-chief of staff Yermak ran 'troubling' back-channel with Trump's Susie Wiles

U.S. President Donald Trump's former Chief of Staff Susie Wiles had a "troubling" back-channel with Andriy Yermak, the controversial former head of the President’s Office, the Kyiv Independent can exclusively reveal. The back-channel began after Trump's inauguration in January 2025, when President Volodymyr Zelensky tasked Yermak with establishing contacts with high-level American officials. Yermak and Wiles spoke frequently in the following months, two Ukrainian officials told the Kyiv Indepe

Andriy Yermak poses for a portrait in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 25, 2024.
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