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Aidan Stretch
Aidan Stretch is a CBS News international reporter and contributor to The Free Press based in Kyiv, Ukraine, focused on covering Russia's invasion and American foreign policy.
Is Ukraine Winning Without U.S. Help?
Trump’s three-day ceasefire shows the limits of U.S. influence on Ukraine.
Aidan Stretch
Ukraine’s Drones Could Launch a Military Tech Revolution
American companies are rushing to adapt the lessons of the country’s battlefields.
Aidan Stretch
Kyiv’s Citizens Aren’t Going Anywhere
Under attack from missiles and drones, Ukrainians still reject an ‘unjust peace.’
Aidan Stretch
Losing Stanislav: A Ukrainian Tragedy
The search for one child shows how hope for Ukraine’s stolen kids is fading.
Aidan Stretch
What Ukrainians Think About Trump’s Peace Plan
Volodymyr Zelensky has been hurt by a corruption scandal. But I spoke to Ukrainians who have rallied around his defiance toward the U.S.-Russia…
Aidan Stretch
Two Drinks with. . . a Soviet Dissident, in Ukraine
Myroslav Marynovych spent seven years in a gulag, co-founded Ukraine’s first human rights foundation, and helped bring his country out of communism. A…
Aidan Stretch
Will Trump End the War in Ukraine Next?
Despite Zelensky’s return to the White House this Friday, there is less hope in Ukraine for a ceasefire than concern that Trump will lose interest in…
Aidan Stretch
What Happens When Russia Takes Over Your School
Putin wants to annex eastern Ukraine. This small town already knows what it feels like to get bullied into being Russian.
Aidan Stretch
What Ukraine Is Teaching Worcester, Massachusetts
When the war-torn nation partnered with sister cities across the U.S., it expected aid from the Americans. No one anticipated that help would go in the…
Aidan Stretch
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