Ukrainians are safeguarding their language and cultural identity in the face of Russian attempts to erase it.

The erasure of Ukrainian nationhood in occupied territories and frequent denial of Ukraine’s right to exist is evidence the Russian invasion has been genocidal in nature.

Ukraine has fought off relentless waves of Russian attacks over the past two years, but if its Western support dries up, its resistance will be very hard to sustain.

The apparent death of the warlord in a plane shot down over Russia tells us much about the fragility that surrounds Russian politics.