Paul Hockenos


Paul Hockenos is a Berlin-based journalist. His recent book is Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, the Wall, and the Birth of the New Berlin.

Articles by Paul Hockenos
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, stands in front of a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system during his visit to a military training area on June 11, 2024 in Mecklenburg, Germany.
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, stands in front of a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system during his visit to a military training area on June 11, 2024 in Mecklenburg, Germany.
A policeman passes a doll symbolizing Ukrainian oligarch set by artists opposite the signboard of a district administration during the rally in Kiev, 12 July, 2007.
A policeman passes a doll symbolizing Ukrainian oligarch set by artists opposite the signboard of a district administration during the rally in Kiev, 12 July, 2007.
A tattoo reading "Carpe Diem" and a bracelet with the colors of the Ukrainian flag are pictured on the hand of Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.
A tattoo reading "Carpe Diem" and a bracelet with the colors of the Ukrainian flag are pictured on the hand of Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.
Ukrainian Army troops fire BM-21 "Grad" rockets at Russian positions on March 02, 2023 in the Donetsk Region of eastern Ukraine.
Ukrainian Army troops fire BM-21 "Grad" rockets at Russian positions on March 02, 2023 in the Donetsk Region of eastern Ukraine.
A Russian border marker stands behind barbed wire on the border between the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad and Lithuania on October 28, 2022 near Vistytis, Lithuania.
A Russian border marker stands behind barbed wire on the border between the Russian semi-exclave of Kaliningrad and Lithuania on October 28, 2022 near Vistytis, Lithuania.
Volunteers help emergency workers clear the rubble of a destroyed building at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024.
Volunteers help emergency workers clear the rubble of a destroyed building at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv on July 8, 2024.
Hitler looks out on a snowy scene at the Olympics, including a man holding an American flag and members of the crowd giving the salute.
Hitler looks out on a snowy scene at the Olympics, including a man holding an American flag and members of the crowd giving the salute.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talking with officers at a map during his visit to the Donetsk region on October 14, 2019.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talking with officers at a map during his visit to the Donetsk region on October 14, 2019.
A man wearing a suit and top hat looks to the side as people around him chant.
A man wearing a suit and top hat looks to the side as people around him chant.
An anti-government opposition activist places European Union and Ukrainian flags side by side at a barricade in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on February 2, 2014.
An anti-government opposition activist places European Union and Ukrainian flags side by side at a barricade in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev on February 2, 2014.
A dozen people, including children, stand on the side of a road under a blue sign with the Polish and EU flags.
A dozen people, including children, stand on the side of a road under a blue sign with the Polish and EU flags.
Servicemen of Ukrainian Azov Brigade burn flares during a memorial event at Independence Square in Kyiv on July 28, 2024, marking second year anniversary of the Olenivka prison attack. On July 29, 2022, dozens of Ukrainian soldiers died in the bombardment of the Russian-controlled jail of Olenivka in the eastern Donetsk region.
Servicemen of Ukrainian Azov Brigade burn flares during a memorial event at Independence Square in Kyiv on July 28, 2024, marking second year anniversary of the Olenivka prison attack. On July 29, 2022, dozens of Ukrainian soldiers died in the bombardment of the Russian-controlled jail of Olenivka in the eastern Donetsk region.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to speak during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 25, 2024.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to speak during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 25, 2024.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv on December 19, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers an end-of-year press conference in Kyiv on December 19, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Maidan Square in Kyiv as European leaders meet in Ukraine for further talks on the so-called “coalition of the willing” in Kyiv on May 10.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Maidan Square in Kyiv as European leaders meet in Ukraine for further talks on the so-called “coalition of the willing” in Kyiv on May 10.