Ukrainians feel a need to tell the world – and especially Russians – what’s happened here. The country’s contemporary artists find themselves at the forefront of that storytelling mission.
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Posted inNation & World
Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol defy surrender-or-die demand
The fall of Mariupol, the site of a merciless, 7-week-old siege that has reduced much of the city to a smoking ruin, would be Moscow’s biggest victory of the war yet.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Putin’s anti-gay agenda digs in close to home
Right-wing Christians are pushing the same freedom-killing laws that took root in Russia a decade ago.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: For U.S., it’s time to stand with world war crimes court
The U.S. has had an uneasy relationship with the International Criminal Court, which would prosecute atrocities in Ukraine, but that shouldn’t stop us from supporting it now.
Posted inLocal & State, News
From an island in Casco Bay, a Ukrainian-American family tries to help their homeland
They fled their apartment in Kyiv on the day Russia invaded, and they are now raising money to buy vans for humanitarian volunteers.
Posted inLocal & State
Mainers with Polish roots prepare for Easter with blessing of Easter baskets
At St. Louis Catholic Church in Portland, they speak with pride of the warm welcome Poland has given millions of war refugees from Ukraine.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Ukrainian mayor, lawmakers attend Easter vigil at Vatican
Pope Francis calls – in vain – for a truce in order to reach a negotiated peace.
Posted inNation & World
Russia renews strikes on Ukraine capital, hits other cities
Forces have resumed scattered attacks on Kyiv, western Ukraine and beyond after warning that it planned to step up missile strikes on the capital.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Putin invokes demons to justify war against Ukraine
His rhetoric and its historical ties to mass violence stir grave concerns about what the future holds for the Ukrainian people.
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‘We pray for you’: Ukrainian Jews mark Passover, if they can
Rabbi Moshe Azman doesn’t know how many Jewish people have been killed in Russia’s invasion, but on Friday he buried one more.