The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, attends a flower-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier close to the Kremlin.
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May 9 this year is “no victory day” as Putin has little to show after 74 days of aggression against Ukraine.
Russian military cadets rehearse for the Victory Day military parade in St. Petersburg on May 5, 2022.
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Western officials say that Russia may officially declare war on Ukraine on May 9. An international relations expert explains why this day is significant, and why a war declaration would matter.
Be prepared: Nato Saber Strike 22exercises in Estonia, April 2022.
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The post-cold war peace dividend has been spent. The west must prepare to allocate more funds for defence budgets.
Vladimir Putin watchers the launch of Russia’s latest ICBM via video link in his office in the Kremlin.
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A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
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Russia’s test of ‘nuclear-capable’ missiles in Kaliningrad is intended to send a message to Nato.
MAD: launch of the Sarmat, or ‘Satan 2’ ICBM on April 20, 2022.
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Russia is raising the stakes with upgraded ballistic missiles and blood-curdling threats from the Kremlin
Could Ukraine’s entry be heading for Eurovision success?
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Politics have never been that far away from the Eurovision Song Contest. Since its inception, the annual event has reflected the political culture and geopolitical realities of Europe.
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Aid workers are supposed to be protected by international humanitarian law. But increasingly they are being targeted by warring parties.
India remains neutral on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we also explore the reasons for India’s neutrality over the Ukraine war.
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Captured military equipment in Ukraine has revealed the extent to which western tech is used in Russian weapons systems.
US President Joe Biden talking to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a video conference in early March.
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By remaining neutral over Ukraine, India is navigating a delicate balancing act between Russia and the west.
Biden wants to find a way to seize oligarch-owned yachts.
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The US has frozen tens of billions of dollars worth of assets belonging to Russians and their government. A legal scholar explains why confiscating them is a bit trickier.
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The US president has set out Nato’s war aims and provided substantial funding to back the plan.
Social media posts by Vietnamese influencers are spreading dangerous falsehoods about Ukrainians and lauding Vladimir Putin.
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Online campaigns in Vietnam are falsely maligning Ukrainians and discrediting the legitimacy of international organizations. It’s all at odds with the aims of the Vietnamese government.
Syrians demonstrate in Idlib province on 1 April 2022.
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When it comes to war crimes in Ukraine, the Kremlin is intimately following the Syrian playbook. To prevent further atrocities, leaders must now draw the lessons from the conflict in Western Asia.
President Putin is promising a huge military turnout for the annual Victory Day parade in Red Square.
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Russia’s annual Victory Day parade is being seen as a symbol of how well the Ukraine war is going.
Apprehension: peace demonstrators in Chisinau, the capital of , Moldova, April 2022.
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A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
Cordial relations: Eritrean foreign minister Osman Saleh shakes hands with Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, Mosclw, April 2022.
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Russia and the west have failed to see eye-to-eye over Ukraine. It’s a disconnect that goes back two decades or more.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Many academics and former diplomats commenting on Russia’s invasion show a lack of sympathy towards Ukraine. That needs to change.
Russia threatened to withdraw from the International Space Station over sanctions imposed on the country following its invasion of Ukraine.
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Listen to two space experts discuss how the Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens international collaboration in space on The Conversation Weekly podcast.