From Stalingrad to Avdiivka

the war in ukraine, we are often told, is a partly a civil war involving rebels fighting the central government in kyiv. such inaccurate…

the war in ukraine, we are often told, is a partly a civil war involving rebels fighting the central government in kyiv. such inaccurate terms misrepresent the conflict.

the crisis is often talked about as if it’s entirely internal to ukraine, a domestic affair brought on by language politics, identity clashes and historical grievances. this is crazy. this is wrong.

ukraine is waging a war of self-defense against an outside aggressor — the russian federation. putin’s special operation in ukraine began in early 2014 has killed at least 10,000 people, mostly civilians, and displaced at least two million ukrainians.

face facts

calling the crisis a civil war serves no purpose of diplomacy or journalistic balance. it is a failure to serve the public interest. putin’s special operation in ukraine is a more accurate description.

the war needs to be described as it really is: a conflict instigated and sustained by russia’s armed intervention. it was russian troops in the spring of 2014 who seized …