Iuliia Mendel argues that Ukraine should accept a case-fire, not as a surrender but as a necessary step toward securing Ukraine’s future.

When two white vapour trails cross the sky near the front line in eastern Ukraine, it tends to mean one thing. Russian jets are about to attack. But what happened near the city of Kostyantynivka ...

A Ukrainian flag hangs next to a mural on the wall of a building heavily damaged by a Russian attack, on January 23, 2025 in Kostyantynivka, Ukraine. Credit - Carl Court—Getty Images The ...