Vladislav Davidzon

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The city of Mariupol, Ukraine, is seen on Sept. 15. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images

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In a fresh violation of international law, Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced the annexation of Ukrainian territory on Friday, complete with a celebration in Moscow and a rambling speech. Putin is seeking to bludgeon Ukraine and the West into submission not only because he is desperate to vindicate his grandiose plan for conquering Ukraine but also to avoid any accounting for the war crimes that he and his henchmen have already committed.

But Ukrainians have managed to outwit Putin, and they serve as witnesses to his heinous crimes. Take the dramatic flight of Orthodox Ukrainian priest Pavel Kostel. A clever village elder and a country backroad unknown to the Russian invaders spared his life in March.…  Seguir leyendo »

A man holds wheat grains in a grain storage facility on a farm near Izmail, in Ukraine's Odesa region, on June 14. Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images

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The Russian military strategy of cutting Ukraine off from its access to the sea in order to decapitate its economy is now set to cause a worldwide famine. The export of Ukrainian grain provides food security for more than 300 million people around the world. Now, millions of tons of grain are sitting in Ukrainian grain elevators or the cargo holds of dozens of foreign shipping vessels stuck in Ukrainian ports. The embargo on the export of Ukrainian grain by the Russian Black Sea Fleet represents a serious food security threat. It is imperative that the world act.

My hometown of Odesa—a multiethnic, multicultural hub of regional trade—is Ukraine’s main port, including two satellite port cities within 30 miles of the city proper.…  Seguir leyendo »