A woman looks at a display of Barbie dolls in a children’s toy store in Moscow, Russia, in 2021.
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The film Barbie is seen as an icon of American values , but is still proving popular in Russia.
Keeping up morale: Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, with Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, after talks at Nato headquarters, September 28 2023.
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A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Tight contest: there are no clear routes to victory for either of the main parties in the September 30 election.
EPA-EFE/Jakub Gavlak
Slovakia has steadfastly supported Ukraine in the war, but there are signs this may change after the election.
Russia claims to have signed up at least 300,000 new military recruits since January 2023.
EPA-EFE/Yuri Kochetkov
It is Kyiv, not Moscow, that is feeling the pressure as the war drags on with no end in sight.
Yaroslav Hunka, right, waits for the arrival of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the House of Commons on Sept. 22, 2023.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle
Russia seeks evidence in western countries that justifies its anti-Ukraine propaganda, and Canadian Parliament has provided it with much-needed ammunition for a tired and erroneous argument.
Don’t lose faith with Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelensky makes his case at the United Nations.
EPA-EFE/Justin Lane
As the war nears 600 days, there are signs that support for Ukraine could be beginning to waver in some parts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech in the House of Commons in Ottawa on Sept. 22, 2023.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Ukraine must keep its cause in the hearts and minds of the public and its allies in the West. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visits to Ottawa, Washington and the United Nations were in pursuit of that goal.
AP Photo/Alex Babenko
The war in Ukraine is going to be a test of will, both for Ukraine’s troops and its allies in the west.
Retaking Snake Island in May 2022 has become symbolic of Ukraine’s defiance.
PA-EFE/Mykola Tys
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.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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.
EPA-EFE/India press information bureau
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.
Yevhenii Zavhorodnii/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images
For President Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s citizens, the country’s quest for NATO and EU membership is about security – and identity.