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My Ukrainian friend risked it all

by Rory Finnin I wonder whether my friend Maksym Butkevych knows the name of House Speaker Mike Johnson. Maksym is a defender of Ukraine and prisoner of war who has been held by Russian forces since 2022. There has been no word from Max since August, months before Johnson became ...

Why isn’t Russia accused of genocide?

by Trudy Rubin If Israel is being charged with genocide at the International Court of Justice, why isn’t Russia? This is a question I find very troubling, as do some of my readers. Despite harsh critiques of the civilian carnage in Gaza caused by Israel’s bombs — of which I ...

Defending our own interests

by Steven Roberts America must not abandon Ukraine. Congressional Republicans who are blocking President Biden’s request for another $61 billion in aid to Kyiv are making a deeply dangerous mistake. If, as a nation, we are serious about advancing democracy, then repelling ...