Graham Watts

What drives Ukraine’s fighting spirit?

29 February 2024 4:41 am

Judging by the welcome uplift in commentary around the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the popular western…

‘We don’t have time to waste’: An interview with Ukraine’s Azov brigade commander

8 July 2023 3:30 pm

The acting commander of the Azov brigade, Major Bohdan (pronounced Bogdan) Krotevych, is a hero in Ukraine. In last year’s…

‘I’m a singer, not a politician’: An interview with Ukraine’s Eurovision winner Jamala

28 May 2023 3:00 pm

Tucked in the margins of the recent Eurovision Song Contest was Jamala’s 30-second cameo of 1944, her winning song from…

War in Ukraine is tearing the world of ballet apart

11 March 2022 3:30 am

Throughout the Cold War, ballet was the gilded bridge that connected the USSR to the West. World leaders visiting Moscow…