Like her husband, Olena Zelenska was in show biz and now finds herself rallying her nation against Vladimir Putin.
Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine
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In Ukraine, Besieged Journalists Find That “Press” Insignia Is More Target Than Protection
International law protects reporters and medical personnel doing their jobs. But those norms are the latest victims of Putin’s war.
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Can the Unity and Sanctions Against Russia Last?
The world has banded together to defend Ukraine. But will we keep the pressure on Putin—and live with higher gas prices—once the shock of the invasion wanes?
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“We Are Witnessing a New Form of Warfare”
A military-intelligence source explains Ukraine’s chances of victory and how the embattled nation might still get those MiG fighters.
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After Ukraine, Which Party Will Be the National Security Party?
War changes history and politics. Putin’s bloody gambit could redraw the American political map.
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As War Rages in Ukraine, Finland Offers Answers
The Nordic nation’s prosperity and careful neutrality could provide a model for a peace settlement between Moscow and Kyiv.
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Memo to Democrats: Tie Putin to Trump
The carnage in Ukraine must be laid at the former president’s doorstep.
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Biden’s Wartime State of the Union
The threat of Putin and an uneasy peace with the pandemic dominate a strong speech.
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Meet Vladimir Putin’s Biggest Accomplice in His War on Ukraine
Belarus’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, has turned his country into a Russian vassal state. It didn’t have to be this way.
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Must Journalists Air Lies About Ukraine?
A recent moment on the BBC World Service lays bare a journalistic dilemma.
