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After the victory of the Kalush Orchestra, the President wants to host the Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine. Fierce fighting continued in Donbass.  The Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Turin, President Volodymyr Zelenskyj showed determination to fulfill the obligations as host country. "Next year Ukraine will host Eurovision!" Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram that night. Selenskyj also referred to the band's appeal to the ESC to save the port city of Mariupol, which was besieged by Russian troops. "We are doing everything so that one day Ukraine's Mariupol will welcome Eurovision participants and guests. Free, peaceful, rebuilt!" he wrote. In an interview, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba expressed skepticism about a possible ceasefire with Russia. "There's nothing bad about a ceasefire if it's the first step towards a solution where Ukrainian territory is liberated," Kuleba told Bild TV. "However, we will not recon...

The Russian army has withdrawn from Kharkiv. After the defeat at Kyiv, this is the second time that Russia has had to give up one of its major war goals. After Kiev, the Ukrainian army has won a second important battle against the Russian invaders, the battle for the city of Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. According to a statement from the Ukrainian military, Russian troops who had been trying to conquer Kharkiv for weeks are withdrawing. The city is still under artillery and bomber fire, but the ground units have been pushed back by the defenders and are retreating. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening video address that six Ukrainian towns and villages in the region had been recaptured over the previous day. Western observers also confirm that Russia is attempting an orderly withdrawal on this front. Once again, the Russian army has not achieved one of its declared war aims. This war is also America's war Kharkiv had been the target of a strong Russian advance ...

The US government has dared a lot to support Ukraine. The longer Russia's attack lasts, the more difficult it becomes to maintain this role. When US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Europe this weekend, he will invoke cohesion and unity, praise the strength of the West and pledge his support to Ukraine. Support means one thing above all: money .  The US wants to make almost 40 billion dollars available for the defense of Ukraine against Russia, for weapons, relief supplies and support for refugees. It is the largest aid package of its kind in decades, around five percent of the annual US defense budget. Neither in the Afghanistan nor in the Iraq war was there such expenditure within such a short time. The related bill is still stuck in Congress. He will be able to say goodbye next week at the earliest instead of last Thursday as originally planned. A single man is responsible for this: Republican Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky. He only wants to agree if the spending of...