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Yulia Latynina in an unnamed location, on Feb. 9, 2013.
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The Russian commentators living in Europe who justify Moscow's war against Ukraine

by Oleg Sukhov

Correction: Leonid Ragozin's travel data has been corrected. Latvia's decision last week to declare Russian-born journalist and blogger Leonid Ragozin persona non grata has drawn attention to a broader trend: Russians who once presented themselves as opponents of Vladimir Putin are now accused of echoing Kremlin narratives. Some now live in Europe, taking advantage of the freedom and security that their adopted countries provide to broadcast their views. Ironically, some of them blame the Eur

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Death is a master from Russia

At the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, while in my hometown of Kyiv, I wrote an essay in German for a German website titled "Russia Dehumanizes the World." The Ukrainian translation of this text, published under the title "The Dehumanization of the World," was included in my new book, "Сплески" ("Splashes"). The essay ends as follows: "War. The Russians are near. Death is near. Death is a master from Russia. We are still here. We, Ukrainians. We, human beings. We,

Empty graves after the exhumation of bodies from mass burial sites in Izium, Ukraine, on Nov. 4, 2022.

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