Category: Ukraine
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Ukrainian Roma in times of war
ESSAY Russia launched its re-invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Since then, we have been hearing and reading daily accounts of the Ukrainian army’s responses to the advances of the Russian aggressor, and of the mass exodus of over 2.5 million Ukrainian refugees into neighbouring Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova. It is the […]
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Thoughts from a Ukrainian refugee
CN: war, trauma OPINION How do I write that my older brother could go to war? How do I write that I cannot comfort my godchildren, wipe their tears away and protect them from the injustice now taking place? How can I write that the peace in which my goddaughter believes does not exist? Imagine […]
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President Biden, do not abandon Ukraine
Dear President Biden, You’re abandoning Ukraine. In your address on Monday 22 February, you said Putin was setting a rationale to invade Ukraine. You said he is aiming to take large sections of Ukraine by force. And you were right. He is taking more territory than even those controlled by Russian separatists. He’s launching attacks […]
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A letter from Kyiv
CN: war, trauma When I woke up on 24 February, I was expecting a day like any other. I’d have breakfast, make coffee, and head to work. I’d smile at our customers, trade anecdotes with my colleagues, call my friends and family to ask them about their plans for the upcoming weekend. “Maybe we can […]
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Invasion or not, Russian imperialism is a threat to Ukraine
ANALYSIS Whispers of another Russian invasion of Ukraine began to swirl when Russian troops posted along Ukraine’s border reached 100 000. Earlier this week the number was estimated to have reached at least 130 000. Today, Russia’s defence ministry announced its plans to withdraw some of its troops from the border; words that are yet […]
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