CANCELED: Yaroslav Trofimov - "Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence"

Friday, May 17, 2024 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Event Presenter/Author: 
Yaroslav Trofimov

*This event has been canceled. We hope to reschedule soon.*

Yaroslav Trofimov will discuss Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence. A Q&A and signing will follow the discussion.

At the Harris School of Public Policy

About the Book: Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Yaroslav Trofimov has spent months on end at the heart of the conflict, very often on its front lines. In this authoritative account, he traces the war’s decisive moments—from the battle for Kyiv to more recently the gruelling and bloody arm wrestle involving the Wagner group over Bakhmut—to show how Ukraine and its allies have turned the tide against Russia, one of the world’s great military powers, in a modern-day battle of David and Goliath. Putin had intended to conquer and annex Ukraine with a vicious blitzkrieg, redrawing the map of Europe in a few short weeks with seismic geopolitical consequences. But in the face of this existential threat, the Ukrainian people fought back, turning what looked like certain defeat into a great moral victory, even as the territorial battle continues to seesaw to this day. This is the story of the epic bravery of the Ukrainian people—people Trofimov knows very well.

About the Author: Yaroslav Trofimov is the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of The Wall Street Journal and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in international reporting for two consecutive years, in 2022 and 2023. Before covering the Russian war on Ukraine, he reported on most major conflicts of the past two decades, serving as the Journal’s bureau chief in Afghanistan and Pakistan and as a correspondent in Iraq. He holds an MA from New York University and is the author of two critically acclaimed books, Faith at War and The Siege of Mecca.

Event Location: 
Harris School of Public Policy
1307 E 60th St
Chicago, IL 60637