The Russian army can be defeated in Ukraine's internationally recognized territory, including Crimea. Nuclear weapons will not be used because even Putin still has some rationality. Zelensky should decide what to consider a victory for Ukraine, but he will consider public opinion, which doesn't like compromises.

Exactly two months ago, on June 23, the European Council granted Ukraine EU candidate status but came up with seven conditions for obtaining it, which Ukraine must fulfill. As they say in the EU, the non-standard procedure (when the conditions are provided simultaneously with the status) has become a signal of trust in Kyiv.

Would you say that Ukrainians have all the reasons for despair? But the war became a magic wand that turned the world upside down and made us optimists!

Ukraine, which is waging a heroic war against the aggressor, is also achieving tangible and perceivable results on the diplomatic front. The joint efforts of diplomats, state representatives, and non-governmental players secure international support for Ukraine.

Ambassador Kurt Volker has been known to Ukrainians since 2017, when he was appointed as Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations - first to promote the Normandy format, then for all negotiations related to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and later in general in US-Ukraine relations, when there was no American ambassador at that time. In September 2019, before the start of the impeachment proceedings, he resigned, and his testimony became one of the bases of the accusations against Donald Trump.

The EU has been actively discussing lately what they should do with Hungary.

In late July 2021, a cultural festival, "Global Values," was organized specially for Vladimir Putin's family in occupied Ukrainian Sevastopol. The dictator's daughter, Ekaterina Tikhonova, personally supervised the event.

The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Péter Szijjártó, paid an official visit to Russia on Thursday, breaking the Western diplomatic blockade of the Putin regime.

Ukraine is getting ready to radically change the balance of frontline forces.

In late February, right when Russia invaded Ukraine, the European Union made an unprecedented decision: it opened its borders to Ukrainians fleeing the war, Russian shelling, missiles, and tanks. One week later, surprisingly fast for Eurobureaucracy, the EU unanimously adopted an implementing decision introducing temporary protection to persons fleeing Ukraine due to the war.

The main discussions in Ukraine related to the USA are definitely Victoria Spartz's statements.

The NATO summit has become, of course, historic. These words echoed from all the leaders in Madrid, and they are not an exaggeration.

Based on his country's example, the Romanian diplomat Mircea Geoană understands the peculiarities of the movement of Eastern European countries to NATO. He has taken over a significant part of communication with Kyiv and can explain NATO's processes and decisions regarding Ukraine. We interviewed him right before Alliance's summit in Madrid.

Ukraine has become an official EU member candidate.

June 17 was a very good day for Ukraine. Ukraine has won on this front: the European Commission has confirmed that it deserved candidate status.