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Culture is not neutral: The troubling presence of Russia’s Eksmo in Frankfurt

There were two questions lingering over conversations among people at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair: Where was the stand of the Russian publisher Eksmo located, and why were they even allowed to be there nearly four years into Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine? I will never forget the look of horror and disgust of one exiled Russian author, who is fiercely pro-Ukrainian and quietly attended many of Ukraine's events at the book fair with a visible awe at this year's event program, when h

International Gymnastics Federation’s ‘neutral status’ is a sham that legitimizes Russian pro-war athletes

A lot happened this week. Russia hit a kindergarten in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, where 48 children were sheltering. A Russian fighter jet violated Lithuanian airspace. And a former political candidate of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, Angelina Melnikova, won all-around gold at the 2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Kremlin released a congratulatory statement to Melnikova, which read “Your outstanding performance in the individual all-around event

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