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What’s wrong with Trump’s mineral deal for Ukraine?

Signing a mineral deal has become a hot topic in Ukraine-US policy relations, with the Trump administration viewing it as part of a broader push for a quick peace with Putin.

How dictatorships tried to silence Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe

Trump’s funding cuts put the future of Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe and Voice of America — and, by extension, the future of free press — at risk. Launched 70 years ago to break through totalitarian censorship, Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe...

Myanmar’s hidden war: Russia’s other battlefield

Since 2021, Myanmar has been plunged into a brutal civil war. It began when the military overthrew the democratically elected government, igniting mass protests across the country. The peaceful resistance was quickly met with violent crackdowns — bullets against banners....

Genocide of the Crimean Tatars: an ongoing crime

In collaboration with the “Where are our people?” project by Ukrainian non-profit PR Army, the Ukraїner team is investigating Russia’s crimes against Crimean Tatars throughout history and their enduring impacts today. In this article, we provide a...

Personal doctor of the Ethiopian emperor

The multimedia online platform Local History explores Ukraine’s past and present while promoting history through print magazines and online materials. These stories are unique discoveries from archives, conversations with descendants of historical figures, eyewitnesses, and experts. Here is a piece...

A former German soldier brings hope to Ukraine’s war zones

Michael Kröger, a former Bundeswehr soldier, has been living in Kyiv since 2018. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, he didn’t flee. Instead, he stayed behind to provide aid and has been doing that ever since....

Akim Galimov on the continuity of Ukrainian resistance

While Ukrainian defence forces battle the Russians on the front lines, civilians in occupied territories risk their lives to assist from behind enemy lines. Despite the ever-present fear of torture or death, the drive to expel the occupiers fuels acts...

Defining Peace in Ukraine: Understanding the Russo-Ukrainian Wars of 1918–1921 and 2014–Present

Ukraine’s centuries-old struggle against Russian colonisation stretches back to the 17th century and still rages on. In this article, Kyrylo Cyril Kutcher from Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University of New Zealand draws parallels between the current Russian invasion and...

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