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Workers clean debris from a bus station destroyed by Russian shelling in the Ukrainian town of Kupiansk, located in the Kharkiv region, on March 7. Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images

Though it may seem premature to discuss Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction, with a Ukrainian counteroffensive launched two weeks ago making some small gains in the south of the country, in fact, the moment to do so is now. At the latest G-7 meeting in Japan, leaders reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring that Ukraine has the economic support it needs for recovery and reconstruction, a project that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called “not a project of one nation, but a joint task of the entire democratic world”. And the U.S. Congress is currently structuring its fifth supplemental appropriations bill for Ukraine.

Central to a successful reconstruction effort will be curbing corruption.…  Seguir leyendo »

¿Es posible una Rusia sin Putin? No por ahora

¿Qué es más fácil de imaginar, que Vladimir Putin declare de pronto el fin de la guerra a Ucrania y retire sus tropas, o que una Rusia sin Putin revise sus políticas, termine la guerra y empiece a construir relaciones con Ucrania y Occidente sobre una nueva base pacífica?

Es una pregunta difícil de responder. La guerra en Ucrania es, hasta cierto punto, fruto de la obsesión personal de Putin, y no es muy probable que acceda voluntariamente a ponerle fin. Lo cual nos deja con la otra posibilidad: Rusia sin Putin, y donde todas las esperanzas de una Rusia pacífica pasan por un cambio de poder en el país.…  Seguir leyendo »

Who Will Get Rid of Putin? The Answer Is Grim.

What’s easier to imagine — Vladimir Putin suddenly declaring an end to the war on Ukraine and withdrawing his troops or a Russia without Mr. Putin that revises his policies, ends the war and begins to build relations with Ukraine and the West on a peaceful new foundation?

It’s a hard one to answer. The war in Ukraine is, to a significant degree, the result of Mr. Putin’s personal obsession, and it’s hardly likely that he will voluntarily agree to end it. Which leaves the other possibility: Russia without Mr. Putin, with all hopes for a peaceful Russia tied to a change of power in the country.…  Seguir leyendo »