Lika Spivakovska, the owner of two art galleries in Kyiv, Ukraine, has partnered with an NFT gallery in Puerto Rico to auction off pictures of art damaged and created during the war. The money will go to Ukrainian artists and other humanitarian aid.
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In Kyiv, Residents Cautiously Embrace a Sense of Normalcy
A month after the Ukrainian Army defeated the Russian forces that had partly encircled Ukraine’s capital, tension is slowly seeping out of the city.
As Ambassadors Left Town, the Pope’s Emissary Remained in Kyiv
Through shelling, street fights in the suburbs and the flight of thousands through Ukraine’s capital, the Vatican’s diplomatic mission stayed put.
On the Trail of Russian War Crimes
Lyudmyla Denisova, Ukraine’s top human rights official, is determined to right historical wrongs and make sure Russians are held to account.
Biden Seeks $33 Billion More in Aid for Ukraine
“The cost of this fight is not cheap,” President Biden said. He also sent Congress a plan to increase the government’s power to seize luxury yachts, aircraft and other assets of Russian oligarchs.
Top U.N. Official Tours Kyiv, Declaring the War ‘An Absurdity’
António Guterres’ goals include securing evacuation routes for besieged civilians and supporting the prosecution of war crimes.
Your Thursday Briefing: Russia Cuts Gas Supplies
Also, Shanghai residents express anger and Singapore executes an intellectually disabled man.
Ukrainians Flood Village of Demydiv to Keep Russians at Bay
The waters that poured into Demydiv were one of many instances of Ukraine wreaking havoc on its own territory to slow Russia’s advance. Residents couldn’t be happier. “We saved Kyiv,” one said.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Beijing’s Mass Testing Plan
Plus more aggressive support for Ukraine and Hong Kong’s brownface controversy.
Biden Picks Bridget Brink to Be Ambassador to Ukraine
The U.S. Embassy, which closed just before Russia’s invasion, could reopen “over a couple of weeks,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.