When Timothy Snyder, professor of central European history at Yale and vocal supporter of the Euromaidan movement, was asked why he has chosen to become such a strong defender of Ukraine, his response was “I don’t like when there is too much lying.” That is an excellent reason. Judging by Nadiya Savchenko’s gesture to the Russian court that put her on trial (she gave the middle finger to her judges), she too has a limit as too how much absurdity she can take.Savchenko is a Ukrainian pilot who made history in 2009 by becoming the first woman to graduate from …read more
Source: Atlantic Council
