The systematic Russification of schools in occupied territories aims to wipe out the Ukrainian national identity.

Ukraine’s sovereignty, security and democracy should all be nonnegotiable. A strong Ukraine is critical to the security of the United States and Europe. Mr. Putin, who has been charged by the International Criminal Court with war crimes, should not be rewarded with the proposed concessions — no matter what Donald Trump thinks might earn him that Nobel Peace Prize he has coveted since regaining the White House.