Orwell prize for political writing awarded to novelist killed in Ukraine war Victoria Amelina wins with her unfinished book Looking at Women Looking at War while Donal Ryan takes the award for political fiction with an intimate portrait of an Irish town

Victoria Amelina wins the Orwell prize with her unfinished book. It was painful to read it for a different reason. The parts already finished were so strong, that it hurt to understand again how much more she could have done if Russia hadn't killed her www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Totally thrilled! The war crimes testimonies, recorded by our small team, are now told on the stage in London Arcola theater. I’ll speak after the play this Monday, June 2nd
Tickets are still available arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/the-reckoning/

Putin’s Ukraine The end of war and the price of Russian occupation.

Occupation of the UA lands isn't just about war crimes. It's a Russian military tool for further military grabs – something the West doesn't get,while Ukrainians find too obvious to explain. My essay explaining UA's position on 'deal without guarantees' www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/puti...