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Why hasn’t the Ukrainian army bombed Russia? David Ignatius answered your questions.

David's Q&A with readers was at 12 p.m. ET on Monday. Read the transcript.

Putin demands we listen to him. The U.S. should take him up on it.

Diplomacy can’t stop the Ukraine war, alas. But it can avert a nuclear catastrophe.

The lessons of the Cuban missile crisis are lost on Putin

Kennedy and Khrushchev possessed the statesmanship that the dangerous moment demanded.

Xi Jinping offers an ominous warning of what’s to come

President Xi Jinping offered no apologies for China’s recent course, only praise for his policies and pointed insults for his critics.

En Ucrania el consenso es firme: no puede haber concesión alguna a Rusia

'Ucrania no detendrá su ofensiva, no habrá negociaciones hasta que Rusia acceda a retirar sus fuerzas, y no se le darán concesiones a los invasores. 'Debemos humillar a Rusia', me dijo un asesor del presidente Zelenski.

The Iranian regime has never faced a movement like this one

Brave Iranian woman are risking their lives for freedom. We need to find ways to help them.

Could a nuclear escalation be contained? David Ignatius answered your questions.

David's Q&A with readers was at 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Read the transcript.

How Ukrainians define their enemy: ‘It’s not Putin; it’s Russia’

Through Ukrainian eyes, this terrible conflict has become a clash of civilizations.

Chat with David Ignatius about the war in Ukraine and foreign affairs

David's Q&A with readers starts at 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Submit your questions now.

The consensus in a resolute Kyiv: There can be no compromise

“We need to humiliate Russia,” a Zelensky adviser told me.