Historian uses Canadian prize money to buy drones for Ukraine | CBC Radio

"We've built the best Europe we've ever had, the most free, the most prosperous, the most peaceful, and most united ever for millennia. But now it's really seriously under attack," Garton Ash told CBC IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed, explaining his decision on how he'd spend the prize money.

He said he chose the particular items to buy after consulting with the Come Back Alive Foundation, a non-profit Ukrainian organization dedicated to identifying the specific needs of particular troops and pairing them with international donors.

"Come Back Alive has been going since the beginning of the Russia-Ukrainian war in 2014," said Garton Ash. "And unlike the sort of big, unwieldy charity organizations, they know exactly which unit requires exactly which kit. You know, it's 'pick up trucks for these guys' or 'reconnaissance drones for these guys'. And for me, it was kind of important to know exactly what it was and where [the money] was going."