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Reflections from our correspondents on the ground in the Ukrainian capital.

KYIV BLOG: Ukraine, too little, too late

February 24, 2026

Today we go into the fifth year of the Ukraine war which has now been going on longer than the Second World War ( 3 years and 11 months).

KYIV BLOG: Did Ukraine attack Putin’s residence?

December 30, 2025

Following the failure to make a breakthrough in the Mar-a-Lago peace talks Russia accused Ukraine of firing 91 drones at president Vladimir Putin’s official residence and vowed a retaliation and to toughen its conditions for a ceasefire.

KYIV BLOG: Trump in Miami, an incredibly painful Ukraine peace deal possible

December 20, 2025

US President Donald Trump is in Florida today as the talks with the Ukraine delegation to stop the war continue. There is a decent chance that a deal to stop the war will be done today or tomorrow.

KYIV BLOG: Principles vs Pragmatism

November 28, 2025

This is the most concerted effort to end the war in Ukraine since the failed Istanbul peace deal in 2022. But after the initial optimism, the chance of a deal going through are fading.

KYIV BLOG: Kremlin leaks phone conversations to refocus attention on original 28-point Ukraine peace plan

November 26, 2025

Bloomberg scored a major scoop yesterday, publishing transcripts of conversations between US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s top foreign policy advisor, and Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev

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