Ukraine has fought off relentless waves of Russian attacks over the past two years, but if its Western support dries up, its resistance will be very hard to sustain.
Drones have dominated images of the war in Ukraine, but an expert on drone warfare casts doubt on many of the grand claims made for the weapons.
In this photo released by Sputnik news agency on Feb. 9, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson at the Kremlin in Moscow.
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Why is there such a Russian focus on the Second World War? Because it’s used to justify authoritarian states, the rule of dictators like Putin and Belarus’s Alexander Lukashenko.
With the Ukraine-Russia war entering its third year, Ukraine’s supporters must provide the right aid to the country and domestic politics cannot undermine the urgent needs of the country’s military.
NATO members, particularly those in eastern Europe, fear a Russian invasion of their territory. By stationing some of its nuclear weapons in the U.K. again, the U.S. could ease those fears.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky met with US senators in September 2023 to talk about backing an aid bill for Ukraine.
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The Gaza war has complicated issues in Ukraine, with Putin looking to exploit events in the Middle East to garner support among the Global South.
America’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, has been deployed to the Red Sea to counter the Houthi threat to shipping there.
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Liberated cities are prone to vigilante justice against those accused of conspiring with the enemy.
At loggerheads: Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, and army commander Valeriy Zaluzhny.
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A selection of our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past fortnight.
Under pressure: with things on the battlefield not going well, the last thing Volodymyr Zelensky needs is a corruption scandal in the military.
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