Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to his education minister during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 9, 2023.
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It’s not in Canada’s interest, nor even in Ukraine’s, to risk nuclear Armageddon by pushing for Russian regime change.
Lest he forget: Vladimir Putin lays flowers at a memorial to the dead of the siege of Leningrad on the anniversary of its end in January 1942.
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The Kremlin’s weapons of mass distraction are designed to keep Kyiv and allies guessing.
Highly effective: Britain’s Challenger 2 tank.
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New supplies of advanced weaponry and training will further integrate Ukraine into Nato’s defensive system.
Residents watch a burning infrastructure project hit during a massive Russian drone night strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, in December 2022.
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With electricity in Ukraine constantly disrupted by Russian attacks, the Ukrainian population faces a difficult choice — to remain in the country under such conditions, or flee abroad.
Dilemma: some on the left blame Nato for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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The left was split over whether Nato expansion had prompted the Ukraine invasion or whether it was an act of imperial aggression that must be opposed.
Fierce fighting has devastated the town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine.
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Russia appears to have refocused on the land war with the aim of taking more territory.
October 16, 2014: Russian President seen through the soldiers during the military parade March of the victorious in Belgrade.
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Are Russian elites playing a bigger role in the war than we give them credit for?
Most wonderful time of the year, even while there’s a war on.
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Alex Titov took a trip home to St Petersburg in December. Here’s what he found.
Vladimir Putin holds a face-to-face meeting with mothers of servicemen serving with the Russian army in Ukraine, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence on November 25 2022.
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Opposition to the Ukrainian war from Russian soldiers’ mothers has so far been muted.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Anita Anand join U.S. officials in a NORAD briefing at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., in June 2022.
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NORAD is having a moment in the wake of growing tensions between the United States, China and Russia. Will it last?
Yuletide in Kyiv.
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Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
A worker sweeps up debris in the library of a school building following a missile strike in Kharkiv on Sept. 3, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Schools are a key battleground in the Ukrainian resistance against Russia’s invasion.
Bakhmut: months of fierce fighting has led to a bloody stalemate in this key city in the Donbas region.
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Ukraine’s morale remains high, despite months of bombardment and drone strikes.
National identity: despite Moscow’s best efforts, Ukrainians are increasingly looking to the west for their future.
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Moscow’s fears that Ukraine was turning towards the west prompted the invasion. This has backfired dramatically.
Workers install solar panels for a floating photovoltaic solar plant in Germany in April 2022.
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Look for significant progress in 2023 in two key areas, writes a veteran of international climate policy.
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The Qatar World Cup has attracted criticism of the country’s human rights. With Australia set to host the women’s world cup next year, there’s some work we need to do in this area, too.
Getting in the Christmas spirit?
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Belarus is unlikely to put troops into Ukraine, but it can make life very difficult for Kyiv’s war planners.
Russian attack on an Ukrainian oil storage facility near Lviv.
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The US had long warned European nations about an over-reliance on Russian gas.
Nuanced relationship: Kazakhstan president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin, November 2022.
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The war in Ukraine is threatening Russia’s relationship with its neighbour Kazakhstan.
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Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.