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Apr 28, 2024 | 
thehill.com | Maksym Skrypchenko
Winston Churchill probably never said that “Americans will always do the right thing, but only after exhausting all other options.” Yet this sentiment has been vindicated once again with the recent congressional odyssey surrounding the $60.8 billion aid package for Ukraine. The package, critical for Ukraine’s ongoing struggle against Russia’s full-scale invasion, became ensnared for months in partisan wrangling and procedural delays, reflecting a troubling pattern in U.S. foreign policy.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
msn.com | Maksym Skrypchenko
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
aljazeera.com | Maksym Skrypchenko
As the third year of Russia’s war in Ukraine dawns, China finds itself struggling to maintain its delicate balancing act. Beijing’s stance of strategic ambiguity – neither condemning Moscow’s invasion nor offering overt military support – is being tested by the war’s mounting costs and implications for China’s global interests. On the surface, China has emerged as one of the principal beneficiaries of the war.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
aljazeera.com | Maksym Skrypchenko
As the second anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion approaches, Ukraine finds itself at a crossroads. Waning external assistance is now a reality that threatens its future. For months now, United States President Joe Biden has been unable to push through Congress an aid package for Ukraine due to opposition within the Republican Party. Meanwhile, Europe is grappling with its own limitations.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
thehill.com | Maksym Skrypchenko
Recently, Rep. Mike Garcia (D-Calif.), alongside seven of his congressional colleagues, took an alarming step by sending a letter to President Biden. The letter from a broader financial package that also includes aid for Ukraine. What makes this development particularly troubling is the increasing number of GOP members who are adopting similar positions, simplifying incredibly complex international challenges into digestible talking points.
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Sep 5, 2023 | 
thehill.com | Maksym Skrypchenko
The fiery demise of Yevgeny Prigozhin in a mysterious plane crash sent shockwaves across Russia and around the world. As head of the Wagner mercenary group and a vocal critic of Russia’s military leadership, Prigozhin had come to embody the nationalist fury over the flailing invasion of Ukraine. His dramatic takedown reveals much about the pressure building inside Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and the regime’s trajectory going forward.
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Aug 28, 2023 | 
qoshe.com | Maksym Skrypchenko
On August 23, the news of Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death in a private plane crash north of Moscow sent shockwaves across the world. Coming just two months after he led an audacious but short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military leadership, suspicions swirled that his sudden demise was no accident. Earlier today, the Kremlin dismissed rumours that it ordered the assassination of Prigozhin as an “absolute lie”.
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Aug 26, 2023 | 
rsn.org | Maksym Skrypchenko
Wagner chief’s sensational demise is the latest indication that the future of Putin’s flailing invasion is in jeopardy. On August 23, the news of Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death in a private plane crash north of Moscow sent shockwaves across the world. Coming just two months after he led an audacious but short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military leadership, suspicions swirled that his sudden demise was no accident.
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Aug 25, 2023 | 
msn.com | Maksym Skrypchenko
On August 23, the news of Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death in a private plane crash north of Moscow sent shockwaves across the world. Coming just two months after he led an audacious but short-lived mutiny against Russia’s military leadership, suspicions swirled that his sudden demise was no accident. Earlier today, the Kremlin dismissed rumours that it ordered the assassination of Prigozhin, as an “absolute lie”.
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Aug 17, 2023 | 
atlanticcouncil.org | Melinda Haring |Peter Malcolm Dickinson |Maksym Skrypchenko
How is the business climate in Ukraine doing as Russia’s full-scale invasion approaches the eighteen-month mark? Available data indicates that the private sector is recovering and innovating, with a non-governmental consensus forecast of around 5% GDP growth this year (albeit from a much lower conflict-affected 2022 base). This is also the sentiment you feel whenever Ukrainian entrepreneurs gather.
