Is There a Way Out of This Crisis?

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Herson is a port city on the dinipro river in southern ukraine. On march second, it became the first major city to fall under russian control. After two weeks, herson is the first and only major city to fallen to Russian forces.

Through ineptitude and bad timing, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa—known as Gota—has driven his country toward ruin. Its people want him out. Russian forces have occupied Kherson since early March. We hear a report from the ground about life under foreign occupation. And tasting awamori, a Japanese spirit that distillers may lift from the doldrums simply by watering it down. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer