Russian invasion of Ukraine
Special Coverage
Vladimir Putin began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, in an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War that he started in 2014. The invasion received widespread international condemnation, including massive economic sanctions. Milwaukee’s Ukrainian American community began with immigrants in the early twentieth century, and continued to grow in the years after World War II and the fall of the Soviet Union.
These news stories cover the local connections in Milwaukee to an international crisis, and all the complexities woven into America’s political climate.
- Links to complete news coverage of Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: mkeind.com/ukraine
- Reports from Ukraine – Series of news reports from May 2022 in Ukraine: mkeind.com/reportsfromukraine
- Return to Ukraine – Series of news reports from June-July 2023 in Ukraine: mkeind.com/returntoukraine
- Selected features that focus on news from Milwaukee’s Sister City of Irpin: mkeind.com/irpin
Featured: Jennifer Vosters: A visit to Kyiv that offered insight, awareness, and an inspiration for solidarity [Feb 24, 2022]
Advanced Wireless begins shipping hundreds of access points it donated to rebuild Irpin’s Wi-Fi network
Darryl Morin, President and CEO of Advanced Wireless, Inc. (AWI), formally announced on February 1 the donation and pending shipment of more than 800 site-survivable Wi-Fi access points to Milwaukee’s Sister City of Irpin, Ukraine. The donation, consisting of...
A pariah state: Approach to isolate and contain Russia follows strategy long used against Soviet Union
By Alastair Kocho-Williams, Professor of History, Clarkson University The U.S. and its European allies recently said they planned to take a new approach in their relations with Russia: They would isolate and contain the country in the aftermath of its invasion of...
Bogus Holy Wars: What a cathedral dedicated brutal authoritarianism symbolizes about Putin’s Russia
By Lena Surzhko Harned, Assistant Teaching Professor of Political Science, Penn State May 9, 2022, marked the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany. Victory Day has traditionally been a day to honor veterans and hold an enormous parade in...
From oil embargoes to gas cutoffs: Why Putin’s weaponization of energy resources could backfire
By Michael E. Webber, Josey Centennial Professor of Energy Resources, University of Texas at Austin In December 2006, “The Economist” magazine published a cover drawing of Russian president Vladimir Putin, dressed like a 1930s gangster in a dark suit and...
The Great Resignation: Multinationals are leaving Russia faster than they did Apartheid-era South Africa
By Steven Kreft, Clinical Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Indiana University; and Elham Mafi-Kreft, Clinical Associate Professor of Business Economics, Indiana University Companies across the globe are fleeing Russia in an unprecedented display of...
Revolution of Dignity: A war-weary Ukraine reflects on a decade of defending its freedom against Russia
It happens every November, when the cold descends on Kyiv. The change in weather always makes Dmytro Riznychenko think back, and he is overwhelmed by his emotions. “This is where it truly began,” Riznychenko said, walking through central Kyiv’s...
Featured: Photos from the frontlines: Sergi Mykhalchuk documents images of war as civilians evacuate Irpin [Mar 16, 2022]
Featured: Milwaukee formalizes Sister City status with Ukraine’s Irpin [Mar 23, 2018]
Milwaukee has a small but thriving Ukrainian American community, and Irpin is a sister city. Follow our special coverage at mkeind.com/ukraine for updates on Putin’s invasion, and about how the fight by Ukrainian people to preserve their democracy is having an impact on the families and businesses here in Milwaukee. 🇺🇦 Слава Україні! Героям слава!
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