Russia
Music’s moral conscience
The violinist Gidon Kremer stands brilliantly apart from the rest of the music world
The moral chaos of Western foreign policy
You can’t take a stand if you don’t know where you stand
When do we lift the sanctions?
Sooner or later a diplomatic compromise will have to be reached
Art as resistance
This Belarusian play at the Barbican is timely and urgent
Kino Kyiv
What to watch inform yourself about the rich Ukrainian cinematic tradition
Hard times, hard truths
We must see beyond the myths surrounding the Ukraine crisis
Putin’s brutal war shows why we still need NATO
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the folly of proposals for a European army
Bungs, bears and barges
Two decades of extraordinary experiences in the Ukrainian capital
How modern wars end
History offers options rather than predictions for how the Russia-Ukraine war could end
Moral panic over Ukraine risks nuclear war
Putin is not Hitler, but if we lose perspective we risk pushing him to reckless extremes