By Youyou Zhou Ukrainians wait to be registered by French immigration workers at a refugee welcome center in Paris on March 17. | Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images Data shows why Ukrainian refugees are being treated differently than others fleeing violence. More than 3 million people have fled Ukraine in the weeks since the start […]
By Mike Walker I have covered Russia, Belarus and post-Soviet issues since 1997 and also worked as a translator of Russian to English. Unlike many Western journalists, for a long time I was impressed overall with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s performance.Many of his accomplishments, especially in his first 10 years, would be rather incredible for […]
By Lisa Abend Jussi Nukari—Lehtikuva/AFP/Getty ImagesFinland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin, right, and Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen arrive to address a press conference after the decision to supply arms to Ukraine, in Helsinki, Finland, on Feb. 28, 2022. Because it shares both an 800-mile border and a long and complicated history with Russia (Finland was part […]