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Nicolas Tenzer: “I tell my Ukrainian friends: do not trust anyone”

Russia’s graveyard peace — from Grozny to Mariupol

Twice in the span of a decade, Russia launched brutal wars to crush Chechnya’s bid for independence. From the scorched ruins of Grozny in early 1995 to the infernal razing over the winter of 1999-2000, followed by the unrelenting national...

Air raids on Kyiv echo the Blitz: a lesson in resistance

Russia’s war on Ukraine has been marked by an aerial terror campaign unprecedented in Europe since the Second World War. Over three and a half years of the full-scale invasion, it has laid waste to cities like Mariupol and continues...

How Russia uses Crimea to commit crimes

Since 2014, Crimea has remained under illegal Russian occupation. During this time, the peninsula has been viewed by much of the world as a “disputed territory” or even a potential bargaining chip in the peace process. However, with the start...

A town without a town: how Vasylivka exists in exile

Vasylivka is a small town in Ukraine — many of its inhabitants fled the terror of the Russian occupiers. Under the leadership of the mayor, Vasylivka lives on in exile: a lesson in Ukraine’s will to persevere.

What Ukraine Tells the World at EXPO 2025 in Japan

Cultural diplomacy becomes a powerful force during the war, it shapes perceptions and helps nations to build connections on a deeper, emotional level. While the world hosts countless political and economic summits each year, truly global cultural events that bring...

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How Russia lures foreigners to fight against Ukraine

From fake job ads to threats of visa revocation, Russia uses an intricate system that recruits and exploits vulnerable people to fight against Ukraine.

Joseph Zissels on Ukrainian Jews and collective identity

“My whole life has been a road to prison”, recalls Joseph Zissels, a Ukrainian public figure and human rights activist of Jewish origin. In the 1970s, he was an active participant in the Ukrainian dissident movement and joined the Ukrainian...

How Ukraine’s civil society battles Russia in the information war

In today’s world, information warfare is a core element of hybrid warfare — a strategy that blends traditional military operations with non-military tactics such as information operations, cyberattacks, economic pressure, political destabilisation, and psychological warfare. Since at least 2014, Russia...