People protest in front of Ukraine’s embassy to Romania in Bucharest on Feb. 24, 2022.
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International laws are in place to prevent war and help protect civilians and combatants alike. But these laws are challenging to enforce and are unlikely to stop the unfolding Russia-Ukraine war.
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Ukraine can call on a highly motivated citizenry to fight a prolonged insurgency against occupying forces.
Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Brazil in 2019.
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China’s rocky relationship with the US may influence the way it reacts to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The situation on the frontline in eastern Ukraine has been relatively quiet until the escalation of the last few days.
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The existing conflict between the Donbas and Ukraine, explained.
People rest in the Kyiv subway, using it as a bomb shelter.
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Countering Putin’s information strategy involves making two key arguments.
A military vehicle destroyed on Feb. 18, 2022, by an explosion in Donetsk, a city in eastern Ukraine controlled by Russian separatists.
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Attacking your own side and blaming your foe has a long history and a firm grip on the popular imagination. But the internet makes it difficult to pull off – and less desirable.
Regular Americans could find themselves targets of Russian cyberwarfare.
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Russia’s cyberattack capabilities can be applied to US targets, including regular Americans’ homes and businesses.
Smoke rising near the town of Hostomel and the Antonov Airport, in northwest Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 24.
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The Conversation asked three scholars to briefly explain what this attack means for the people of Ukraine and the world.
High-level diplomacy: representatives of the US and UK on the UN Security Council talk with Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Nations, Sergiy Kyslytsya.
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The question centres on whether Russia legally inherited the permanent seat formerly occupied by the Soviet Union.
Smoke and flame rise near a military building after an apparent Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 24, 2022.
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A western ‘do as I say, not as I do’ approach has helped provoke Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Lorries queue to cross from Ukraine to Poland.
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Everything from food to metals are facing major upheaval.
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Economic warfare only works if it really hurts.
Aggressor: Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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What Nato and its allies do next will be vital to the future security of Europe and the rest of the world.
Winter wheat being harvested in the fields of the Tersky Konny Zavod collective farm in the North Caucuses.
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Every agricultural role-player is keeping an eye on the developments in the Black Sea region.
A woman in Ukraine appears to pray as she waits for a train out of Kyiv.
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Russia’s invasion will likely accelerate the fastest inflation in 40 years, increasing the risks for the overall US economy.
Damaged radar arrays and other equipment is seen at a Ukrainian military facility outside Mariupol, Ukraine, Feb. 24, 2022.
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As war begins between Ukraine and Russia, a range of stories provides context to help readers understand the conflict.
‘Special Military Operation’ or invasion?
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The Russian leader’s assertion that Ukraine is an ‘artificial construct’ is not borne out by the historical record.
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The Council of Europe aims to promote human rights, democracy and the rule of law, but it hasn’t moved to suspend Russia over its actions in Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s popularity is on the rise again, but conflict with Ukraine may eventually change that.
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Approximately 69% of Russians approve of President Vladimir Putin. But a costly war is likely to chip away at his popularity, history and data tell us.
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In a rapidly-changing situation, a face-to-face meeting between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin is still on the table.