"Ukrainians never had a tsar, king or royal family. They were free until 1654."Ukrainians value their freedom over stability, which Russia cannot understand, says Andrey Kurkov. Andrey was in Kyiv as Russia's invasion began, but got word that he was on a...

"We’re not going to see a swift end to this conflict in Ukraine unless something happens in Moscow, for instance, he’s removed by his own people." The only way to stop the conflict is for ‘something to happen in Moscow’, journalist Askold Krushelnycky tel...

"They are really scratching around for people and pulling in new battalions of volunteers who have no more than 30 days military training. That's a clear sign of running out of places to find people." General Sir Richard Barrons, former commander of the j...