Russia’s neighbours are increasingly worried about the threat of invasion.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, left, with Vladimir Putin, accused the West of supporting Nazi ideas in May 2022.
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What do Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Moldova and Kazakhstan have in common with Ukraine? Russian allegations that they are all overrun by Nazis.
China’s president Xi Jingping has brokered numerous relationships with African nations during his years in office.
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The Russian president might claim to be confronting hate speech, but he is drawing on the ideas of anti-Semitic extremists
Rescue workers stand on the rubble following a Russian rocket attack on a residential apartment block, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine on July 10, 2022.
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Those on the political left are conflicted: Supporting military aid to Ukraine involves siding with U.S. imperialism, but opposing military aid means condoning Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
A man stands in a crater after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on July 1, 2022.
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The EU must play the biggest role in ending the war in Ukraine. Peace negotiators should take a systematic approach that focuses first on where there is likely to be agreement.
Workers fill bags with fertiliser in Morocco’s northern city of Meknes.
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Despite vague results of what the shuttle diplomacy will contribute to the world, at least the visits resemble Indonesia’s, if not Jokowi’s, own interest.
US plans to add more combat-ready forces in eastern Europe to send a strong message to Russia.
A Russian foreign debt will have limited implications for global financial markets but will affect Russia’s credit risk profile.
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For more than a decade, the Russian government has been putting teeth into its doctrine of ‘digital sovereignty’ by steadily increasing censorship of content and control over internet access.
Brittney Griner appears at a hearing at the Khimki Court outside Moscow on June 27, 2022.
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