Ukraine
Deporting the Disabled
Over one year, reporters have tracked what happened to the forcibly deported, disabled residents of the Oleshky boarding school. We have followed the desperate attempts to bring them home and identified which Russian officials are responsible for abusing their rights.
Survival and Statehood in Ukraine — with Yaroslav Trofimov
Faisal Al Yafai is joined by The Wall Street Journal’s chief foreign affairs correspondent, Yaroslav Trofimov, for a discussion about modern Ukraine and Trofimov’s new novel, “No Country for Love,” set in the country’s turbulent early 20th century.
Ukraine Is Already Striking Deep Inside Russia
While Ukraine’s Western allies debate the wisdom of allowing it to use long-range weapons to hit Russia’s interior, Kyiv is already employing drones and missiles against critical targets hundreds of miles over the border and Russia appears to have priced in a relaxation of U.S. restrictions.
Ukraine Has Every Right To Hit Russians in Russia With US Weapons
Washington insists that the most effective U.S.-supplied artillery systems in Ukraine should be aimed strictly within Ukrainian territory. Not only are these restrictions holding back Ukraine militarily, they are also inconsistent and ultimately illogical.
Folk Music Is Helping Ukrainians Make Sense of Their Recent History
President Vladimir Putin’s invasion has spurred an all-encompassing attempt by Ukrainians to rediscover their country’s history, language and culture after centuries of suppression and co-optation by Moscow. Music, particularly folk songs and instruments, is integral to these efforts.
After Surviving Soviet Repression, a Turkic Minority Is Being Divided in Ukraine
Meskhetian Turks are caught in the crossfire of the war in Ukraine, forced to fight — and die — on both sides of a conflict many do not consider their own. Thousands have fled in the latest mass relocation of this persecuted people, who have spent much of the past century uprooted.
Can We Laugh? On the Ground With Ukrainian Artists
There is an enormous appetite for readings, stand-up comedy and theater across Ukraine, as people release tension and try to process what is happening to them. Yet there is often violence in the catharsis, and the line between humor that hurts and that which heals is often blurred.