Emmanuel Macron has spent years turning grand stages into his personal stage. From the gold-leaf halls of Versailles to lakeside G7 tents, the French president has rolled out the red carpet for world leaders. In 2017, he welcomed Vladimir Putin to the same palace where Louis XIV once ruled, hoping t
Lukashenko, who sits close to Putin, said in a TV interview that both Russia and Ukraine need to find middle ground if the war is ever going to finish. He pointed out that winning on the battlefield seems unlikely for either side, even though Russian troops are still moving forward. The Belarusian p
When Russia attacked in 2022, most experts thought Ukraine had no real chance. The numbers were against them – Russia had way more people, weapons, and money. Many believed the country would fall quickly. But after two years of brutal fighting, something unexpected happened. Ukraine didn’t just surv
The G7 leaders will meet next week in Evian‑les‑Bains, a lakeside town in France, for talks that many expect will focus on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. The French host, President Macron, has arranged a schedule that keeps President Trump on his side of the agenda. France wants the sum
In a quiet neighborhood of Kharkiv, a city that has seen more than its share of destruction, 16-year-old Nastya remembers the day war came to her doorstep. It was February 2022, and Russian forces tried to take the city in a single push. The battle at School No. 134 lasted half a day, turning the ar
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently spoke to news editors in St. Petersburg, making a few surprising remarks about the war in Ukraine. He suggested that Russia could both keep fighting and still be open to a peace deal at the same time. "One doesn't rule out the other, " he said, explaining th
Ukraine’s president made clear this week that talks about joining the European Union won’t stall. Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his government will stick to a set plan, even after Hungary recently shifted its position on Ukraine’s membership. Just a day earlier, the EU’s rotating leadership under Cyprus
Joining the fighting in Ukraine offers few young Russian men a real future. Many get sent to battle with barely any training and outdated equipment. Some never make it out alive. For those who do survive, injuries often go untreated, leaving them disabled or stranded without help. The idea of becomi
Every year since 2019, Russia hosts its own version of Davos in St. Petersburg. This time the timing is terrible. Hours before the doors opened, missiles slammed into Kyiv in retaliation for a dormitory strike in Luhansk. The official schedule never says “Ukraine, ” but the shadow of war is everywhe
Ukraine's president recently stated that the country's armed forces have gained the ability to disrupt Russian military supply routes deep inside occupied Ukrainian territories. This means that Russian forces now face significant challenges in moving troops, weapons, and fuel safely across southern
