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    Commentary: My Ukrainian friend risked all for values House Speaker Mike Johnson only claims to hold dear

    I wonder whether my friend Maksym Butkevych knows the name of House Speaker Mike Johnson. Maksym is a defender of Ukraine and prisoner of war who has been held by Russian forces since 2022. There has been no word from Max since August, months before Johnson became speaker. I do not know how much news penetrates his jail cell. Do his captors taunt him with stories about Johnson of Louisiana and ...
    by Rory Finnin, Los Angeles Times Feb 07, 2024 2 minutes
    Speaker of the House Mike Johnson makes a statement alongside Mike Rogers in front of the West Wing at the White House on Jan. 17, 2024, in Washington, D.C..

    I wonder whether my friend Maksym Butkevych knows the name of House Speaker Mike Johnson.

    Maksym is a defender of Ukraine and prisoner of war who has been held by Russian forces since 2022. There has been no word from Max since August, months before Johnson became speaker.

    I do not know how much news penetrates his jail cell. Do his captors taunt him with stories about Johnson of

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