Notes and Essays -- John Brown

  One story from Ukraine Inbox The Kyiv Independent Unsubscribe 1:47 PM (4 hours ago) to me This story exists because readers chose to back it. Become a member Reporter Tim Zadorozhnyy Monday, October 5 5 minutes read Trump's Ukraine-Russia peace gambit begins to unravel. Again U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to the Fort Bragg U.S. Army base on Feb. 13, 2026, in Fort Bragg, (Nathan Howard/Getty Images) U.S. President Donald Trump's latest push for peace between Ukraine and Russia is facing growing uncertainty, with few in Kyiv believing it can deliver a breakthrough — or even bring the three sides together for talks, the Kyiv Independent can reveal. The latest effort began in early September, when Trump's envoys traveled to Kyiv and Moscow seeking progress before the U.S. midterm elections. The trips produced one tangible outcome: an agreement in principle to hold a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. The sides were expected to discus...

 From Quora, Oct 5 Another Point of View Posted by  Brent Cooper   Sun UKRAINE CIVILIAN CASUALTIES UP 55% IN 2026 We knew that it was going to happen. We knew that it was actually happening. Putin was no longer able to sustain any military victories in Ukraine. So he turned his attention to the civilians. In the calendar year 2026, civilian casualties are up 55%. The United Nations reported 15,280 civilian casualties in Ukraine through August of 2026. According to UN records, this is a 55% increase over 2025. One of the main culprits is the use of guided bombs. Casualties resulting from guided 62% to approximately 2500 During the same reporting period, There were numerous reported sexual violence cases. Approximately 89% of the sexual violence cases in Ukraine during this time period were attributable to Russian soldiers. This figure is consistent with the sexual violence by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II. Historians have reported that in the weeks and months...

  From Quora Oct 5 Roland Bartetzko  ·  Follow Logistics in Ukraine (2022–present) 16h German Chancellor Merz has faced disastrous election results in recent weeks. Why is he now in Ukraine giving Zelensky billions? Would helping Germans not be a more pressing concern? Germany's foreign policy is not based on election results. And although Germany is a democracy, that doesn't mean a chancellor has to put the current mood of the electorate before national security interests. Germany is by far the biggest single-country contributor to support for Ukraine, with more than €100 billion provided in military and financial aid. Add to this another €30 billion that the country has spent on Ukrainian refugees living in Germany, and it's pretty obvious that spending so much taxpayers' money isn't popular with everyone. Of course, the Russian government and its puppets in Germany are doing their best to exploit the situation. They're stirring up resentment towards Ukraine. ...