Lucile Brizard

Here’s a step-by-step guide on one of the Kremlin’s most misleading claims: that NATO ’s expansion left Putin no choice but to invade Ukraine. The facts about NATO and Ukraine tell a different story.

In wartime Kyiv, even after some of Russia’s most intense attacks, audiences still fill screening rooms to witness Ukraine’s unfolding history. The 22nd Docudays UA film festival premiered in June 2025 with over 70 Ukrainian and international films, capturing everything from frontline heroism to the search for justice in Bucha.

A historic $215.9 million penalty on GVA Capital, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm specializing in AI, exposes how Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov’s wealth slipped through the cracks of US sanctions. Despite being blacklisted in 2018, his investments, funneled through offshore networks, continued to grow—until the US stepped in.

Horse therapy is emerging as a vital force in Ukraine’s struggle to heal from the brutal toll of war. For soldiers wounded physically and struggling with PTSD, these animals offer more than companionship, they provide a pathway to recovery that blends physical rehabilitation with deep psychological relief.