The president’s visit to Ukraine was a gut punch to the Russian leader.
A victory for Viktor Yushchenko in Ukraine would confirm the West's increasing influence there.
Ukraine’s success illuminates a strategy that has allowed a smaller state to—so far—outlast a larger and much more powerful one.
Being anti-war isn’t naive, but a serious, considered, and humane position.
Even if Kyiv agrees not to align with the West, Putin will have other demands.
Putin should pay for the damage his invasion has caused, and the money is needed immediately.
U.S. officials are turning to Russia for help with Iran and Syria, even as the Ukrainian conflict persists.
Staging culture-war battles doesn’t work when all eyes are on a real war.
Images from recent months, showing a region reshaped by two years of war