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- First LookTop NATO official: 'Ukraine can win this war.'
Top diplomats from NATO met in Berlin Sunday with the alliance's chief and he declared the Russia-Ukraine war "is not going as Moscow had planned.”
- First LookSen. McConnell visits Ukraine, praises Finland and Sweden NATO moves
Top Republicans, including Sen. Mitch McConnell, visited Kyiv, as the U.S. Congress works to approve $40 billion in military aid to Ukraine. Senator McConnell said Finland and Sweden would be “important additions” to NATO.
- First LookUkrainian band Kalush Orchestra takes Eurovision crown amid war
The band took first place on a surge of popular support amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, despite strong showings from other nations’ competitors.
- FocusFinland, NATO, and the changing calculus of European defense
As Finland applies to join NATO, what isn’t changing is the Finnish people’s devotion to defending their nation and its values.
- First LookUkraine prepares first war crimes trial for Russian soldier
Ukraine has announced plans to hold its first war crimes trial of a captured Russian soldier. The office of the prosecutor general has been investigating more than 10,700 alleged war crimes committed by Russian forces and has identified more than 600 suspects.
- Why American veterans are dropping everything to train Ukrainians
What moves people from sympathy to participation? U.S. military veterans providing training in Ukraine cite Ukrainian resolve and the war’s moral clarity.
- Why Finns, once NATO skeptics, are ready to embrace alliance
For decades, Finns have been content outside NATO, trusting that Russia was benign. But the war in Ukraine has upended their sense of safety.
- First LookShaken by Ukraine war, Sweden and Finland face NATO choice
After decades of official neutrality, Sweden and Finland may decide to join the NATO military alliance this week. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has strained the sense of security in both Nordic nations.
- First LookMother's Day surprise: Why Jill Biden went to Ukraine
Jill Biden made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Sunday, Mother’s Day, meeting with Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska as a show U.S. support for the embattled nation.
- First LookIrish nationalist Sinn Fein party hails ‘new era’ after N. Ireland win
Sinn Fein’s election win represents a historic shift, but it’s unclear what happens next because of Northern Ireland’s complex power-sharing politics.
- ‘If I panic it will be worse.’ In Donbas, weary civilians try to cope.
For civilians left in Ukraine’s Donbas, Russian war pressures have eroded a sense of security. To manage fear, many focus on their faith – and the work of surviving.
- First LookFlipping the switch: Can Europe go nuclear to cut Russian gas?
As Europe tries to end its dependence on Russian oil and gas, some nations are turning toward nuclear energy to fill the gap. However, concerns linger about the safety of reactors in light of another disaster in Ukraine – Chernobyl.
- Russian war’s ‘Phase 2’: How Ukraine troops adapt, giving little ground
In the Donbas, Russia is applying lessons learned from its initial offensive. To endure, Ukrainians must call on reserves of resolve and patience.
- In Poland, refugees from Ukraine escape the danger, but not the war
For more than 3 million refugees from Ukraine in Poland, life is about resilience as they focus on maintaining income and education in a new country.
- In Pictures: Bucking Azorean traditions, these women take to sea
These women might be the last of a dwindling group of iconoclasts to challenge gender roles in the Azorean fishing industry.
- Sanctions? What sanctions? Russians aren’t feeling the sting.
The magnitude and scope of sanctions placed on Russia may be massive, but they just aren’t imposing shortages on the average Russian.
- First LookPelosi visits Ukraine’s Zelenskyy in show of U.S. support
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that her delegation was proud to convey a “message of unity” to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- First Look‘A huge demand’: Ukrainian women train to clear landmines
In a class in Kosovo last week, Ukrainian women trained for removing landmines and explosives – to ease dangers that beset their country.
- How Europe’s data law could make the internet less toxic
A new EU law calls on Big Tech companies to open up their algorithmic “black boxes” – to preserve the public square on which democracies depend.
- FocusMoral nation? Why Germany changed course so radically on Russia.
In recent years, Germany has attempted to act morally. But the Ukraine war offers unique challenges for a nation that has sought to engage Russia.