Demands for a ceasefire are met with counter-demands, ultimatum after ultimatum, and both Russia and Ukraine anxiously follow every hint from the USA. But Vladimir Putin's goal with the invasion remains firm, emphasizes FOI analyst Johan Norberg.
ConflictsHe is on his way to becoming the greatest and best goal scorer of all time in NHL. But superstar Alexander Ovechkin's connection to Russian President Vladimir Putin bothers many. He has fueled everything that led to the tragedy in Ukraine today, says hockey expert Szymon Szemberg to TT.
Ice hockeyWhat can Ukraine imagine losing? And how pressured is Russia? After the scandal meeting at the White House last week – and new, difficult-to-interpret statements from Donald Trump – the USA and Ukraine are making a new attempt to unite at a meeting in Saudi Jeddah.
ConflictsSorrow, anger, and fighting spirit. Three years after Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians in Sweden live with the war's pain and anger over the USA's dialogue with Moscow. Prisoners of war are being tortured and children are being kidnapped – the war continues, reminds Ukrainian Alyona Kashyna.
ConflictsSorrow, anger, and fighting spirit. Three years after Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukrainians in Sweden live with the war's pain and anger over the USA's dialogue with Moscow. Prisoners of war are being tortured and children are being kidnapped – the war continues, reminds Ukrainian Alyona Kashyna.
ConflictsDonald Trump expresses that Ukraine bears the guilt for Russia's invasion of the country. You should never have started this, says the US President, after his government has met Russia halfway at the negotiating table.
ConflictsUSA and Russia have held a first meeting on the way to some form of agreement on the Russian invasion war in Ukraine – without Ukraine. They say they have taken "important steps" towards continued talks and re-established diplomatic ties that were severed. The meeting is heavily criticized by Ukraine's president.
ConflictsRussia is sending Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to negotiations with the USA. There, they will plan for a top-level meeting between Trump and Putin. After three years of war of aggression in Ukraine, Russia claims that it is European countries that want the war to continue.
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