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Yale historian says west can break Ukraine stalemate with more military aid

Timothy Snyder argues that ‘dropping five more queens on the board’ would allow Ukraine to prevail

The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2023

Criminal indictments are not enough

But even defeating Trump at the polls will be insufficient to secure the future of American democracy

Salon · Aug 2, 2023

After the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, another threat lies on Ukraine’s horizon: Donald Trump

The would-be president and the US right look ready to side with Putin, and walk away from a fight the free world must win, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023

Why a new centre for civic engagement in Ukraine could help counter Russia’s invasion

Shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, I set aside my academic work as a fellow in public philosophy to report on civilian life in Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities and to examine the state of higher education in Ukraine.

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2023

‘We will be in danger if Russia wins’: Security concerns drive Poland’s support for Ukraine

The war in Ukraine has conferred a new importance to the Baltic States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe geographically closest to Russia – particularly Poland. Warsaw is determined to learn from Poland's own history and help Ukraine win the war.

France 24 · Feb 11, 2023

Putin is threatening ‘nuclear blackmail’ in Ukraine – but the world must not give in, historian says

US academic Timothy Snyder tells Kim Sengupta that Ukrainians are fighting for the democratic world

The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Trench warfare in Bakhmut; fears for nuclear plants after emergency shutdowns; letter bombs in Spain

The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2022

‘Russia wins by losing’: Timothy Snyder on raising funds for Ukrainian drone defence

Historian says Russia needs to lose its war in order to become a ‘normal’ European country – and stopping destruction of Ukraine’s power grid is essential

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

Are Putin’s views fascist?

The Russian leader often evokes a philosopher who praised Mussolini, but analysts are divided on Putin’s own ideology.

Al Jazeera · Oct 26, 2022

Can we defeat democracy's enemies?

Confronting Putin isn't about sanctions or military strategy. It's about facing what we did to make him possible

Salon · May 5, 2022