#Western powers shot down Iranian missiles. Why not Russian missiles?

#Western powers shot down Iranian missiles. Why not Russian missiles?

Ukrainians are asking an indelicate question: Why has the West reacted with near-unanimous indignation to Iran’s missile attack against Israel, immediately expressing a willingness to protect its population against further attacks, while failing to help Ukraine protect itself against daily Russian bombardments of its people, cities and infrastructure? Or as the Wall Street Journal put…

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#Trump meets with Polish president at Trump Tower

#Trump meets with Polish president at Trump Tower

Former President Trump met Wednesday night with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of conversations the presumptive Republican nominee has held with foreign leaders. Trump hosted Duda at Trump Tower in New York City, where the former president is staying as he attends his criminal trial over an alleged hush money scheme….

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#Zelensky says Ukraine will lose war without US funding

#Zelensky says Ukraine will lose war without US funding

Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelensky warned Ukraine “will lose the war” if U.S. lawmakers do not pass funding for the war-torn nation. “We need to tell Congress specifically … if Congress does not help Ukraine, Ukraine will lose the war,” Zelensky said Sunday during a meeting with the UNITED24, the Ukrainian government’s fundraising platform. “If Ukraine…

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#The Ukrainian Series Made in the War Zone

#The Ukrainian Series Made in the War Zone

In the opening scene of In Her Car, a young Ukrainian woman stands before the bombed-out wreckage of her family home, screaming her sister’s name. There’s been a Russian missile attack, and the house, like the woman’s life, lies in ruins. Two years into the Ukraine war — the second anniversary of the Russian invasion…

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#As Washington emboldens Putin, Ukraine pays the price

#As Washington emboldens Putin, Ukraine pays the price

Washington has done just about everything it can to embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin. Congress’s inability to muster a vote to renew aid to Ukraine is only surpassed by the White House’s inability, over the last 24 months, to provide Ukraine the weapons and ammunition it needs to win. Neither can get beyond excuses, much to the benefit and approval of…

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#‘Porcelain War’ Review: Intimate Reflection on Making Art in Wartime Ukraine Is Beautiful but Frustrating

#‘Porcelain War’ Review: Intimate Reflection on Making Art in Wartime Ukraine Is Beautiful but Frustrating

Watching Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev’s visually confident, intellectually insecure documentary Porcelain War is like listening to a recitation from a brilliant poet while somebody sitting next to you is whispering what the poems are actually about. And the person sitting next to you explaining what the poet is trying to say is… twist… also…

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