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Russian New York University faculty and students on Friday expressed opposition and disappointment over President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine. Speaking after a panel discussion hosted by the Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, Anastasia Vlasova, a freshman student from Moscow with friends and relatives in Ukraine, said she’s “incredibly disappointed in […]
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The Ukrainian Crisis: What You Need to Know About the Invasion
Russian President Vladimir Putin began a full scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 after months of troop buildup and failed diplomatic efforts by the United States and its European allies to avert a conflict. Since then, the Ukrainian people under President Volodymyr Zelensky have been courageously fighting to defend their freedom and their independence […]
Solidarity Amidst Crisis, NYU Community Gathers in Support of Ukraine
Days after President Vladimir Putin’s military invasion, hundreds of New York University students, faculty and alumni on Monday gathered at the steps of Kimmel Center for University Life to recognize the innocent victims of the historic crisis in Ukraine. “We condemn Putin’s words, actions and the attempt to question the right of statehood in Ukraine,” […]
NYC LGBTQ+ community gathers for LGBTQ+ Ukrainians at Stonewall Inn
On Saturday, a crowd of around 100 people donning colorful flower crowns and waving bright blue and yellow flags gathered at Stonewall Inn in support of Ukraine and its LGBTQ+ community in the wake of Russia’s invasion. The group, many of whom held up cardboard signs, some reading “queer love stops Putin” and “404 NATO […]
