Opinion

To voluntarily go into a warzone is pretty nuts. Usually, you need a solid reason. Something like defending your country, your family, your way of life. These are profound, meaningful things that motivate you to break the boundaries of logic, of safety and survival, and push yourself to see and do the unthinkable.

Ukrainians continue to fight against Russia for even the slightest chance that their children might one day live in a peaceful, democratic society—that is, to have the freedom to live without fear of violence and with a future to look forward to. Because the fastest way to stop the war is to lose it. But then, there will be no peace.

Unlocking investment in Ukraine’s defense tech could open the next major frontier, forged in war and fueled by ingenuity.

Microchips made in Switzerland turning up in Russian drones show that neutrality today is as much about supply chains as diplomacy.

Russia’s bombs may level cities, but they can’t bury Ukraine’s identity. The International Forum of Cultural Diplomacy brought together representatives from government, international organizations, cultural institutions, and civil society worldwide. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha declared that every destroyed museum, theater, and church only fuels a new kind of resistance—one fought with art, memory, and truth. UNITED24 Media publishes the full speech.

Thirty-five years ago, Germany was officially reunited. What was then called “the end of history” proved instead to be a cliffhanger before the last chapter of the twentieth century—a chapter we are still living through today.