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My Trip to Ukraine & How Ukraine Changed in light of Trump Presidency
In early December, I traveled to Ukraine with an international group of journalists to learn what Ukrainian leaders, analysts, and citizens want the West to know about the country’s needs in 2025.
We had frank discussions about peace and war. We asked tough questions and often received even tougher answers. We were thanked, shown immense gratitude, and grace.
This is what I learned.
Note: I recently published a longer version of this article and it didn’t receive much attention; that’s mainly because a lot of people have stopped focusing on this issue. So, I thought I’d republish this story in a shorter format that might make it more digestible. If you want the story with sound, here’s a link.
What is it that Ukraine wants from the EU, its partners, and its other allies? That was the question that brought me to Ukraine. And through the many discussions we had with Ukrainian representatives, it was clear that Ukrainians were less divided than the EU is becoming.
When we met with civil society representatives in Kyiv, we were told that Russia was gearing up for a better position if Trump and his advisors coerced Kyiv into a ceasefire deal.
