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Looking for the 10 best Ukraine-related books of 2025? We’ve got you
Culture

Looking for the 10 best Ukraine-related books of 2025? We’ve got you

by Kate Tsurkan

The year 2025 brought us more books about and from Ukraine that carry an inescapable heaviness, with war present on almost every page. Lives once shaped by literary ambitions continue to be cut short on the battlefield or under bombardment. Yet, thanks to the devotion of translators, publishers, and a growing audience of readers who refuse to look away, these voices keep traveling outward. They insist on being heard. From the first days of the full-scale invasion, one imperative has remained co

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Open letter to President Trump: Protect legal Ukrainian workers in US

Editor’s note: This is an open letter by Vlad Skots, a Ukrainian American businessman and public activist, which was sent to U.S. President Donald Trump. A petition linked to the letter is available for signing. Dear President Trump, Right now America is punishing the good people who did everything right and rewarding the chaos. This is already happening, and you can stop it with one phone call. My name is Vlad Skots. Twenty-five years ago I came to America as a refugee from Ukraine with not

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