“Speaking only to Kyiv is not enough. We must speak to the whole of Europe, which fully supports Kyiv,” said the Russian president’s adviser on foreign policy. As long as Ukraine therefore benefits from the support of the EU and other European countries, the “deal” from the mid-August summit in Alaska cannot be realised

On 17 October, around a thousand people gathered outside the town hall on Khreshchatyk Street, calling for the mayor’s resignation. With winter approaching, the row between Zelensky and Klitschko over the protection of the capital has flared up again. And volunteers complain that they are having to make up for the local council’s shortcomings  

Trump’s falsehoods and grudges, and the abandonment of an ally under bombardment. The chain of command in Washington is chaotic but consistently hostile towards Ukraine