The Russian conductor Valery Gergiev and the diva Anna Netrebko have lost engagements because of their ties to Putin, as geopolitics and music collide once again.
Tag: Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)
Also at Stake in Ukraine: the Future of Two Orthodox Churches
The Russian church hopes to reunite with the independent Ukrainian branch under a single patriarch in Moscow that would allow it to control the holiest sites of Orthodoxy in the Slavic world.
Ukrainians Build Defenses and Wait for Attacks In Odessa
Residents of Odessa, Ukraine’s critical port on the Black Sea, are bracing as Russian naval and ground forces approach. “Every day they make it seem like today is the day,” the mayor said.
Also at Stake in Ukraine: the Future of Two Orthodox Churches
The Russian church hopes to reunite with the independent Ukrainian branch under a single patriarch in Moscow that would allow it to control the holiest sites of Orthodoxy in the Slavic world.
NATO Countries Pour Weapons Into Ukraine, Risking Conflict With Russia
Brussels is proud to be providing military aid, but Moscow may see it as a dangerous intervention.
Asian Nations’ Mixed Reactions to the Ukraine Invasion
While most American allies in the region have fallen in line, authoritarian governments and those with weaker ties to the West have been more reluctant to act.
Putin’s War to Bring Ukraine to Heel Unites Eastern Europe in Alarm
Many countries fear that the Russian leader’s efforts to turn back the clock and reclaim a sphere of influence lost at the end of the Cold War could spell disaster for them.
Death of Indian Student in Ukraine Shows Plight of Thousands
Naveen Shekharappa was killed when he left a bunker in Kharkiv to fetch food, officials and his family members said.
Biden for Democracy
Ukraine took center stage at the State of the Union.
Ukraine War Sets Off Europe’s Fastest Migration in Decades
At least 660,000 people, mostly women and children, fled Ukraine in the five days after Russia invaded — the most intense wave of European migration since at least the 1990s.