Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, left, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Feb. 18, 2022.
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Belarus’ alliance with Russia is a strategic factor in the Ukraine war. The country’s long-term dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, has indicated he will do as Russian President Vladimir Putin says.
Facing penalties.
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Soccer’s governing body has long sheltered behind a view that the game is apolitical. Sanctioning Russia over invasion exposes why that doesn’t hold.
A woman holds a blood-stained portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin at a protest at the Russian Consulate in Montreal on Feb. 25, 2022.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has used his country’s massive energy reserves effectively for political influence. But with war in Ukraine, nations are looking for ways to cut those ties.
Pumps at a Shell fueling station in Tatarstan, Russia, Nov. 20, 2017.
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The world’s largest energy companies are used to doing business in risky places with difficult partners. But with war in Ukraine, preserving their reputations outweighs profits.
Loading packed fertilisers at Russia’s PhosAgro Group in the town of Pochep.
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The ultimate crop yields that farmers harvest depends on the use of fertilisers.
Russians stand in line to withdraw US dollars and Euros from an ATM in St. Petersburg.
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Can the Ukrainians hold on long enough that the economic costs to Russia become unsustainable?
Vladimir Putin delivers a speech before the start of the first match of the 2018 World Cup at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
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Vladimir Putin has built a state-led strategy focused on building power and exerting control across the world, through the use of sport.
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In the space of one week, some of the old certainties about Europe have been thrown out the window.
Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to supporters after the second round of presidential elections in Kyiv, Ukraine, in April 2019.
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During Ukraine’s darkest hours, Volodymyr Zelensky has shown himself to be a man for the people, of the people — not just in rhetoric, but more importantly, in action.
A Ukrainian flag flies on a flagpole on Parliament Hill in Ottawa following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Canada has unambiguously expressed its support for those wanting to fight for Ukraine. If even a fraction of Ukrainian-Canadians decide to do so, large numbers of Canadians could soon be in Ukraine.
The Kremlin has exerted tight control over news and social media in an effort to control the information Russians receive about the Ukraine war.
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Even as it wages a propaganda and disinformation campaign in Ukraine, Russia is fighting to retain control of the story within Russia.
Workers unload a shipment of U.S. military aid in Ukraine in February 2022.
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Assistance that began when the Soviet Union collapsed has grown since Russia’s annexation of Crimea, in southern Ukraine, in 2014.
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks about the Ukraine crisis during the daily White House press briefing on Feb. 11, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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The US dramatically changed how it shares intelligence in the period before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, center, attends a ceremony consecrating the Cathedral of Russian Armed Forces outside Moscow.
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To understand Russia’s war in Ukraine, look to the blend of religious and militaristic nationalism under Putin – on full display in the Church of the Russian Armed Forces.
Russia broke its 1994 pledge to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty in 2014 when it annexed Crimea. Now it’s in breach again.
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Russia agreed in 1994 to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and national borders in return for Kyiv agreeing to give up its nuclear arsenal.
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Vacuum bombs, or thermobaric weapons, work in two stages.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Russia specialist Matthew Sussex on Putin’s potential to start wider war
Michelle Grattan speaks with Matthew Sussex, associate professor at the Griffith Asia Institute at Griffith University and an expert on Russia
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The International Criminal Court is launching an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine. But significant hurdles remain, and it’s uncertain anyone will ever be brought to justice.
A Russian warship, the Patrol Ship Dmitry Rogachev, travels through the Dardanelles on Feb. 15, 2022.
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The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits gives Turkey control over the water route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.
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As a researcher in Australia, my interests are in the study of Ukrainian revolutions and identity. Though before all that, I am Ukrainian.