Defiant: everyday life in Kyiv, July 2022.
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Ukraine is losing this war at the moment. The west needs to massively step up its military aid to the country.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, widely known as Jokowi.
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Despite vague results of what the shuttle diplomacy will contribute to the world, at least the visits resemble Indonesia’s, if not Jokowi’s, own interest.
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Set in Ukraine in 2014, Solntsepyok’s propaganda is designed to confuse, entertain and overwhelm the audience.
It’s running out.
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Even before the war, Moscow was acknowledging the problems in its energy industry.
The US is deploying more troops closer to European allies’ borders with Russia.
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US plans to add more combat-ready forces in eastern Europe to send a strong message to Russia.
A Russian foreign debt will have limited implications for global financial markets but will affect Russia’s credit risk profile.
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Experts discuss the implications of Russia’s recent debt default for the global financial markets and Russia’s reputation
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The prime minister sent a message to the Chinese government that it should learn the lessons from Russia’s ‘strategic failure’ in Ukraine.
Russia has pioneered the concept of digital sovereignty and used it to severely restrict Russians’ access to the internet.
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For more than a decade, the Russian government has been putting teeth into its doctrine of ‘digital sovereignty’ by steadily increasing censorship of content and control over internet access.
Brittney Griner appears at a hearing at the Khimki Court outside Moscow on June 27, 2022.
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WNBA star Brittney Griner is scheduled to appear in Russian Court on July 1, 2022, after US officials determined she had been wrongfully detained.
Coming to terms with a changing world: Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg.
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The next summit, against a backdrop of war in Ukraine, will be a test of Nato’s solidarity and sense of purpose.
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Boycott actions often do more harm to individual athletes than to the condemned regime.
Kaliningrad is separated from the ‘motherland’ by Lithuania.
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A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
Stuck in the middle: the border between Lithuania and Russia’s exclave at Kaliningrad.
EPA-EFE/Valda Kalnina
A small piece of Russian territory on the Baltic coast has become the focus of heightened tensions on Nato’s fringe.
Snake Island, seen here in commemorative postage stamps, has become a symbol of Ukraine’s resistance.
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As the war drags on and its maritime dimension intensifies, Russia is more likely to be strategically defeated in the long term.
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There remains a significant danger the conflict falls off the international radar, or that Western leaders waver as the conflict drags on.
Children queue for porridge in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe during the height of the COVID pandemic.
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A return to debt sustainability will create room for African policy makers to stave off risks to the post-pandemic recovery.
People rally in support of Ukraine outside the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montréal in April 2022. Scenes like these irritate Russia.
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The Soviet Union and now Russia has long viewed the Ukrainian diaspora with hostility. Here’s why.
After being displaced by drought, nearly 300 people, mostly women, and children arrived at Qansahley camp in Dollow, Jubaland, Somalia.
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About 7.7 million Somalis need emergency aid right now.
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As the conflict deepens, the chances of Russia’s ally being pressured into entering the conflict seem to be growing.
Grain warehouse destroyed by Russian attacks in Kopyliv, Kyiv province, Ukraine, May 28, 2022.
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Countries have used starvation as a war strategy for centuries, historically without being prosecuted. Three experts on hunger and humanitarian relief call for holding perpetrators accountable.