Retaking Snake Island in May 2022 has become symbolic of Ukraine’s defiance.
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Ukraine’s recent successes at sea and in Crimea create strategic opportunities in the Black Sea and, in the longer term, for the war on land.
Karim Khan, chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, speaks at a Parliament Hill news conference during his first official visit to Canada in May 2023.
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The war crimes probe signals a new path for Canada that prioritizes international law and corrects past policy failures, while validating the experiences of Ukrainians.
Shot while reporting from Ukraine: Swiss photojournalist Guillaume Briquet.
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Journalists and media workers are being deliberately targeted by Russian forces in Ukraine.
Russian president Vladimir Putin, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, Russia, on September 13, 2023.
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Both North Korea and Russia are highly equipped cyber nations, this deal has the potential for them to share technology.
Pariahs flock together: Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un at the Vostochny cosmodrome.
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A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
The long-range ATACMS missiles that Ukraine desperately wants the US to provide.
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Pressure is mounting on Joe Biden and Nato leaders to supply Kyiv with more – and long-range – weapons.
View from stage of Moscow’s Vakhtangov Theatre.
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Theatre has now been fully instrumentalised by the Russian state in line with its new patriotic cultural policy.
A handout photograph shows Sevastopol governor Mikhail Razvozhaev speaking on a mobile phone from the scene of the missile attack.
EPA-EFE/Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhaev handout
Two successful operations in and around Crimea demonstrate that, while Ukraine’s ground counteroffensive is moving slowly, Kyiv is expanding the scope of its ambition.
Polish defences near Milosna, west of Warsaw, August 1920.
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Vladimir Putin’s propaganda about the Russian invasion of Ukraine reflect themes once propagated by Vladimir Lenin.
G20: India’s prime minister Narendra Modi at a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi with world leaders.
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The joint statement that emerged from the G20 summit in New Delhi reflected the growing influence of the global south in world affairs.
Election under occupation: a woman casts her vote in Russian occupied Donetsk, in the east of Ukraine.
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Elections to install pro-Moscow puppets in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine should not be taken seriously. Here’s why.
Ukrainians celebrate on Nov. 12, 2022, in Kherson, Ukraine, after Ukraine regained control of the city.
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For President Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s citizens, the country’s quest for NATO and EU membership is about security – and identity.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin toast during their dinner at the Kremlin in Moscow in March 2023.
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The spectacle of two UN Security Council members — China and Russia — allegedly perpetrating mass atrocity crimes is deeply troubling. Here’s how the international community must step up.
Brothers in arms: Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at a military parade in Pyongyang in July.
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Despite the UN sanctions against North Korea, Russia is apparently trading weapons and technology which could help Pyongyang’s missile programme.
The good old days: Wagner Group leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, rose to prominence after being a Kremlin catering boss.
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A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Ukraine has reportedly used cardboard drones built from flatpack kits to attack a Russian airfield.
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The drones are light, cheap, easy to transport and have proved to be highly effective as a weapon of war.
Pope Francis with Vladimir Putin in 2019: the Pope has angered Ukrainians with a speech that seems to back Putin’s idea of a ‘glorious Russian empire’.
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Francis I’s message seemed to unwittingly echo some of Vladimir Putin’s historical justifications for invading Ukraine.
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko with Vladimir Putin at military exercises in Kaliningrad in 2013.
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What are tactical nuclear weapons and would Russia resort to using them in Ukraine?
Landmine contamination is a problem which has blighted many countries for decades after the conflict has ended.
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Landmines are killing thousands in Ukraine. Clearing the land and making it safe for people is likely to take decades.
President Cyril Ramaphosa explained South Africa’s foreign policy ahead of hosting the 15th Brics summit.
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It would help African countries to have a common position on the Ukraine war. This should be based on its impact on food and energy security in the continent.