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?
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Thermobaric or ‘vacuum’ bombs create an oxygen-eating fireball followed by a deadly shockwave.
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.
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.
Presenting a unified front.
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Biden tapped into themes of unity – both among Americans and with Western allies – while warning Russian President Vladimir Putin that he had badly miscalculated in invading Ukraine.
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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
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s iPhone selfies quickly went viral.
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A social media scholar says the authenticity, connection and immediacy of Zelenskyy’s appeal explains why his videos were so powerful.
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.
Russia has the largest nuclear arsenal in the world.
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We’re still a long way off nuclear escalation.
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RT unfailingly follows the Kremlin’s line on politics but banning it in the UK might be counter-productive.
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The settled foundations of German foreign policy have been overturned in an instant following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
People walk past a currency exchange office screen in Moscow displaying the exchange rates of the U.S. dollar and the euro and to the Russian ruble a few days after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Economic sanctions have caused the currency to plummet, causing hardship to citizens.
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As the world rightfully fears for the Ukrainian people, we must not turn a blind eye to Russians who are also Putin’s victims and will suffer the most from economic sanctions.
Demonstrators shout anti-war slogans in St. Petersburg, Russia, decrying their country’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Putin’s militarized security state has been growing since 2004 at the expense of social services and living standards for Russians.
The Russians know a thing or two about long winters.
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The president’s regime has been planning for a trip to the international deep freeze for many years.