Just now, Zelensky’s rejoinder to Trump on Tomahawks: “As soon as the issue of long-range capabilities became a little further away for us – for Ukraine – Russia almost automatically became less interested in diplomacy,” Zelensky said in his daily address. “This is a signal that

A Russian drone strike hit a kindergarten in Kharkiv – after a massive attack overnight. Unfortunately, one person has been killed – my condolences to the bereaved family. As of now, seven people have been injured and are receiving medical care. All the children have been

Right now, the anti-European and anti-democratic regime in Georgia is detaining protesters on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi. At least 20 people have already been arrested, including several prominent Georgians. Live: facebook.com/reel/134901826…

At this point I'm just losing my goddamn mind. Trump is about to pass sanctions against Russia edition.cnn.com/2025/10/22/pol…

Trump admin sanctions Lukoil and Rosneft and their subsidiaries. Rather underwhelming and cosmetic — these companies have already been under US sanctions since 2014 home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…

US policy on Ukraine

Breaking: Russian planes violated Lithuania’s airspace today, the country’s President Nausėda announced on X.  He said the aircraft, a fighter jet and transport plane, came from Kaliningrad. “This is a cruel violation of international law and territorial sovereignty of Lithuania,

It’s only a matter of time before Trump pivots back to Putin, but for the time being, his sanctions, plus the EU’s new measures and Ukraine’s drone war, have coalesced into the most effective mechanism against Russia the West currently has. Link to my latest in the next post ⬇️

The leader of the poorest country in the EU:

Trump has now twice learned a truth that Ukrainians have always known. Putin isn’t interested in concessions so long as the price of continuing the war is lower than the cost of ending it. Michał Kranz 👇 buff.ly/Bk6HtVa

Zelensky is hoping that Trump’s ego won’t let him fall back into Putin’s lap. Don’t count on it, warns Michał Kranz 👇 buff.ly/Bk6HtVa

Despite his new sanctions, Trump is sure to flip back to Putin’s side on Ukraine once he sees that strong-arming Kyiv will be his quickest path to getting what he truly wants — a new Russo-American partnership on trade, resources, and more. Me in UnHerd: unherd.com/2025/10/trump-…

Despite his on-off embrace of Ukraine, Donald Trump always comes crawling back to Putin’s kennel. That’s bad news for Zelensky — and the Europeans. Michał Kranz 👇 buff.ly/Bk6HtVa

Trumpology is an art, not a science, and a move in one direction is hardly ever a sure-fire bet for what comes next. Nato leaders are learning that to their cost, writes Michał Kranz 👇 buff.ly/Bk6HtVa

My latest news roundup from yesterday analyzing the most important events from last week, along with under-covered stories like Latvia’s vote to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention on protecting women and Serbia’s promise to hold early elections. The link is in the next post ⬇️