Category: Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022)

As Zelensky Visits Kherson, World Bank Says Ukraine Needs $411 Billion to Rebuild

The New York Times – Business:
The bank released a significantly higher figure as European Union leaders approved plans to provide Kyiv with one million artillery shells over the next 12 months.
China’s Rise Relied on the West. Xi Jinping Is Turning Away.

The New York Times – Business:
The Chinese leader has edged ever closer to Russia, while distancing China from countries that have helped it develop over the past four decades.
Xi and Putin Bind China and Russia’s Economies Further, Despite War in Ukraine

The New York Times – Business:
On the second day of the Chinese leader’s state visit in Moscow, Xi Jinping and Vladimir V. Putin declared an enduring economic partnership, in an effort to insulate their countries from punitive Western measures.
Heinali Is Reconstructing Kyiv, One Synth Wave at a Time

The New York Times – Music:
“Kyiv Eternal,” by the composer and sound artist Heinali (real name Oleh Shpudeiko), submerges listeners in the sounds of the prewar Ukrainian capital.
Reconstructing Kyiv, One Synth Wave at a Time

The New York Times – Music:
“Kyiv Eternal,” by the composer and sound artist Heinali (real name Oleh Shpudeiko), submerges listeners in the sounds of the prewar Ukrainian capital.
As War in Ukraine Grinds on, China Helps Refill Russian Drone Supplies

The New York Times – Business:
China has shipped more than $12 million in drones to Russia since it invaded Ukraine, in an indication of quiet collaboration between the two.
Review: Protecting and Defending Ukraine’s Cultural Identity

The New York Times – Music:
A festival responds to the assaults and insults of war by celebrating the composer who shaped the nation’s contemporary music, Borys Liatoshynsky.
China’s Xi to Visit Putin Under Shadow of War-Crimes Warrant

The New York Times – Business:
Global divisions over Russia’s actions in Ukraine widened as China said Xi Jinping would go to Russia to help make peace, in a move widely seen as a stark sign of support for President Vladimir V. Putin.
Met Opera Ordered to Pay Anna Netrebko $200,000 for Canceled Performances

The New York Times – Music:
The company cut ties with the star Russian soprano for her refusal to denounce Vladimir Putin after the invasion of Ukraine. An arbitrator said it must pay her under the terms of her contract.
Banned From Russian Airspace, U.S. Airlines Look to Restrict Competitors

The New York Times – Travel:
Because of the war in Ukraine, U.S. carriers have to take the long way on flights to and from Asia, giving an advantage to foreign rivals flying the same routes.
In Fields Sown With Bombs, Ukraine’s Farmers Risk Deadly Harvest

The New York Times – Business:
Some who till the breadbaskets of Ukraine have already lost three seasons of planting to war. With mines and cluster bombs widely scattered, normal harvests seem far in the future.
Review: The Time for Prokofiev’s ‘War and Peace’ Is Now

The New York Times – Music:
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this opera adaptation of Tolstoy seemed unperformable. But in Munich, it has become an urgent antiwar cry.