Ukraine: West’s axis of prudence risks Kremlin victory by default?
The West is back. The invasion of Ukraine has brought those who share democratic values together, writes FT analyst Martin Wolf. For the NATO alliance, it was a time of… Read more »
Category: Ukraine
Ukraine’s struggle the catalyst for 2022’s democratic comeback
Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion has been the catalyst for a democratic comeback after a decade in which authoritarianism and populist xenophobia were rising, notes analyst Michael Hirsh. Those menacing… Read more »
Ukraine’s resilience ‘sets global standard’, wins Sakharov Prize
Representatives of Ukraine have received the European Parliament’s 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought on behalf of “the brave people of Ukraine” amid their battle to repel invading Russian… Read more »
New international aid is ‘tangible proof Ukraine is not alone’
Paris is hosting a bilateral conference with representatives from about 50 countries to help Ukraine resist and rebuild after the war with Russia (above), specifically to identify the immediate needs… Read more »
Helping Ukraine is not charity, but ‘self-preservation’
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a stark reminder that corrupt regimes are among the worst perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses, said U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “The… Read more »
Human rights and peace ‘inextricably linked’, says Ukraine activist
Leaked internal Russian government polling recently indicated that as few as one in four Russians may be in favor of the war in Ukraine, says Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor of Government at the… Read more »
A long-haul strategy to help Ukraine win
The United States needs to make explicit that it supports Ukrainian victory and Russian defeat in terms of the Kremlin’s strategic goal of destroying the Ukrainian nation and Ukrainian identity,… Read more »
Russia’s ‘biggest geopolitical defeat’ since U.S.S.R. collapse
“[E]veryone understands that the regime doesn’t have much time left,” says a former Russian intelligence chief. Many of the Russian cheerleaders of the invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday cast the… Read more »
From resilience to recovery: Civil society is Ukraine’s ‘second line of defense’
If Vladimir Putin is allowed to prevail and sell the war in Ukraine as a victory to his people, it will reinforce Russia’s aggressive posture, embolden the use of force… Read more »
Ukraine: Don’t let Putin snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
Vladimir Putin’s growing isolation and hardening autocracy do not mean that he views using nuclear weapons as acceptable. It is the one thing that might cause the entire world, including… Read more »