Please check my latest piece on Ukraine at
@NewEastEurope
Not really a cheerful reading as it focused on the future challenges rather than on the latest news.
Loss and Division - On how Ukraine’s suffering goes well beyond the front line. The latest issue of New Eastern Europe is now available.
Find out what is inside:
Now in front of the paywall: something my great colleagues inspired me to write when dubbed their magazine (which is many things) as "The European Review of Untranslatable Jokes".
Now un-paywalled: Oksana
@Forostyna
on untranslatable Ukrainian humor, from the parody of the Aeneid that founded modern Ukrainian literature in 1798, through the Soviet and post-Soviet popular culture that brought forth the country's current president.
Of course, a diary is only authentic when it is not supposed to be published, and I'm still not really comfortable with this form. But I'm endlessly grateful to
@readliberties
and my dear friend Leon Wieseltier for the invitation.
The NATO summit indecision will come at a price. While the war-extending effect is quite apparent, there will be another intoxicating consequence. This is the trigger for the arrival of the policy of ressentiment on the Ukrainian domestic political scene, affecting the EU as well
Over 20 countries, including formerly cautious nations [...] have signed written statements in support of Ukraine's membership aspirations. There is only one missing piece: Biden's support. With his leadership, a consensus is reached
@motytchak
@DarkaHirna
@Vhvskyy
А тим часом в ФБ-бульбашці тривають намагання придумати універсальне правило, потім придумати, собі, ніби з ним усі погодилися, а потім роздмухувати ненависть до тих, хто воліє думати своєю головою і нести персональну відповідальність за свої дії.
I highly recommend the brilliant, exhaustive essay by Kateryna Botanova, and not only a second part by the link, but all three parts. A Blanket of Snow: