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.
Cargo ships anchored in the Marmara Sea await to cross the Bosporus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey. The country is checking all ships’ protection and indemnity insurance coverage before letting them enter its waters, a blow to Russia amid smart new western sanctions.
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Just like how tax evasion brought down Al Capone, denying Russian ships protection and indemnity insurance could deliver a crushing economic blow to Vladimir Putin.
Who is the ‘big brother’ now?
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Different translations show the nuances in the relationship between China and Russia over nearly a century.
Powerful politicians in the US once called for the dissolution of the CIA. How relevant is it today?
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The audio version of a long form article on the history of the CIA and its relationship with Russia.
Russian president Vladimir Putin honours ‘Russian heroes’ at a function in Moscow.
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Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
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Russia appears to be under increasing pressure on all fronts.
In charge: his war may be increasingly unpopular, but Vladimir Putin still enjoys complete power in Russia.
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Public approval of the war has declined significantly, but the president himself appears safe, for the time being.
The city of Darayya has been destroyed during the Syrian war.
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Renewed military activity in Syria is also stoking a round of alliance building for the Ukraine war.
A man walks amid buildings damaged by Russian missiles in Ukraine on Nov. 28, 2022.
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Given their numbers advantage, Russian troops were expected to quickly capture Ukraine. That didn’t happen, and with winter approaching, more Russian military defeats are expected.
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Ultimately, Putin’s bequest to his people is grimness, not greatness. The next generation of Russians will be untrusted and unwanted in many of the world’s most prosperous and welcoming nations.
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The death of the last leader of the Soviet Union brought tributes, largely from the west. But his real legacy has been misunderstood.
Local residents help exhume the body of a 16-year-old Ukrainian girl, killed by Russian forces, in Kherson, Ukraine in November 2022.
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Prosecuting a leader like Vladimir Putin accused of war crimes is difficult. But the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic in the early 2000s offers a potential playbook.
Beautiful but deadly: winter inUkraine.
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Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Russia’s bombardment of Kyiv has not spared its hospitals.
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It’s a purely symbolic gesture with no real-world consequences.
Kherson retaken: the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, takes a salute from troops.
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What happens now could dictate the course of the rest of the war.
Anti-war protesters in Warsaw, Poland.
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Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
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The G20 comes at a time of deep divisions between the world’s powers, so it’s unlikely to make much progress on its policy agenda - but it’s still good to talk.