Diplomatic encounters between the US and Russia of the Cold War kind
Antony Blinken and Sergei Lavrov managed no meaningful discussion, while G20 foreign ministers failed to reach any consensus.
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China’s hollow peace plan for Ukraine
Any hopes that Wang Yi’s visit to the Kremlin might have been to broker an end to the conflict have…
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With Western support for Ukraine flagging, a protracted war is in Vladimir Putin’s interest
Ambiguity has held Kyiv’s allies together so far – but it will divide them when the conflict’s final stages approach.
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Will Ukraine run out of ammunition?
Complacency and budget cuts have depleted western reserves since the Cold War.
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How long will the war in Ukraine go on for?
The prospect of a prolonged stalemate is taking hold.
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There are cracks between how Ukraine and the West see the war ending
Kyiv wants to fight until Crimea is returned, but the US has doubts.
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Washington doesn’t think Ron DeSantis can win
Democrats are blasé about the Florida governor, while Republicans know he won’t beat Donald Trump.
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Ben Hodges: “The only hope the Russians have is that the West loses the will to keep supporting Ukraine”
The former commanding general of the US Army in Europe on why the future of the West could be decided…
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Babi Yar: a harrowing masterpiece of Ukraine under Nazi rule
Anatoly Kuznetsov’s classic account of the 1941 massacre of Ukrainians is republished as Kyiv suffers the ravages of war again.
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Kyiv stands, Putin doubles down, China talks peace
Biden’s symbolic visit to Ukraine reiterates western support, but the rest of the world appears less convinced.
John Sullivan: “Vladimir Putin does not want an off-ramp”
The former US ambassador to Moscow on dealing with the Russian president face to face, and what the Kremlin’s next…
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The West’s narrative on Ukraine hasn’t convinced the rest of the world
While the public in western countries firmly supports Kyiv, views in other parts of the world are more ambiguous.
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Will China stop Russia going nuclear?
When Chinese diplomats say they want the war to end, they undoubtedly mean it – but not at any cost.
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This is how Putin loses the war
In an exclusive interview, Volodymyr Zelensky’s adviser Mykhailo Podolyak lays out how a Ukrainian victory would unfold.
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Vladimir Putin still thinks the West will blink first
In his state of the nation speech the Russian leader spouted the same delusions about Ukraine as he did a…
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Ukraine Diary: A year on, Russia’s war has failed to break our spirit
We started the Kyiv Independent as the horror of war loomed – and now Biden and Zelensky walk through the…
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Biden’s trip to Kyiv reiterates Western support – but not everywhere feels the same
The Munich Security Conference also proclaimed Western support for Ukraine, but the Global South views the conflict a little differently.
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The Zelensky myth
Why we should resist hero-worshipping Ukraine’s president.
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No, Russia isn’t about to break apart
Coexisting with a hostile, nuclear-armed power requires deeper thinking than predicting the end of Russia itself.
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Russia is to blame for holding up earthquake aid to Syria
For years the Kremlin has been using its veto power at the UN Security Council to hold aid for those…
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