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"Despite the extraordinary complexity of its subject matter, ("Traces") employs a delicate and compelling cinematic language that does not alienate the viewer, but instead allows them to draw closer to the protagonists, hear them, and empathize with them," the Ukrainian Oscar Committee said.

The West’s strategy to contain China behind island chains risks being bypassed ­– China could gain free access to the Pacific by recovering territory lost to Russia in the 19th century. This may not b...