US Officials Warn Ukraine Cease-Fire Could Heighten Russian Threat To Baltics

US Officials Warn Ukraine Cease-Fire Could Heighten Russian Threat To Baltics

A senior US State Department official warned that Russia is likely to reposition forces toward NATO’s eastern flank once the war in Ukraine ends, raising concerns that the Baltic states could face intensified military and hybrid pressure from Moscow in the years ahead.

Delivering Mail on Ukraine’s Front Line

Larysa Navrotska risks her life to deliver mail, retirement checks and medicine to remote Ukrainian communities under the constant threat of Russian drones from the nearby front line. Her service has become even more crucial than it was before the war.

Ukraine’s army must be main guarantee of peace, not outside support — US State Department

"The most important deterrent capability necessary is a strong, well armed, technologically advanced Ukrainian military," Deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian affairs at the US State Department Christopher Smith said

Kremlin Rejects EU Mediation in Ukraine Peace Talks

The European Union is a “direct participant” of Russia’s war in Ukraine and therefore cannot serve as a good-faith mediator between the two countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. “It’s obvious that Europeans do not want to, nor can they, become mediators.