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Russia is increasingly trying to find common cause with the Global South, including countries that matter to the West, such as Vietnam.
Ukrainian soldiers unload supplies from a truck in Kharkiv Oblast.
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Recruiters are struggling to find enough men to counter a Russian invasion that has gained momentum in recent months.
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European voters head to the polls to elect new MEPs – the results will shape who takes the EU’s top jobs.
On 28 February 2024, deputies of the Moldovan secessionist republic of Transnistria voted by a show of hands to request Russia’s help.
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It is often said that Transnistria will be “the next domino” that Moscow will try to knock down, after Crimea and Donbass. However, the famous domino theory has its limits.
Russia’s S-300 missile system can be tracked with publicly available data.
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Public data can reveal military secrets – posing problems for the world’s armies.
Fragments of Russian shells piled at a farm in the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine.
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War is wreaking havoc on land, water and critical infrastructure in Ukraine and Gaza. Two experts on peace and conflict explain how to include such impacts in peace agreements.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, meets Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy on June 1, 2023.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz outlined bold, long-term goals: Strengthen the country’s depleted military with extraordinary investments and adopt assertive foreign policy defending global norms.
A boy sets a flag at a memorial for Ukrainian soldiers in Kyiv on April 9, 2024.
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There are several reasons why supporting Ukraine helps the US too, including creating a deterrent for China, Russia and other potential adversaries.
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Georgia is backsliding toward Russia’s sphere of influence.
Vladimir Putin speaking during a concert in Moscow’s Red Square to mark the 10th anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia.
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Since annexing Crimea ten years ago, Putin has set out to destroy non-Russian identities on the peninsular.
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South Africa is among a few countries that completely prohibit the involvement of citizens in foreign armed conflict.
A Russian National Guard servicemen secures an area as a massive blaze seen over the Crocus City Hall in Moscow. An Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for the attack on the concert hall that killed over 130 people.
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Ukraine has denied any involvement in the terrorist attack that killed dozens of people in Moscow, but that doesn’t mean Russia won’t try to use the event as a way to escalate its war with Ukraine.
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Russian propaganda and talking points on Ukraine continue to be repeated, without being challenged, two years after the war began.
Ukrainian soldiers prepare to fire rockets towards Russian positions on March 5.
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The Russia-Ukraine war highlights developments in modern warfare, which uses new weaponry alongside traditional methods of fighting.
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The Olympic Games have also been highly political events – Paris 2024 will be no different.
The Artdocfest president Vitaliy Manski (back left) and the jury (L-R): Polish historian and journalist Adam Michnik, Latvian theatre director Viesturs Kairišs and Russian actress Chulpan Khamatova.
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Artdocfest 2024 was a showcase for films that show the reality of the war in Ukraine, and the spread of Russian politics to neighbouring countries.
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.
Soldiers climb out of trenches in this First World War photo. The successes of the 100 Days Offensive in 1918 were influenced by the Allies’ reliance on a strategy of maximum effort, flexible campaigns and advances in tactics.
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Ukraine can borrow lessons from the First World War as the war with Russia enters its third year.
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This year, all the Oscar nominees for best documentary feature come from outside of the United States.
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Through a nuanced exploration of place, time, and memory, this new video work invites audiences to reflect on landscape and its relationship to the echoes of conflict.