Russian missile strike on Odesa cathedral leaves Ukraine with stark choices
"Maybe Ukraine will decide that moving a Patriot system to the south is worth leaving the capital more vulnerable," a former Defense Department analyst said.
After NATO Summit, promised 'security commitments' for Ukraine remain vague
"If we really want Ukraine to win, we need to do ten times more than what we're doing," an NGO head tells Newsweek.
Wounded Ukraine soldiers get new limbs in New York City, return to battle
"Over 20 soldiers are already back on their feet," the Ukrainian American president of Kind Deeds told Newsweek, but we have 200 on our waiting list."
NATO Summit marked by division leaves Ukraine's future uncertain
"The drama here was not just the tension between Kyiv and Washington, it was the tension between the White House and eight other NATO capitals," expert says.
Ukraine ally Lithuania makes security a top concern as NATO Summit host
"If Lithuania had not become a member of NATO, I am almost certain that we would be fighting by now, too," a local official told Newsweek.
After Prigozhin's Wagner uprising, Putin already heading off future threats
"We could soon see Vladimir Putin's domestic protection service driving around in main battle tanks," an Institute for the Study of War analyst tells Newsweek.
Ukraine's corruption fight faces suspicions of political plot
"We are in court not because anyone genuinely suspects us of corruption, but because no one suspects us of corruption," former Naftogaz CEO tells Newsweek.
Toxic flood from dam breach having largest impact on Russian-held territory
"The flooding has disproportionately affected military preparations on the Russian-occupied side," says George Barros of the Institute for the Study of War.
Putin critic Navalny's jail cell mockup tours Europe seeking support
"The more people know about Alexey," a pro-Navalny volunteer tells Newsweek, "the harder it will be for the Russian authorities to kill him in prison."
Ukraine needs F-16s most to 'isolate Crimea'
The moment that a JASSM [missile] fired from an F-16 is capable of isolating Crimea, that's the moment when the F-16s are needed most," an expert says.
Kremlin preparing Russians for defeats in Ukraine
"Even hardened patriots are confessing that the Ukrainian counteroffensive is likely to be successful to some extent," former Russian pundit tells Newsweek.
Ukraine pop culture unites against Russia as split between nations widens
"Even when people ask me to perform my prewar stuff at concerts," Ukrainian pop star Jerry Heil told Newsweek, "I personally can't bring myself to do it."
Strikes against Russia are likely to continue despite Ukrainian denials
"The confluence of attacks on Russian territory look like shaping operations for the upcoming counteroffensive," a military analyst tells Newsweek.
Russians and Ukrainians face off in Vienna over 9th of May 'Victory Day'
"Before 2022, I didn't have any strong feelings about May 9...but now I can't stand the people who are celebrating today," Ukrainian refugee in Vienna says.
Russia's child abductions part of larger campaign of cultural genocide
"The Russian occupiers demonstrate that they are committed to wiping out any hint of Ukrainian identity," Nobel laureate tells Newsweek.
Ukraine's offensive could be make-or-break moment for western military aid
While the U.S. stated policy may be "we are in this with Ukraine as long as it takes," some officials are hinging continued support to battlefield success.
Russia's aggressive new mobilization drive targets Moscow
"If Muscovites haven't taken their first ten chances to become soldiers in Putin's army, they aren't likely to take this one, either," Russian analyst says.
Kyiv seeks U.S. technical support at 'maximum proximity to the battlefield'
"Anyone who says they're doing well enough with tele-maintenance is lying to themselves," former NSC staffer Alexander Vindman told Newsweek.
One year after Russia's infamous massacre, Bucha tries to begin again
"The Russians would torture some people to death, and then they would go to the stores to clear out all of the alcohol," Bucha resident tells Newsweek.
Belarusian fighters remain committed to Ukrainian victory, and to their own
"I had already lost one homeland...if I didn't do anything...I would lose another. I couldn't just stand there, and I couldn't run away again," a soldier says.
Undersupplied Ukraine prepares spring offensive with limited western arms
"Their bandwidth capability hasn't been saturated," a military analyst told Newsweek, "and yet we keep Ukraine on a starvation diet of aid."
Russian TV unsure whether Xi Jinping is 'an ally or a trading partner'
Questions remain as to what unwritten understandings the two leaders might or might not have reached regarding shipment of Chinese arms to Russia.
Pro-Russia power grab in Georgia thwarted by massive street protests
"More than 80% of Georgians want to go to Europe, join NATO," MP tells Newsweek. "Politicians who openly support Russia get no more than 2-3% of the vote here."
Russian TV shows Moldova's protests as pro-Russian, Georgia's as U.S.-Led
"it gives them the impression that things are not as bad in Russia as they are everywhere else," ISW analyst tells Newsweek.
Moscow's early missteps have left the Russian army weakened, for now.
"It wasn't until Putin was faced with the prospect of actually losing the war that he finally decided to do what military logic dictated," an ISW expert says.
Kleptocrat steals $1 billion from Moldova, feeds unrest from base in Israel
"They pay participants money," a former parliamentarian said. "I don't know exactly where it comes from, but it's probably from the stolen billion dollars."
One year into war, millions of Ukrainians may never return home
"I called [my husband] Andrei from Poland every single day for four months, crying and saying, 'I want to come home. I want to come home.'"
Russia strikes targeting Ukrainian civilians worsen displacement crisis
"It became clear that any trip into the city center—for groceries, medicines, for anything—could be your last," Kherson native says.
Rockets plunge Odesa into Darkness, but determined residents carry on
"It's clear that the problem will not be solved quickly," Ukrainian energy analyst tells Newsweek. "The worst situation is in Kherson and Odesa."
Putin prepares Moscow air defenses, Ukraine fears ballistic missile barrage
"If these systems are being positioned in and around Moscow, it means they can't be used at the front or along the border with NATO," expert says.