As the war against Russia moves towards its third anniversary, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is facing a growing list of problems.
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Updates from various frontline sectors suggest progress for Ukraine’s counter-offensive. But it’s slow progress.
A historian explains how Russian President Vladimir Putin, weakened by a short-lived mutiny, might find a path to peace with Ukraine.
There are no polemics in Serhii Plokhy’s book about the Russo-Ukranian war. The Ukranian historian lets the facts speak – showing remarkable restraint.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Bakhmut initially appeared to be a Ukrainian strategic victory as it depleted Russian armed forces. But that looming victory risks becoming a major defeat. Here’s how Russia has outplayed Ukraine.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
The Battle of Bakhmut embodies Russia’s ill-planned war in Ukraine. Even if it succeeds in taking the city, the divisions it’s created within its armed forces will erode Russia’s ultimate aims.
This bitter struggle may well come down to whoever has the better supply chain.
Russia appears to have refocused on the land war with the aim of taking more territory.
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