Snake Island, seen here in commemorative postage stamps, has become a symbol of Ukraine’s resistance.
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As the war drags on and its maritime dimension intensifies, Russia is more likely to be strategically defeated in the long term.
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There remains a significant danger the conflict falls off the international radar, or that Western leaders waver as the conflict drags on.
Foreign soldiers who volunteered to fight for Ukraine participate in training exercises.
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Many countries welcome foreigners who want to join their military forces.
People rally in support of Ukraine outside the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montréal in April 2022. Scenes like these irritate Russia.
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The Soviet Union and now Russia has long viewed the Ukrainian diaspora with hostility. Here’s why.
After being displaced by drought, nearly 300 people, mostly women, and children arrived at Qansahley camp in Dollow, Jubaland, Somalia.
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About 7.7 million Somalis need emergency aid right now.
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As the conflict deepens, the chances of Russia’s ally being pressured into entering the conflict seem to be growing.
Finland and Sweden joined 14 NATO allies in a June 6, 2022, military exercise on the Baltic Sea.
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Sandwiched between Russia and NATO ally Norway, both Sweden and Finland have maintained neutrality in global conflicts. That changed in February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.
What role does long-term certainty play in immigration policy?
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Government policy that provides certainty to immigrants will improve integration and, ultimately, boost the economy
Dmitry Muratov receiveing the Nobel Prize in Oslo, Norway, 10 December 2021.
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In Russia, a draconian censorship regime makes open dissent impossible. But people are finding ingenious ways to express their opposition to the war in Ukraine.
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The underlying reason for the price increases is the acceleration in the international price of crude oil, linked to the Russian war in the Ukraine.
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Russia’s long-term plan for Ukraine is to draw it away from the west.
Destroyed: a bridge in the town of Chernihiv near Kyiv in the north of Ukraine.
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Russia’s military machine is finding the terrain in the Donbas region extremely challenging.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the U.S. Congress on March 16, 2022.
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History brought Ukraine’s plight home to people around the world, and helped mobilize political and military support against the Russian invasion.
The leaders of France, Germany, Italy and Romania meeting with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Putin, in Kyiv on June 16.
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A digest of the week’s coverage of the war against Ukraine.
Peace train: Italian prime minister Mario Draghi, French president Emmanuel Macron and German chancellor Olaf Scholz en route to Kyiv.
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Five ideas based on solutions in other countries that could help bring the various players to the table.
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Survey shows that Ukrainians’ attitudes about a peace settlement and any territorial concessions to the Russians differs dependng on their experience of war.
Poland has accepted more than one million Ukrainian refugees.
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All of Poland’s political parties are strong supporters of Ukraine, despite other differences.
Facial recognition technology is controversial in many countries.
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Lawmakers around the world are making decisions about whether facial recognition technology is acceptable.
British citizens Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner and Moroccan Saaudun Brahim.
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The prosecution and death sentences handed out to two British and one Moroccan national fighting alongside Ukrainian troops contravenes the Geneva Conventions.
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Russia’s military planners were not expecting such fierce Ukrainian resistance, especially in regions it has occupied since 2014.