Wolodymyr Fessenko

3 weeks ago | eurotopics.net | Philippe Gelie |Michael Winiarski |Abbas Gallyamov |Wolodymyr Fessenko

Le Figaro draws three conclusions: “Firstly, diplomacy is gaining momentum. Only slowly, perhaps, but this development must nevertheless be supported. Secondly, the Europeans are back in the game - aided by Trump's failure and his attempt to turn his back on Ukraine. This gives them the weighty responsibility of supporting Kyiv while at the same time becoming an acceptable dialogue partner for Moscow again.

2 months ago | eurotopics.net | Andrea Lavazza |Abbas Gallyamov |Stefan Kornelius |Wolodymyr Fessenko

Despite its good negotiating position Russia shouldn't overstretch Trump's goodwill, Capital comments: “Moscow is feeling confident after the recapture of almost all the territory occupied by Ukraine in the Kursk region and the slow but steady advance in Donbas. ... Putin is no doubt determined to exploit Trump's 'empathy'. In this sense, his strategy could be to appear intransigent on the key points in order to achieve a peace agreement that favours Russia's demands. ...

Sep 13, 2024 | eurotopics.net | Hubert Wetzel |Pina Picierno |Jean-Christophe Ploquin |Wolodymyr Fessenko

13 September 2024Will the US and the UK allow Ukraine to use Western missiles to attack military targets within Russia? Following a joint visit to Kyiv by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, there are growing indications that they will. US President Joe Biden and British PM Keir Starmer are meeting to discuss the issue in Washington DC today. Europe's press looks at what's at stake.