We are at a critical moment for Europe, with continental security hanging in the balance. In late February, the United Kingdom announced plans to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027. U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer also recently suggested he is prepared to send British troops and aircraft to enforce an American-brokered peace deal with Russia, should Ukraine approve it. Starmer has also called on other European leaders to place a greater emphasis on defense. But Russian Foreig

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in our op-ed section are those of the authors and do not purport to reflect the views of the Kyiv Independent. A year ago today, on Feb. 17, 2022, the trilateral initiative between Poland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom (U.K.) was announced. In a joint statement, the foreign ministers and secretaries of the three nations pledged to deepen cooperation on shared geopolitical objectives. Initial areas of cooperation for the trilateral focused on collaboratio

At the end of last week, a concerted and widespread cyberattack struck Ukrainian government and civil society websites. Kyiv has made it clear that it believes the Russian government to be behind the attacks as part of Russia’s ongoing attempts to destabilize Ukraine. Although the Kremlin denies the accusations, the timing of the attack is indeed suspicious: just a few days after the breakdown of talks between the Kremlin and the United States over Russia’s military build-up on the Ukrainian bo