Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) with Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller at a launch ceremony for the Nord Stream gas pipeline, Sept. 6, 2011, in Vyborg, Russia.
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Has Putin hurt Russia by jolting Europe’s shift away from fossil fuels into high gear?
President Putin is promising a huge military turnout for the annual Victory Day parade in Red Square.
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Russia’s annual Victory Day parade is being seen as a symbol of how well the Ukraine war is going.
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We’re already seeing signs of disinformation on social media ahead of the federal election.
Cordial relations: Eritrean foreign minister Osman Saleh shakes hands with Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, Mosclw, April 2022.
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Russia and the west have failed to see eye-to-eye over Ukraine. It’s a disconnect that goes back two decades or more.
Public trust in elections is being undermined by disinformation campaigns.
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Public trust in elections is being targeted by disinformation campaigns around the world.
Many Ukrainians returned home after fleeing the Russian invasion, including this family that arrived on April 12, 2022, in Lviv, Ukraine, from refuge in Poland.
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A young woman in Lviv, Ukraine, writes about fleeing Russian aggression not once, but twice, since 2014 and explains the fierce desire to stay in her home country – a desire shared by many.
Russia’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, raises his hand to veto a resolution condemning his country’s invasion of Ukraine, February 25 2022.
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UN peacekeeping and security efforts have always been plagued by the Security Council veto. But moves are afoot to solve this problem.
Russian money for Russian gas?
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Democratic nations are adept at evolving to deal with economic shocks.
Distributing flour rations and other food supplies in southern Yemen on March 29, 2022.
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Grain and fertilizer shortages, higher shipping costs and a strong dollar are all pushing food prices up and increasing hunger in dozens of vulnerable countries.
McDonald’s said it is losing $50 million a month by keeping its Russian locations closed.
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Two scholars of corporate do-goodery suggest a hidden driver of corporate decisions to leave Russia is the global trend in which record numbers of workers are quitting their jobs.
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Research shows that Europe’s far right has deep ideological and practical ties to Putin’s Russia.
Ukrainian fighters entering a tunnel.
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Ukrainian fighters are utilizing a maze of tunnels in Mariupol and other key cities. The use of the underground in conflict has a rich history.
Military personnel walk on the tarmac at Canadian Forces Base Trenton.
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In a world where co-operation has given way to competition and conflict, how will Canada approach the prospect of war?
Howdy: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky speaking to a joint session of the US Congress.
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Putin’s war is being portrayed as an attack on democracy in a country where the notion of democratic values is a deeply divisive issue.
Buildings in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that were destroyed by Russian bombardments.
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Ukraine appeared not to matter much to the US and other Western countries. It wasn’t a vital interest. Russia’s war has redefined Ukraine’s status with the West.
Which side are you on? Well, actually …
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Not all nations have joined in a united front against Russia’s invasion. The conflict and talk of a new Cold War could reignite the nonaligned movement.
In the next decade, both a U.S.-led group and a collaboration between Russia and China aim to set up bases on the Moon.
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In the past 10 years, international alliances on Earth have begun to expand into space. Nations with similar interests collaborate with one another while competing with other space blocs.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2021, marking the 76th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.
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Russia’s take on the Second World War is not merely for nationalist consumption. The actions of the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany appear to be a blueprint for the Russian attack on Ukraine.
Generation ‘Z’: members of Russia’s Young Army Military Patriotic Movement at a rally in 2021.
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Russian schoolchildren are being mobilised in a patriotic movement which encourages military service.
Aggressors: Vladimir Putin and his army.
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When it comes to Russia’s invasion and violence against Ukraine, language matters.