The book, The Siege of Mariupol, is available in Ukrainian to pre-order and will be translated into English: store.ukrainer.net/en/product/b...
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The book, The Siege of Mariupol, is available in Ukrainian to pre-order and will be translated into English: store.ukrainer.net/en/product/b...
“In the UK, he often meets people who tell him the war in Ukraine isn’t so bad, that Russia is doing the right thing, and that the reports of war crimes Ukrainians speak of are lies. Then he shows them the photograph I took and says: ‘This is my wife.’”
“Iryna worked as a store manager and earned a decent salary. Ivan was a meter controller at Azovstal. Myron would have been their first child. They had eagerly awaited his birth and loved each other.”
“Ivan left Ukraine in July — traveling through Russia and Latvia — and eventually arrived in Wales. We spoke for the first time in the winter of 2022. He had just settled into a new home and started working at a factory. I could hear the pain in his voice.”
“The thought of Ivan Kalinin haunted me even before I actually learned his name. He was a person behind the scenes. I understood that this grieving man and father had to be somewhere, but I couldn’t find him. It turned out Ivan was looking for me too.”
“They laid the baby on her chest and wrapped them both in a black plastic bag. There they would wait for relatives who would inevitably come looking. We hoped to find the woman’s husband, but it was not easy.”
“Shortly after evacuation, she underwent an emergency cesarean delivery. She regained consciousness just long enough to ask the medics to end her life, to stop this. She died; the child did too. Her name was Iryna Kalinina. They had planned to name the child Myron.”
“She was carried on crude stretchers, covered only by a thin sheet, as rescuers tried to save her after a Russian airstrike, while snow and ash swirled around the destroyed maternity hospital. Paramedics carried the woman, hoping in vain to save her, or at least her child.”
💬 “I see a huge fireball behind the building, an orange glow beyond the concrete and trees. Not fire, just air so hot it’s burning.”
The photograph, a pregnant woman on a stretcher through the ruins, spread worldwide and became one of the war’s most recognizable images.
Four years ago, Mariupol was under siege. Journalist Evgeniy Maloletka captured some of the war’s most powerful images. Years later, he recorded every moment in The Siege of Mariupol.
This is how he remembers the strike on the city’s maternity hospital 🧵
Our interview with Nicolas Tenzer is premiering now!
The French academic and CEPA senior fellow discusses how Western democracies perceive Russia’s war against Ukraine, the myth of Russia as a “superpower,” and the moral dilemmas shaping wartime decisions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T61C...
Should Ukraine trust anyone?
Tomorrow, we are premiering our next interview with French academic Nicolas Tenzer. He breaks down why political caution often outweighs justice, and what that means for Ukraine and the world.
Don't miss out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T61C...
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed the U.S. gave Ukraine its best weapons “for nothing.”
But had Washington consulted Kyiv during Iran operations, it could have gained crucial know-how on fighting Iran’s Shahed drones.
They didn’t choose the war, but they chose to defend Ukraine. Thank you to every servicewoman!
Ukraine and other countries facing similar pressures must adapt by deepening cooperation and collective strategy.
The question now is not whether the system will change, but who will shape its future.
The future is being shaped today
During the first two years of Donald Trump’s second term, the battle for a rules-based international order has been temporarily lost. Major powers are disincentivized from relying on rules, and ignoring this reality only increases the risks.
Middle powers must act together
At Davos, Canadian PM Mark Carney urged middle powers to recognize shifts in the global order. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy echoed him, warning that no European country can guarantee its security alone.
There is a natural tension in the policies that limit Ukraine’s capacity to defend itself while accepting aggressive actions elsewhere. Extreme state violence is no longer treated as a last resort, but as an acceptable, preemptive instrument of policy.
Violence is being normalized if it “works”
The global response to recent crises — from Ukraine to Venezuela to Iran — reveals a dangerous pattern. If the use of force produces results, it is increasingly tolerated.
What this means
For Europe, and especially Ukraine, one conclusion is clear: 2026 is showing that the world has entered a new phase of global politics in which the rules-based international order can no longer be taken for granted.
The problem
While Ukrainians and Iranians rightly celebrates the death of a leader who caused them great harm, the UNHR questioned the legality of the strikes and condemned both the attacks on Iranian schools and Iran’s retaliation against civilians and infrastructure.
The reaction
Iranians took to the streets to celebrate the death of Iran's repressive leader. The strikes came after Khamenei had cracked down on Iranian protesters in recent months, carrying out massacres that reportedly took the lives of more than 30,000 Iranian civilians.
What happened
On February 28, the U.S. and Israel carried out mass strikes across Iran. Within hours, Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead along with dozens of leaders in his authoritarian regime.
While the fall of Ali Khamenei is celebrated by many Iranians and Ukrainians who suffered under his rule, the US strike is another escalation against the rules-based international order.
Europe must heed the warnings of Mark Carney and Volodymyr Zelenskyy and stand united. 🧵
You can buy the English edition of the book here: store.ukrainer.net/en/product/e...
Congratulations to Myroslav Laiuk on this wonderful achievement! Ukrainian voices deserve to be heard not only in Ukraine, but far beyond its borders.
We are very proud to have you as our founder. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor!
On February 24, marking four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion, the President of Ukraine honored our founder, @logvynenko.bsky.social, and other professionals for strengthening Ukrainian statehood and defending the nation’s sovereignty, integrity, and people with courage and dedication.
Ivan says this not only about Yellow Ribbon, but about everyone living under occupation, waiting for their land to once again fly Ukrainian flags.
💬 “The fact that the world continues to support Ukraine and recognizes that the occupied territories are ours — we see our contribution in that too. It cannot be compared to the contribution of Ukraine’s Defense Forces, but we try to do everything we can from our side.”
