KYIV — This week in the Ukrainian capital, I sat down with Major General Evgeniy Khmara, the country’s newly appointed acting minister of defense, shortly after returning from eastern Ukraine. There, closer to the front lines, the war’s darker realities came into sharper focus. One image lingers: a long stretch of road outside Kharkiv lined … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ukraine’s New Defense Chief — A Battlefield Veteran Trusted By Troops — Eyes Deeper U.S. Partnership On Modern Warfare​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​