John Spencer
At 2 a.m., Ukrainian civilians huddle in subway stations as Russia bombs Kyiv—again. Putin does this because he wants all of Ukraine. He doesn’t believe it should exist as a sovereign nation unless it's under Moscow’s boot. The NATO expansion excuse? A lie. If that were his fear, he just doubled his border with NATO. The real threat to Putin was a free, westward-leaning Ukraine—a former Soviet republic succeeding outside his grasp. The West has never truly backed a Ukrainian victory—only that it not lose. That’s not enough. Nuclear blackmail cannot define our century. India just proved leadership is still possible. Support Ukraine. Support sovereignty. Support international law.
Maria Avdeeva
Kyiv. 2:37 a.m. The second night of terror. Russia’s Shaheds are flying just outside, so low you can hear the buzz, followed by machine gun fire. We’re back in shelters and corridors. No one is sleeping. At the same minutes cruise missiles are coming in. Emboldened, Russia goes more and more brutal.