![Smoke rises behind the Holy Sritenska church following a Russian missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine on June 24, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-2158471931-1.jpg)
New Polling Shows Significant Ukrainian Support for Diplomacy to End the War New Polling Shows Significant Ukrainian Support for Diplomacy to End the War
There is more dissent from the Zelensky government’s war aims than may appear.
Jun 25, 2024 / Mark Episkopos
![Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Bahrain's King at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 23, 2024.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2153659107-1.jpg)
Does Putin Want to End the War in Ukraine? Does Putin Want to End the War in Ukraine?
It’s time to find out.
May 29, 2024 / Stephen Crowley
![Defense Secretary Austin, General Brown Hold Media Briefing At The Pentagon](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2150334528-1.jpg)
The Ukraine Aid Package Heightens the Risk of Escalation The Ukraine Aid Package Heightens the Risk of Escalation
The passage by Congress of the latest aid package to Ukraine was met with cheers, but there is ample reason for caution.
May 2, 2024 / James Carden and Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Can Russian-US Scientific Cooperation Be Restored as Arctic Warming and the Ukraine War Intensify? Can Russian-US Scientific Cooperation Be Restored as Arctic Warming and the Ukraine War Intensify?
US and Russia have a long history of polar science cooperation.
Apr 16, 2024 / Pavel Devyatkin
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The Moscow Terror Attack The Moscow Terror Attack
Coming just days after Putin’s orchestrated election, will it endanger his legacy—and his future?
Mar 25, 2024 / Editorial / Katrina vanden Heuvel for The Nation
![President Trump Hosts Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban At The White House](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1143562486-1.jpg)
Far From a Kink, Donald Trump’s Dictator Fetish Puts Him Squarely in the Mainstream Far From a Kink, Donald Trump’s Dictator Fetish Puts Him Squarely in the Mainstream
The American elite has long had a soft spot for “our sons of bitches” like those Trump now befriends.
Mar 22, 2024 / Jeet Heer
![Police block the way to a monument in St. Petersburg, Russia, honoring the memory of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny the day after news of his death.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-2011804440.jpg)
Free Boris Kagarlitsky Free Boris Kagarlitsky
The Nation joins the global appeal for his release.
Mar 5, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel