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Paolo Pellegrin / Magnum The Counteroffensive
The future of the democratic world will be determined by whether the Ukrainian military can break a stalemate with Russia and drive the country backwards—perhaps even out of Crimea for good.
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Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Ukraine’s Fate and America’s Destiny
Zelensky’s address to Congress challenged us to remember America’s mission in the world.
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Evgeniy Maloletka / AP The Brutal Alternate World in Which the U.S. Abandoned Ukraine
Ukrainian resistance and American support prevented a wide range of horrors.
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Anna Moneymaker / Getty Zelensky Recalled Us to Ourselves
He came to thank the U.S. for supporting Ukraine. It is Americans who should thank him.
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Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP / Getty What Zelensky Needs From Washington
Beyond weapons and ammunition, Ukraine also seeks assurances of sustained U.S. support.
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Sergei Bobylyov / Sputnik / AFP / Getty What Trump and Musk Don’t Get About Russia’s Nuclear Threats
Putin’s hollow rhetoric warrants no concessions from the West.
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Ukrainian Presidential Press Office / AP Zelensky Knows the Clock Is Ticking
Ukraine’s president is rushing to the United States for good reason.
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Alex Wong / Getty The Words About Ukraine That Americans Need to Hear
Wars are won by deeds—but also by persuasive moral arguments.
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Getty; U.S. Department of State; The Atlantic Putin Is Cornered
The West faces a simple choice: reduce aid to Ukraine and deliver Russia a victory, or else finish the job it has begun.
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Chien-Chi Chang / Magnum Victory Brings Its Own Dangers
With each step Ukraine takes toward winning, the lack of consensus around its war aims looms larger.
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Christopher Occhicone for The Atlantic Zelensky Is Everywhere
The Ukrainian president has made himself omnipresent on the global stage. But actually seeing the man in person is another story.
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RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP / Getty Zelensky’s Prayer
On the meaning of “We are still here.”
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Sergei Supinsky / AFP / Getty The Uncanny Prescience of Servant of the People
Revisiting Volodymyr Zelensky’s comedy through the eyes of America—and the world—today
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Getty; The Atlantic The Other History of the Holocaust
Like many Jews from the former Soviet Union, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky grew up in a world that suppressed the truth about the Nazi genocide.
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Getty for the Recording Academy The Reason for Zelensky’s Surprise Grammys Appearance
Why a pretaped message from the Ukrainian president aired during a night of escapist entertainment
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Found Image Holdings Inc / Getty; Pictures from … How Propaganda Became Entertaining
Ukraine’s wartime communications strategies have roots in World War II.
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J. Scott Applewhite-Pool / Getty Volodymyr Zelensky’s Dream Life
The admiration for the Ukrainian leader that’s obvious and pervasive on social media is both genuine and a form of wish fulfillment.
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The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: The Performance of Volodymyr Zelensky’s Life
The Ukrainian president is modeling courage from the streets of Kyiv, via self-shot videos.
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Zelensky Official / Facebook The Grim Stagecraft of Zelensky’s Selfie Videos
The Ukrainian president’s dispatches from the streets of Kyiv have doubled as proof of life and missives of solidarity.
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Guillaume Herbaut / Agence VU' / Redux What Volodymyr Zelensky’s Courage Says About the West
The Ukrainian leader’s refusal to back down is as inspiring as it is illuminating.
