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The destruction of this massive dam is a huge blow to Ukraine’s plans for a counter-offensive in the south.
Drone strikes in Moscow shocked and scared local inhabitants.
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Now Russians may start feeling the fear that has afflicted ordinary Ukrainians since February 2022.
Meeting old friends and making new ones: Volodymyr Zelensky addressing the 2023 G& summit in Hiroshima.
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A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Is Lula pursuing divisiveness or diplomatic pragmatism on the world stage?
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Lula’s courting of – or by – China and Western powers has confounded critics. But in reality, it is a continuation of the foreign policy he pursued during his earlier term in power.
New friends: Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to a meeting of the Arab League in Jeddah was a qualified success.
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The Ukrainian president’s latest diplomatic forays have been effective in boosting support for his country’s territorial integrity.
Trostyanets, site of fierce battle and Russian occupation in Ukrainein March 2022.
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If the African delegation could convince the belligerents to find a peaceful solution, they will make a critical contribution to the climate for mediation.
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An ‘unscheduled’ visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky certainly raised the stakes for the summit at a critical time in the war.
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Zelensky has undoubtedly presented his European allies with a ‘credible plan and realistic requirements for support’.
It was a much scaled-back Victory Day parade ihis year.
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A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Experts expect the war in Ukraine to be a lengthy, grinding conflict similar to what is playing out in Bakhmut.
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The author was part of a delegation to Kyiv of military, intelligence and diplomatic experts. Here are his impressions.
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It’s absolutely critical for Ukraine that its counteroffensive succeeds. If it doesn’t, the international coalition that has kept Ukraine in the fight may well come to favour a negotiated settlement.
President Xi is positioning himself as the leader who could bring the Ukraine war to an end.
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China’s approach to ending the Ukraine war will determine the future of the European security order.
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping from his office in Kyiv.
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A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
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Ukraine badly needs a major military success to boost the confidence of its western allies and ensure a continuing flow of military equipment.
U.S. President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy near a Kyiv cathedral during Biden’s surprise visit in February 2023.
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Will Joe Biden be able to maintain the balance that has so far allowed him to avoid serious Vietnam-like errors in Ukraine?
In for the long haul: Ukrainian troops digging in around Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine.
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A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Endless battle? Bitter fighting has raged around the town of Bakhmut since the middle of 2022.
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The leaks suggest neither side has the capacity to force an outright victory this year.
Popular will: a protest in Warsaw for peace in Ukraine.
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Ukraine is hinting it may be prepared to talk, with conditions. Here’s what both sides could learn from the Northern Ireland peace process.
Crimea: as pro-Moscow citizens celebrate nine years of Russian occupation, talk of Kyiv’s plans to retake the peninsula grows louder.
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Russia is reportedly preparing massive defences to prevent a lightning offensive to retake the occupied peninsula.
Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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Ecological damage, risk of nuclear accident and the economic fallout from war all affect countries well beyond the conflict zone. How should the world deal with these borderless threats?