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Understanding the complex calculations, costs and consequences of defending freedom and democracy on a global scale. 

President Volodymyr Zelensky has become the face of Ukraine’s resistance against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invading forces, with impassioned speeches such as an address to the UN Security Council in which he accused Russian forces of committing war crimes.

In the sea of despair that is Ukraine, Chef José Andrés and his World Central Kitchen are a lifeline. They have been on the ground there for months, feeding thousands of Ukrainians whose lives have been upended by the war.

*All photographs on the home page, unless otherwise noted, were taken by photojournalist Ron Haviv. We express our gratitude for him and thank him for both speaking with us and allowing us to feature his extraordinary photos that document the tragedy in Ukraine.