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Not the usual teenage dreams: Ukraine students seek future amid warFor many, high school is about planning for the future. But amid war, high schoolers in Ukraine are facing existential questions about their lives.
The ExplainerWhen does atrocity rise to the level of genocide?Accusations of genocide have been made by both sides in the war in Ukraine. But the threshold for the crime is high, perhaps more than Russia or Ukraine can meet.
First LookWar crimes trial: Ukraine court sentences first Russian soldierIn the first war crimes trial since Russia invaded Ukraine, a 21-year-old Russian soldier pled guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. Investigations into potential war crimes are intended to hold Russia accountable for crimes against civilians, in particular.
First LookPoland's president in Kyiv as Russia seeks to take another Donbas cityPoland's President Andrzej Duda is the first foreign leader to address the Ukrainian parliament since the start of the war. Russia intensified efforts to capture the city of Sievierodonetsk.
First LookIn Europe, productivity stalls as prices soar with record inflationSticker shock has accelerated across Europe at grocery stores, gas pumps, electricity bills, and construction sites. Economists are calling it a perfect storm of pent up demand from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
Difference MakerHow ‘Angel of Vorzel’ rescued Ukrainians trapped behind Russian linesWar shows humanity at its worst, but those who respond to suffering with bravery and selflessness, as Konstantin Gudauskas did evacuating civilians in Ukraine, offer a bright counterpoint.
Russia and the NATO it didn’t want: A disaster, or ‘no problem’?Moscow views NATO expansion as a security threat. Now, thanks to the Ukraine conflict, Russia looks set to double its shared border with the alliance.
First LookMariupol steel mill holdouts surrender, Russians in controlAs the last Ukrainian defenders were bused to a Russian prison camp, both sides were claiming victory from the fall of the strategic Black Sea port of Mariupol on Tuesday. The Russians are calling it a surrender, but for Ukrainians it’s a symbol of resistance.
First LookWill Turkey hit the brakes on Sweden's and Finland’s NATO bid?Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO on Wednesday as public opinion in both countries shifted in favor of membership after Russia invaded Ukraine. But if Turkey holds to its objections, the path to enter the 30-country alliance could still be bumpy.
As youth anti-war sentiment persists, Russia pushes patriotism at schoolPatriotism can be put to many uses. Russia hopes teaching it in school will boost support for the conflict in Ukraine among the least supportive group – young people.
First LookMacron names France's first woman prime minister in 30 yearsFrench President Emmanuel Macron named Elisabeth Borne, who previously served as his minister of labor and minister of transportation, as prime minister on Monday. The last woman to serve as prime minister resigned in 1992 after less than a year.
Russian info war matches its land war: Loud, but unsophisticatedRussia’s war in Ukraine is online, too. Experts have been surprised that Russian disinformation tactics are as unsophisticated as their real-life ones.
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 movesTop 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 warThe 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 defenseAs 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 soldierUkraine 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 UkrainiansWhat 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 allianceFor 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 choiceAfter 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.
