It is fitting that the unexpected U.S. midterm election results emerged just as Russia formally announced its military withdrawal from the key Ukrainian city of Kherson.
Chalk the two events up as key victories in the global battle for democracy and against authoritarianism, which are being fought on very different playing fields — one at the ballot box and one on the battlefield.
The Ukrainian victory offers an important lesson for the ongoing U.S. struggle to mend our broken democracy — even though many Americans might never imagine the connection. However, a couple of hours spent on Wednesday with Roman Horodenskyi, a badly wounded Ukrainian soldier visiting Philadelphia for treatment, made the link very clear.
