War in Ukraine

Ukraine’s military closed out May with one of its strongest battlefield showings in years, turning the map in Kyiv’s favor with nearly 100 square kilometers in net gains, while drones reached Moscow under a coordinated strike plan.

Russia now has a new strategy in its invasion of Ukraine and hybrid war against Europe: diverting Ukrainian drones into the Baltic region. These have not been mere accidents; this new threat must be recognized and addressed.

After one of Russia’s worst attacks on Kyiv since the start of the war, with Russian officials warning all foreign nationals and diplomats to leave the Ukrainian capital, Jacques Audiard, France’s most decorated filmmaker, arrived anyway. He sat on a park bench in the spring sun, watched a small bird for a long moment, and talked about cinema, violence, and Europe’s willful blindness.