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The promised weapons will give Ukraine some breathing space on the battlefield, but victory against Russia is far from assured.
Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, arrives in Beijing to meet President Xi on April 15 2024.
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President Xi is looking to play a wider international role, meetings with other national leaders suggest.
Members of Ukraine’s ‘Siberian Battalion’ training near Kyiv, APril 2024.
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Russia is making steady territorial gains in advance of a possible spring offensive. Without western aid Ukraine has few air defences left.
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik, the president of Republika Srpska, with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, in February 2024.
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Tension in the western Balkans, which has been troubled by ethnic tensions since the wars of the 1990s, is becoming an increasing concern for the EU and Nato.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, National Defence Minister Bill Blair and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland release Canada’s new defence policy during a news conference at CFB Trenton on April 8, 2024.
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The 20-year timeline of Canada’s new defence policy, and the fact that several proposed investments will “be explored,” raises serious questions about its commitment to pull its weight in NATO.
Pleading for help: Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, says his country is running out of the means with which to defend itself.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Finland has compulsory military service, other nations are thinking about following suit.
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Conscription is being talked about by Nato’s European members as they grow increasingly concerned about further Russian expansion. Ukraine has just expanded its version.
President Joe Biden greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York City in September 2023.
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Israel has historically made statements and taken actions to placate US anger without always following through. But will Biden’s threat to put conditions on aid force Israel to behave differently?
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Donald Trump has an uneasy relationship with Nato, and has said the US would rethink its relationship if he is re-elected.
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If the world sits on the sidelines for the next six months, it not only loses time and ground but puts Trump in a stronger position if he is elected.
Baltic states are planning to build hundreds of bunkers, form a joint defence zone and increasing military spending.
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Baltic states have high numbers of Russian speakers, who Putin has vowed to ‘protect’.
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Russian propaganda and talking points on Ukraine continue to be repeated, without being challenged, two years after the war began.
A Ukrainian tank fires at Russian positions in Chasiv Yar, the site of fierce battles in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Feb. 29, 2024.
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Russia’s armed forces continue to gain territory in Ukraine, at high cost to both sides.
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A world where the US has fewer allies would be an even more dangerous place.
Volodymyr Zelensky autographs a Storm Shadow/SCALP missile.
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Helping Ukraine defend itself against Russian aggression is not a violation of international law – but Russia might interpret it as escalation.
French president, Emmanuel Macron: ‘Can’t rule out’ sending ground troops to Ukraine.
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Sending ground troops to Ukraine could provoke a wider and vastly more dangerous war with Russia,
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Here’s what to understand about Trump’s world view and what to expect, should he be elected president again.
Will war fatigue be a factor?
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Russia appears to have seized the battleground initiative as the Ukraine war marks its second anniversary – but the conflict is far from over.
Former U.S. president Donald Trump points up during a Fox News Channel town hall on Feb. 20, 2024, in Greenville, S.C.
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Canada relies on established norms, rules and institutions to make the world stable. These concepts would be a great risk if Donald Trump made good on threats to disregard NATO.
Donald Trump is having influence on US foreign policy, despite not being yet elected.
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The rest of the world is already starting to react to a possible Trump presidency, but is finding it hard to plan.