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Disarming war, one song at a time
Kurt Shillinger
Volodymyr Zelenskyy walked into the Oval Office on Monday to confront an essential question: Will his country, Ukraine, remain Ukrainian? Diplomatic momentum has shifted away from that idea in recent days as Washington urges the Ukrainian president to cede land for peace with Russia. Yet the identities of peoples and nations run deeper than flags and borders. In Sudan, our reporter writes, musicians confront conflict and displacement with beloved traditional songs 鈥渢o send a message that despite the war, the country remains our country."
