Roane Carey

A convoy of Russian military vehicles drives through Rostov, Russia, toward eastern Ukraine on Feb. 23, 2022. Photo: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images With Russia’s massive invasion of Ukraine from three directions, Russian President Vladimir Putin seems determined to overthrow Ukraine’s government and install a puppet regime. If he persists in this mad act of imperial aggression, it will be catastrophic not only for Ukraine but for Russia and all of Europe — and maybe even the entire world.

It was going to be a perfect day; that much was clear from the start. It was one of those rare, glorious New York City days of low humidity and crisp blue skies, when the suffocating heat of summer had departed, leaving behind only its warm afterglow. I had left my Brooklyn apartment before work that morning to vote in the Democratic mayoral primary, and after I cast my ballot and headed toward the subway, I walked by two women talking to each other on their stoop.

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