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Ukraine needs a prosecutor general chosen for merit, not loyalty
The alleged escape of the former Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko from Ukraine amid the fallout from the "Carthage" anti-corruption operation has made it impossible to postpone the question: how should Ukraine choose the person to lead its prosecution service? My answer is straightforward: through an open, competitive selection based on professional competence, integrity, and leadership — not purely political considerations. This June, I co-authored a draft law to introduce open competitio

Award-winning director Andrey Zvyagintsev labeled 'foreign agent' by Kremlin
Zvyagintsev, one of Russia's most famous contemporary film directors, has lived in exile since 2022. His latest film "Minotaur" has been praised as an anti-war film.

Russia pulls elite drone unit from northern Donetsk Oblast after losses from Operation Vivaldi, Ukraine's military says
"Most specialized drone units in the area suffered significant losses among qualified personnel and material and technical resources," the 3rd Army Corps said.

Zelensky hosts European leaders at inaugural Carpathian 8 Summit
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sept. 18 welcomed European leaders to the Carpathian 8 Summit, the inaugural event for a forum of eight countries across the Carpathian region.

Putin envoy Dmitriev, AfD prepare meeting on restarting Russian gas supplies to Germany, Reuters reports
Kremlin economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev and the leadership of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party are preparing to meet as early as March, Reuters reported, citing undisclosed sources.

Exclusive: Ukraine, Russia are done with Steve Witkoff. Trump sees no problem
Kyiv and Moscow are growing increasingly frustrated with the U.S.-mediated peace process — and with Washington's Envoy Steve Witkoff, people familiar with the matter told the Kyiv Independent. Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who has emerged as a key peace negotiator, traveled to Russia and Ukraine in early September in an attempt to restart stalled negotiations. They left both countries with little to show for the effort. Behind the scenes, however, several separate efforts are

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A person matching the description of Kyrylo Budanov, head of the President's Office, allegedly asked his deputy, Iryna Mudra, to launder cash to pay bail for former Energy and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko.


















