An abandoned and disabled Russian tank.
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A military strategist breaks down how a smaller Ukrainian army has successfully taken back swaths of land from the Russians in the country’s northeast.
Vladimir Putin says he understands Xi Jinping’s ‘concerns’ over the Ukraine war.
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A rapid shift in the balance of power between Moscow and Beijing is becoming apparent as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meets in Central Asia.
Russian president Putin with North Korean leader Kim-Jong-un in the Kremlin in 2019.
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Under pressure, Vladimir Putin is trying to establish stronger alliances with North Korea and China.
Residents in Poltava, Ukraine, survey the damage from a Russian attack.
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An overwhelming majority of Ukrainians are not willing to negotiate over the territorial integrity of the country, even if it means peace.
When Vladimir met Xi: the Russian and Chinese presidents held talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan.
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Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
Russia has long feared Nato’s expansion into eastern Europe.
Nato began its life as a purely defensive alliance against the Soviet Union. But has that role changed over the years?
Russian soldiers patrol a theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 12, 2022.
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As Ukraine retakes parts of its northeastern region from Russia, the Kremlin continues to increasingly look to private military companies to fill in military power gaps.
Ukrainian advances have retaken some territory from Russia, but much is still under foreign control.
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Russian actions in occupied Ukraine are following a plan modeled on how the Soviet Union dismantled Nazi influence in Germany after World War II – including arrests and revised school lessons.
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Russia’s military is plagued by problems all the way to its commander-in-chief Vladimir Putin.
A Ukrainian soldier plays with a dog as he has a rest in the freed territory in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine on Sept. 12, 2022. Ukrainian troops retook a wide swath of territory from Russia.
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Russian forces have clearly retreated in Ukraine, and it appears Vladimir Putin may be losing control of the war. What’s next?
Russia moved significant numbers of troops and equipment south to met the Ukraine offensive in the Kherson region.
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The success of Ukraine’s recent offensives have shown Ukraine can defeat Russia militarily, as long as it has sufficient support form the west.
The last operating reactor at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, reactor No. 6, has been safely shut down.
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The power plant’s sixth reactor has been shut down, all but eliminating the risk of a nuclear meltdown. But fighting at the site could still release radioactive material.
Ordinary Ukrainians are committed to defending their country’s sovereignty.
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What ordinary Ukrainians think about the cost of war against Russia.
A Ukrainian inspects a ruined Russian tank displayed on the streets of Kyiv.
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Displays of captured Russian weaponry aim to show the strength of the foe Ukrainians face, but also that victory is possible.
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Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
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While most daily newspapers presented the conflict as black and white, weeklies presented readers with a more sophisticated and nuanced take.
Monument to the victims of the mass deportations of Tartar peoples from Crimea.
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Forced relocation of civilian populations is a war crime.
‘Kherson is Ukraine’: a show of support for the counteroffensive that aims to push Russian troops out of the southern region.
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Ukrainians who have turned coat and are working for the Russians in occupied regions are being targeted for assassination.
Satellite view of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine.
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Plans to create a safe zone around the massive nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia require Russian agreement, which so far looks unlikely.
Vladimir Putin appears larger than life on screen as he addresses an audience at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on the eighth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea in March 2022.
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There’s no question the Russian population is subject to a Russian media largely loyal to the Kremlin. But that doesn’t mean Vladimir Putin lacks genuine supporters.