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Memo to the 47th President: A Ukraine Deal Would be Good; Russia's Defeat Even Better

EDITOR’S NOTE — Since Donald Trump’s victory in the November 5 election, The Cipher Brief has reached out to our network for thoughts on what the priorities ought to be for the second Trump [...] More

In Ukraine, the Anxious Wait for Trump's Plan to End the War 

In Ukraine, the Anxious Wait for Trump's Plan to End the War 
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DEEP DIVE — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise of a quick end to Russia’s war on Ukraine is something that Ukrainians desperately want, as the full-scale invasion approaches its 1,000th day. But [...] More

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Ukraine is Facing a Brutal Winter and a New U.S. President

Ukraine is Facing a Brutal Winter and a New U.S. President

Zelensky facing new set of challenges or maybe more of the same [...] More
Amid Russian Advance, a Problem For Ukraine: Not Enough Fighters

Amid Russian Advance, a Problem For Ukraine: Not Enough Fighters

For all the concern over Western military aid, officials are worried about a shortage of troops [...] More
Ukraine Conference Urges World to Catch Up to 'Frontline Time'

Ukraine Conference Urges World to Catch Up to 'Frontline Time'

Ukrainian and global leaders said the West must act with the urgency of soldiers on the frontlines [...] More
How New U.S. Aid To Ukraine Will (and Won't) Change the War

How New U.S. Aid To Ukraine Will (and Won't) Change the War

SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Ukrainians greeted Saturday’s long-awaited House passage of $60.8 billion in aid with justifiable jubilation. For [...] More
Why Ukraine's Refugees Are a National Security Issue

Why Ukraine's Refugees Are a National Security Issue

SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Ukraine’s fate isn’t only being decided on the battlefield or on Capitol Hill; it also rests in the hands of nearly [...] More
Ukraine Digs in and Hopes For the Best in “Spring Defensive”

Ukraine Digs in and Hopes For the Best in “Spring Defensive”

SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING - Ukraine is spending $800 million to build trenches and multilayered fortifications along a 600-mile front line in [...] More
As Ukraine Fights For its Survival, Many Young Men Sit Out the War

As Ukraine Fights For its Survival, Many Young Men Sit Out the War

SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING - As war rages and Ukrainian leaders plead for military aid from the West, the country isn’t just running low on [...] More
Republicans Offer Kyiv Reassurance on Aid Package. Do they Know Something We Don't?

Republicans Offer Kyiv Reassurance on Aid Package. Do they Know Something We Don't?

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Four years ago, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Kyiv to reassure president Volodymyr Zelensky that the [...] More