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.
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China’s policy of strategic ambiguity could allow it to mediate the conflict at an opportune time, while furthering its long-term geostrategic goals.
Irpin: where civilians fleeing the war were allegedly targeted by Russian artillery fire.
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International law says that the Russian invasion is illegal in itself. The Russian military’s alleged conduct also breach various international legal treaties.
Ukrainian passports say “Ukraine” with no “the.” On the Polish border, March 5, 2022.
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That three-letter word erases the country’s political sovereignty.
From left, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Joe Biden.
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The current conflict in Ukraine has three key leaders, each of whom uses a different approach to the crisis.
Defiant: Volodymyr Zelensky is rallying Ukrainians with a series of video messages as Russian assassination squads try to hunt him down.
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Volodymyr Zelensky remains in Kyiv, rallying resistance to the Russian invasion.
People crowd under a destroyed bridge as they try to flee by crossing the Irpin River in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 5, 2022.
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a catastrophe and should be condemned, but that doesn’t mean the West should dismiss some of Putin’s conditions as a step to ending the war.
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The Chinese leader’s alignment with Putin would have sat awkwardly with previous leaders, who understood China’s best interests were served by avoiding costly entanglements.
The Volodymyr the Great monument, erected in 1853, in Kyiv. Volodymyr was a warlord who became the first Russian ruler to convert to Christianity in the late 900s. A similar statue was erected in Moscow in 2016 as a counter to Ukraine’s.
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As an independent country, Ukraine has suffered from corruption, poverty and violent periods, but Vladimir Putin’s view of Ukrainian history in Ukraine is deeply, perhaps deliberately flawed.
Since 2020, Belarus and Russia have accelerated moves towards integration.
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By allowing Russian military presence in Belarus, president Aliaksandr Lukashenka has forfeited his country’s sovereignty.
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The International Criminal Court has handed arrest warrants for only three heads of state. Could Putin be next?
Local militiaman Valery, 37, carries a child as he helps a fleeing family across a bridge destroyed by artillery, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wed., March 2, 2022.
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Ukrainian children, refugees and military personnel will be among those hardest hit with PTSD due to the Russian invasion.
People gather outside the U.N. headquarters in New York City to protest the war in Ukraine on March 2, 2022.
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Russia holds veto power on the UN Security Council, blocking any action to interfere in the Ukraine war. This is unlikely to change soon – but the UN still has other options for engagement.
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The scope of a new law targeting sanctions at Russia will need to be clear on many critical issues, including military aid to Ukraine.
Two men speak in the backyard of a house damaged by a Russian airstrike, according to locals, in Gorenka, Ukraine, March 2, 2022.
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Over centuries, theory on just war has developed six main criteria for assessing conflicts.
Putin has kept most oligarchs at a distance – literally and figuratively.
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An expert on oligarchs explains how they came to be Russia’s richest and most powerful people and scrutinizes their relationship with Putin.
Russian police have detained thousands of Russians who have taken to the streets to protest the invasion of Ukraine.
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Sanctions follow a ‘punishment logic,’ which often hurts the wrong people – and will likely weaken an already beleaguered Russian opposition.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been lauded for his resistance to the Russian invasion.
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A political philosopher explains the moral symbolism ascribed to Zelenskyy’s ‘heroism’ and why he offers hope to those who hold democracy dear.
Screengrab of unarmed Ukrainian civilians trying to stop Russian convoys.
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Nonviolent protest could also prove effective in stopping hostilities in Ukraine.
Isolated: Vladimir Putin in a video conference with his Security Council.
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The Russian president has already shown he will come down hard on domestic opposition to the war in Ukraine.
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While some oligarchs have broken ranks with the Kremlin, there is no sign yet other elites are so discontented as to take action against Putin.