West’s democracies must ‘stop another Grozny or Aleppo in Kiev’
It is up to the West’s democracies to stop another Grozny or Aleppo in Kiev, a leading Ukrainian activist said today. “People in Kyiv are ready to sacrifice their lives,”… Read more »
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Strategy vs ideology: Putin sees Ukrainian democracy as a threat to his Russian mission
Ukrainians’ willingness to engage in defending the country prior to the outbreak of war is predicted by strong feelings of Ukrainian nationalism. But it is also associated with the endorsement… Read more »
Ukraine crisis a transformative moment? Overreaching Putin ‘sowing seeds of regime’s demise’?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, surrounded by several top officials, addressed the country Friday night local time from the doorstep of the presidential administration in central Kyiv to show he and… Read more »
‘Potemkin politics’: Putin’s Ukraine narrative rings hollow
In his speech to the Russian nation on Monday, President Vladimir V. Putin buoyed his case for codifying the cleavage of two rebel territories from Ukraine by arguing that the… Read more »
‘Disheveled’ democracy vs ruthless autocracy: Ukraine fighting to survive
On the eve of what could be a Russian invasion, Ukrainians appear united against the threat from Moscow — but also battling among themselves for political advantage in Kyiv. The… Read more »
‘A democracy in action’: Ukraine’s new civic identity
While the world’s eyes are on the diplomatic surge trying to head off a Russian invasion of Ukraine, WBUR reports, for Ukrainians themselves, there’s also something else — the feeling… Read more »
Why Ukraine’s success is in our interest – and reflects ideals
Millions of lives were lost just in the 20th century as a result of failed attempts to create an independent Ukrainian state, says Olga Tokariuk, an independent journalist and researcher… Read more »
Russia threat ‘reveals strength of Ukraine’s civil society’
In threatening Ukraine, the goal of the Russian Federation is to attack European democracy, the country’s Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova told CBS News. “The reason why Putin attacked… Read more »
Ukraine: Did the West fall into Putin’s trap?
Can Russia’s aggression be explained by Kremlin fears that a prosperous Ukraine could become a model for Russia’s opposition? While the West’s strategy has shifted the initial calculus for Russia… Read more »
Russia’s repression: Putin turns against ‘human rights giant’
If one imagines a future in which Russia enjoys democracy and lasting peace, writes Masha Gessen, then [Novaya Gazeta editor-in-chief Dmitry] Muratov, who has maintained a fragile sort of peace… Read more »