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The rapid boycott of Russian companies suggests ‘political consumerism’ has become a new normal for people to protest against governments
Vladimir Putin: is the Russian leader guilty of war crimes?
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The Conversation’s weekly round-up of some of the best articles about the war in Ukraine.
A protestor waves a European flag during a pro-EU protest in Kyiv in 2013.
EPA/ Anatoly Maltsev
European integration is often touted as contributing to peace – but Moscow has other ideas.
Ordinary Russians are facing the prospect of higher prices as western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine sent the ruble plummeting. That’s led uneasy people to line up at banks and ATMs on Monday in a country that has seen more than one currency disaster in the post-Soviet era.
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With Russia’s “great power status” tied closely to economic power, the country’s crumbling economy is putting Putin’s claims to legitimacy at risk.
This intercontinental ballistic missile was launched as part of Russia’s test of its strategic forces in 2020.
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats have the world on edge, but so far, long-standing arms control measures have helped keep the situation from getting out of control.
A friendship far from flagging?
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Beijing and Moscow have had a cozy relationship of late. A scholar of China-Russia diplomacy explains how Ukraine might affect that.
Women offering Ukrainian refugees a place to stay in Berlin on Mar. 4, 2022.
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The Ukrainian crisis is probably the biggest crowdsourced humanitarian aid operation ever undertaken.
A meme showing Adolf Hitler caressing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s face, tweeted by the official Ukraine state account on Feb. 24, 2022, the day Russia invaded.
Official Ukraine Twitter account
How do a country and its citizens deal with the trauma of a deadly invasion by an enemy? Memes, cats and TikToks are emerging – most recently in the Ukraine war – as a way to cope with tragedy.
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People can act collectively to lower their energy use in an emergency.
Could Russia crash the ISS?
NASA
From harming satellites to crashing the ISS, the Ukraine war could soon extend to space.
New Safe Confinement structure at Chernobyl.
OLEG PETRASYUK/EPA-EFE
The level of danger posed by the Chernobyl power cut depends on how long it lasts.
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Warring countries have ben imposing sanctions on their enemies for hundreds of years. They have met with mixed success.
A protester outside an immigration detention facility in Melbourne, Austraila.
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Plus, Russia’s history of using refugees from Ukraine as geopolitical tools. Listen to The Conversation Weekly.
A volunteer sorting donations to be sent to Ukraine.
Stéphanie Lecocq / EPA-EFE
Many well-intentioned people are supporting counterproductive efforts to help Ukraine. Behavioural science can explain why.
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The Kremlin is pushing for a quick migration of all Russian websites and services to be hosted within the country. It could be the first stage of a larger disconnection effort.
Scottish Artists for Ukraine demonstrate at the Russian consulate, Edinburgh, against the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. Picture date: Wednesday March 9, 2022.
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New Zealand consumers are using boycotts of Russian products as a way to voice their disapproval of the war in Ukraine. But is this the best or only way for individuals to be heard?
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo before their talks in Beijing, China, Feb. 4, 2022, during the Winter Olympics.
(Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
China’s policy of strategic ambiguity could allow it to mediate the conflict at an opportune time, while furthering its long-term geostrategic goals.
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Proposals to cut Australia’s fuel excise will prolong an already alarming dependence on oil-based imports and undermine policies to shift the nation away from fossil fuels.
Muscovites rushed to buy furniture and other goods from IKEA before it closed its Russian stores.
AP Photo/Vladimir Kondrashov
Over 300 companies so far have closed stores, reassigned staff or halted sales in Russia in the two weeks since the invasion began.
A woman and son arrive at the border crossing between Ukraine and Poland.
(AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
Children live through the same wars as adults. The effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on children will have long-lasting effects, and underscores the urgency of a peaceful resolution now.