Andrii Vdovychenko

1 month ago | cepa.org | Elisabeth Braw |Edward Lucas |Andrii Vdovychenko |Ruth Deyermond

The biennial Exercise Joint Viking, which ended on March 14, is the largest military drill in Norway and the alliance’s most important recurring Arctic war game. Without it, operational cooperation will waste and NATO armies will be less prepared to repel a Russian attack. Will there be another in 2027? And if there is, will US forces join the 10,000-strong drill? Even as Joint Viking was underway, the US military denied reports it planned to pull out of all NATO exercises from this year.

Dec 9, 2024 | cepa.org | Andrii Vdovychenko |Edward Lucas |Alison Mutler |Arnis Cimermanis

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion, fallout from its war has spread beyond Ukraine on multiple occasions, with attack drones and missiles crossing into NATO countries in nine confirmed incidents. Drones or debris have crashed into Romanian territory and Russian ballistic missiles have violated Polish airspace.

Dec 9, 2024 | cepa.org | Andrii Vdovychenko |Edward Lucas |Alison Mutler |Irina Borogan

Before President Joe Biden leaves office on January 20, one of his final decisions could be to designate Ukraine as a Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA). It would bring long-term security benefits and, while other countries with this status are blocked from alliance membership due to geography, it won’t necessarily be an obstacle to Kyiv’s eventual alliance integration.

Nov 9, 2024 | flipboard.com | Andrii Vdovychenko

North Korean Soldiers In Russia Are ‘Gorging On Pornography’Given unfettered access to the Internet for the first time in their lives, the North Koreans are now addicted to porn. North Korean soldiers sent to …

Nov 9, 2024 | kyivpost.com | Andrii Vdovychenko

As Ukraine weighs nuclear weapons options, LENR technology presents a potential path to powerful weapons with a deterrence effect without violating international treaties.       On Oct. 17 Zelensky once again discussed the possibility of Ukraine becoming nuclear again, referring to the failure of the Budapest Memorandum to ensure Ukraine’s security. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.