Our Enemies Will Vanish | Talk with Yaroslav Trofimov and Azmat Khan

Our Enemies Will Vanish
A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the heroism of the Ukrainian people in their resistance
January 24, 2024, Lecture Hall, 3rd Floor, Pulitzer Hall, Columbia Journalism School
Author Yaroslav Trofimov (www.penguinrandomhouse.com/au..., the chief foreign-affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, in conversation with Columbia Journalism School’s Azmat Khan (journalism.columbia.edu/facul...) for a discussion of his new book, Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence.
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Trofimov has delved deeply into the conflict, often on its front lines. In this authoritative account, he traces the war’s decisive moments to show how Ukraine and its allies have battled in a modern-day version of David and Goliath. Vladimir Putin had intended to conquer Ukraine with a vicious blitzkrieg, redrawing the map of Europe in a few weeks. But the Ukrainians fought back, and are now locked in a brutal, bloody stalemate. This is the story of the epic bravery of the Ukrainian people-the same people Trofimov knows so well.
For Trofimov, this war is deeply personal. He grew up in Kyiv, and his family lived there for generations. With deep empathy, Trofimov tells the story of how everyday Ukrainian citizens-schoolteachers, doctors, computer programmers and businesspeople-have risked their lives and lost their loved ones. He blends their brave and tragic stories with expert military analysis, providing unique insight into the thinking of Ukrainian leadership as they map out the next stages of the war.
Khan, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022 for her reporting on civilian casualties from U.S.-led airstrikes, guided the discussion (www.pulitzer.org/winners/staf.... They were introduced by Bill Grueskin (journalism.columbia.edu/facul..., a Columbia Journalism professor and former colleague of Trofimov at the Journal.
This event was co-sponsored by the Simon and June Li Center for Global Journalism at Columbia University (journalism.columbia.edu/li-ce...) and the Overseas Press Club of America (opcofamerica.org/).

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