Matthew Blackburn is a researcher who focuses on identity politics and nationalism in Europe and Eurasia. He has published extensively in academic journals and is working on a book that explores political legitimacy and national identity in Putin-era Russia.
Around the world in 2022 and 2023, I have met a broad range of Westerners absolutely committed to the cause of standing with Ukraine against Putin ‘for as long as it takes’. This includes a remarkable spectrum, from extreme-left anti-fas...