Sweden and Finland’s prime ministers have confirmed that they are applying to join Nato.
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Plus reports grow of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians being relocated to Russia.
There have been calls to charge and prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine.
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Countries would likely need to set up new courts to prosecute Vladimir Putin for illegally invading Ukraine – but this isn’t a sure bet he would ever be held accountable for his crimes.
Turkey, who has built ties with both Russia and Ukraine, is blocking Sweden and Finland from joining Nato.
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Turkey risks losing influence by blocking Sweden and Finland’s membership of Nato, says an expert.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens during a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron after their talks in early February 2022 in Moscow on escalating tensions with Ukraine.
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New research on diplomacy and backroom bargaining suggests diplomatic efforts are unlikely to be successful with Vladimir Putin. That’s why Emmanuel Macron’s diplomacy attempts aren’t working.
Demonstrators hold placards and wave flags during a rally in support of Ukraine in Tbilisi in March.
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It is commonplace these days to invoke the fears that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has awoken in Eastern Europe. With the 2008 invasion still fresh in the minds, the Black Sea nation of Georgia…
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A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
Swedish army medics simulate the evacuation of a field hospital as part of military exercise called “cold response 2022”, gathering around 30,000 troops from Nato member countries plus Finland and Sweden, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in the Arctic Circle on March 25 2022.
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Sweden’s and Finland’s plans to join Nato are a symbol of a major shake-up of the European security order.
Textbook writers must record multiple perspectives to allow pupils to examine all sides and decide on ethical issues for themselves.
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The US and the Soviet Union are both seen as responsible for the Cold War and presented as manipulating more vulnerable states.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is introduced to the US Congress by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on March 16, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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The reasons for the prominence of the Ukraine war in the West are many – and include the Ukrainian government’s strategic efforts to tailor presentations of the conflict for Western sensibilities.
Elon Musk has indicated he might pull back on moderation of Twitter.
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Elon Musk will need to tackle false information on Twitter, say researchers.
The U.S. military released a defoliant called Agent Orange over the South Vietnam countryside to weaponize the forest during the Vietnam War as part of the Operation Ranch Hand project.
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Green spaces can be used as non-coercive modes of warfare to further social cohesion and diminish the likelihood of insurgency.
Looks formidable, but do they perform? Russia’s T-90M and T-14 Armata tanks rehearse for the Victory Day military parade.
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Intelligence reports say Russia’s latest weaponry is not as devastating as it might look.
Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra has made it to Eurovision’s final.
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Ukraine’s Eurovision contestant is building on a wave of support for the nation’s music in past contests.
A vendor selling cereals in Nairobi.
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The Ukraine crisis is significantly increasing political stress and potential conflict throughout Africa.
Troops under the United Nations Mission in South Sudan on patrol in Juba.
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The UN voted to extend its presence in South Sudan for another year. However, its success in the country faces many challenges.
Zelensky’s speaking tour in western parliaments is a key part of Ukraine’s information operations.
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Ukraine’s savvy president is beating Putin at his own game.
People take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade, under the protection of riot police in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 19, 2021.
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While it is tempting to view the war in Ukraine as a metaphor for some larger struggle between a tolerant West and an intolerant East, the reality is inevitably far more complex.
Germany, heavily reliant on natural gas from Russia, has seen a fast expansion in solar power since Russia attacked Ukraine.
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War, famine and an energy crunch are affecting the world’s response to climate change, but there are reasons for optimism.
Smoke rises on April 15, 2022, above 400 new graves in the town of Severodonetsk, Ukraine.
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The West’s new approach to Russia – bar it from international organizations, restrict international trade, prevent further military moves – looks just like how it treated Russia in the 20th century.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to deliver a speech at the Kremlin in Moscow, April 26, 2022.
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‘Vlad the mad’ psychological analyses don’t help us understand Russia’s war. Historians gain insights by examining the enabling and determining factors behind why conflicts erupt.