The Impact of War on Ukraine and Its People

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Exploring the impact of the war in Ukraine on the country and its people, including the reasons behind the public's fascination with the war and the ideals they are fighting for. Reflecting on a trip to Ukraine, the chapter discusses how the population's response to the protracted conflict differs and raises questions about the sustainability of living in a constant state of uncertainty.

The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, and our Russia and Eastern Europe editor, Arkady Ostrovsky, return to Kyiv to to find out if cracks are beginning to emerge in the iron shield of Ukrainian unity and to ask how the war with Russia is reshaping a nation living on a knife’s edge.

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