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No ceasefire on frontline despite Putin’s claim, military expert says

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announced three-day “ceasefire” for May 9 failed to materialize, with no halt in hostilities and a bombing in Kostiantynivka injuring 12, military expert Pavlo Narozhnyi told Radio NV on May 8.

8 May 2025, 11:47 AM

Diplomat: China, U.S. urge restraint at Moscow parade — Ukraine offers no guarantees

Ukrainian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Kostiantyn Yelisieiev spoke to Radio NV about Ukraine’s refusal to guarantee safety during Russia’s Victory Day parade on May 9 in Moscow.

7 May 2025, 02:22 PM

Putin’s paranoia and the myth of succession

Why has Russian dictator Vladimir Putin suddenly begun hinting at a successor — despite no real transition of power being planned in Russia? Political analyst Vadym Denysenko addressed the question in an interview with Radio NV on May 5.

6 May 2025, 02:34 PM

Russian troops ordered to attack everywhere — Dykyi on what to expect

Yevhen Dykyi, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war, former company commander in the Aidar Battalion, and director of Ukraine’s National Antarctic Scientific Center, said during a Radio NV interview that Russian forces have received orders to advance on all fronts. He also offered a skeptical forecast about whether Moscow has the strength to pull it off.

2 May 2025, 05:36 PM

Ukraine hands Trump a symbolic win but enters high-risk zone — Dykyi on mineral deal

Yevhen Dykyi, a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war, former commander of the Aidar Battalion’s company, and now head of Ukraine’s National Antarctic Scientific Center, shared his take on the mineral resources agreement signed between Ukraine and the United States during an interview with Radio NV — and why he believes the deal carries significant risks for Kyiv.

2 May 2025, 12:49 PM

Vice President J.D. Vance downplays peace prospects in Ukraine, says it's up to Kyiv and Moscow

The war launched by Russia against Ukraine is unlikely to end anytime soon, the US Vice President J.D. Vance said in an interview with Bret Baier on Fox News on May 1.

2 May 2025, 10:25 AM

FSB electrocuted Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna - interview with UP’s Sevgil Musaieva

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Viktoriia Roshchyna was fulfilling her journalistic functions, trying to report on the Russian occupation and the fate of Ukrainians in southern Ukraine. But in August 2023, she disappeared in the occupied territories.

1 May 2025, 02:11 PM

Trump believes Putin wants peace in Ukraine but may be deceiving

President Donald Trump believes that Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine but admitted that Putin might be deceiving him, ABC News reported the American leader as saying in an interview on April 30.

30 April 2025, 10:55 AM

Ukrainian tennis star Marta Kostyuk finds joy in Madrid blackout

Marta Kostyuk shared how she found out about the blackout that canceled her match in Madrid in an interview with Big Tennis Ukraine (BTU), published on April 29.

29 April 2025, 12:20 PM

Vatican talks spark new hope for Ukraine peace, analyst says

Positive statements following the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican reflect deeper dynamics, political analyst Ihor Reiterovych explained on Radio NV on April 26.

27 April 2025, 01:45 PM

Moscow will always view US as its principal enemy, Zelenskyy warns

For decades, Russia has viewed the United States as its primary adversary, and no amount of appeasement would change this core tenet of Moscow’s foreign policy, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with right-wing U.S. commentator Ben Shapiro.

26 April 2025, 01:33 AM

Russia's Lavrov praises Trump as sole leader aligning with Moscow on Ukraine, NATO

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described U.S. President Donald Trump as “probably the only leader on Earth” who shares Moscow’s perspective on Ukraine and NATO, in an interview with CBS News on April 24.

25 April 2025, 12:03 PM

Kremlin signals readiness to sign Trump’s proposal with ‘key elements still need work’

The USA and Russia are "moving in the right direction" on a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine — though “certain elements” still remain unresolved, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with CBS News on April 24.

25 April 2025, 09:14 AM

Ukraine received $105 billion in US aid, mostly in weapons — Zelenskyy

Ukraine has been “completely transparent” in how it uses international aid, including $105 billion in assistance from the United States since Russia’s full-scale invasion in early 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on April 24.

25 April 2025, 02:05 AM

Russian drones use fiber optics for deadly ambush tactics

Russian forces are using fiber-optic FPV drones to execute a new “hunting” tactic, landing drones up to 10 kilometers away to ambush targets, a strategy Ukraine struggles to counter, MP and secretary of the parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, Roman Kostenko, told Radio NV on April 17.

20 April 2025, 12:50 PM

Ukrainian FPV drones hit targets up to 20 km, MP reveals

Ukrainian FPV drones can strike targets up to 20 kilometers away, though most operate effectively at 10-15 kilometers, MP and secretary of the parliamentary Committee on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence, Roman Kostenko told Radio NV on April 17.

20 April 2025, 11:14 AM

Pavlo Klimkin on Ukraine peace outlines in Paris, Rubio’s blackmail, and mineral deal nuances

Pavlo Klimkin, Ukraine’s foreign minister from 2014 to 2019, spoke with Radio NV about the outlines of a possible ceasefire discussed in Paris, what might be behind U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s threat to pull out of peace talks, and how to interpret the readiness to sign a deal on critical minerals.

19 April 2025, 04:27 PM

Expert explains why Ukraine’s air defense struggles with Russian ballistic missiles

Russia’s improved North Korean KN-23/KN-24 ballistic missiles, aided by Russian technical upgrades, are increasingly difficult for Ukraine’s air defense systems to intercept, according to Anatolii Khrapchynskyi, an aviation expert and deputy director of a miltech company, in an interview with NV titled If there’s no Patriot released on April 12.

17 April 2025, 07:27 PM

Putin may launch new wave of strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure during Easter — analyst

Russia may resume large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure over the Easter holiday, said Oleksii Melnyk, co-director for foreign policy and international security programs at the Razumkov Center. Speaking on Radio NV, Melnyk explained the rationale Moscow might use to justify such strikes and warned Ukrainians to prepare for renewed missile barrages.

17 April 2025, 04:23 PM

Who in Ukraine wants to leave the country most right now, and why — researcher explains

Volodymyr Vakhitov, director of American University Kyiv, told NV in an interview who among Ukrainians most wants to leave the country now, and why. In the interview, Vakhitov said that at the start of the war, there were three main categories of people leaving Ukraine: those with children, wealthier individuals, and those who owned a car.

17 April 2025, 03:03 PM

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