Comments for Newsweek on the urgency of further Washington aid for Ukraine

“This U.S. package will definitely help the Ukrainians, but it doesn’t, unfortunately, mean Ukraine will now win this war or win it soon,” said Viktor Kovalenko, Ukraine analyst and Ukrainian combat veteran 2014-2015.

Comments for Newsweek on Weapons Ukraine Is Set to Receive From US

With the boost in Western support for Kyiv’s forces, Ukraine’s military command needs “to start seriously thinking about the counteroffensive and recapturing their land,” Ukraine analyst Viktor Kovalenko told Newsweek.

Comments for the Japanese newspaper Tokyo Shimbun

The leading Japanese newspaper Tokyo Shimbun published my comments on the second anniversary of the Russo-Ukrainian War along with comments of Kim Holmes, former Assistant Secretary of State in the Bush administration. Here is the link to the automatic English translation. The link to the original article in Japanese is here.

Comments for the Observador, Portugal about the death of Aleksei Navalny in Russia

On February 16, 2024, the Observador news website in Portugal published my comments about the death of the Russian oppposition leader Aleksei Navalny in the penal colony in Russia and how this could affect the Putin’s war in Ukraine.

Interview for Seznam Zpravy, Czech Republic about the Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief

On February 9, 2024, the leading news website Seznam Zpravy in Czech Republic published my interview with analysis of circumstances and possible consequences of the dismissal of four-star General Valeriy Zaluzhny from the post of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukraine Armed Forces. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky replaced popular General with a Lt. Gen. Olexander Syrsky.

Comments for Newsweek about dismissal of Gen. Zaluzhny

On February 5, the Newsweek published my comments regarding the next round of news from top government offices in Kyiv that the discharge of four-star General Valeriy Zaluzhny from a post of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is imminent.

Comments for Newsweek about Ukraine Armed Forces Commander Zaluzhny

On January 30, 2024, Newsweek published my comment about four-star Ukrainian Army General Valeriy Zaluzhny who is allegedly leaving the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Ukraine Armed Forces after almost 3 years of service. The director of the Ukrainian forum at the London-based Chatham House think tank, Orysia Lutsevych also contributed to the story.

Comments for Newsweek about scenarios of the Russo-Ukrainian war

The Newsweek included my comment in the January 14, 2024 article “Putin’s Chances of Winning Ukraine War Look Bright” along with the comments of retired four-star U.S. Army General Philip Breedlove, former U.S. presidential NatSec Council senior director Tom Malinowski, and senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations Gustav Gressel. QUOTE Ukrainian…

Comments for Newsweek about Russia

The Newsweek included my comment in the December 7th article about Russia. The headline: “Vladimir Putin’s Suicide Squad.” This is about recruiting convicts from the Russian prisons to the war against Ukraine.

Comments for Newsweek about Putin’s Russia

The Newsweek included my comment in their December 5th top story about Russian convicts conscripted from prisons for the war against Ukraine headlined “Russia Has Recruited Over 100,000 Convicts Since Ukraine War Began.” .