Germany’s dithering over whether to send tanks to Ukraine reflects deepening divisions in NATO over how involved it wants to get in the war. The West needs a clearer strategy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to his education minister during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 9, 2023.
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It’s not in Canada’s interest, nor even in Ukraine’s, to risk nuclear Armageddon by pushing for Russian regime change.
Lest he forget: Vladimir Putin lays flowers at a memorial to the dead of the siege of Leningrad on the anniversary of its end in January 1942.
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New supplies of advanced weaponry and training will further integrate Ukraine into Nato’s defensive system.
Residents watch a burning infrastructure project hit during a massive Russian drone night strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, in December 2022.
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With electricity in Ukraine constantly disrupted by Russian attacks, the Ukrainian population faces a difficult choice — to remain in the country under such conditions, or flee abroad.
Dilemma: some on the left blame Nato for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia appears to have refocused on the land war with the aim of taking more territory.
October 16, 2014: Russian President seen through the soldiers during the military parade March of the victorious in Belgrade.
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Alex Titov took a trip home to St Petersburg in December. Here’s what he found.
Vladimir Putin holds a face-to-face meeting with mothers of servicemen serving with the Russian army in Ukraine, at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence on November 25 2022.
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Opposition to the Ukrainian war from Russian soldiers’ mothers has so far been muted.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Defence Minister Anita Anand join U.S. officials in a NORAD briefing at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., in June 2022.
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Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
A worker sweeps up debris in the library of a school building following a missile strike in Kharkiv on Sept. 3, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukraine’s morale remains high, despite months of bombardment and drone strikes.
National identity: despite Moscow’s best efforts, Ukrainians are increasingly looking to the west for their future.
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The Qatar World Cup has attracted criticism of the country’s human rights. With Australia set to host the women’s world cup next year, there’s some work we need to do in this area, too.
Getting in the Christmas spirit?
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The US had long warned European nations about an over-reliance on Russian gas.
Nuanced relationship: Kazakhstan president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with Russian president Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin, November 2022.
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