Christopher Miller on how war came to Ukraine

To mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Moscow’s ongoing campaign to seize more territory, Meduza sat down with the author of The War Came To Us: Life and Death in Ukraine, Christopher Miller, the Ukraine correspondent for The Financial Times and a foremost journalist covering the country who was there on the ground when the first Russian missiles struck and troops stormed over the border. In the book, Miller recounts how his life became intertwined with Ukraine and then Russia’s brutal invasion.

Find The War Came To Us at Amazon and wherever books are sold.

Timestamps for this episode:

• (3:03) How did you decide which stories to include in the book?
• (11:18) When did you realize you were witnessing world history, and what did it feel like?
• (16:53) What kind of people have been on the ground working as journalists during the most pivotal moments of Ukraine’s Maidan Revolution and the fight against the Russian invasion?
• (23:08) How has the war changed the nature and critical spirit of journalism in Ukraine?
• (32:01) What would you say to potential international readers experiencing war fatigue who hesitate to pick up a book about Ukraine?

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