Letter from Kherson: The war of the villages
Ukrainian troops are becoming ever more confident as Russia endures another humiliating defeat
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Lindy Cameron: Ukraine’s cyber-defences have been exemplary
While Russia’s brutal war has sought to redraw the physical map, its consequences have been felt in cyberspace.
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Can the Ukraine war now end only with Russia’s defeat?
We should not assume that a quick conclusion based on mutual concessions is the best way to deal with an…
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Russia has forgotten history’s lessons about waging war in winter
The Russian president wants to draw this war out; the West must help Ukraine retain its current momentum.
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Russia strengthens its anti-LGBT legislation in its fight against “Satanism”
Vladimir Putin’s struggle against the West has taken the form of a renewed assault on sexual minorities in defence of…
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After Liz Truss’s smartphone “hack”, will ministers finally take cybersecurity seriously?
Using personal devices for official business should be a breach of the ministerial code, says a security expert.
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Vladimir Putin counts on “dirty bombs” and dipping temperatures in Ukraine
The Russian president has relied on coercive pressures to deliver the political victories that he has failed to achieve by…
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What will stop Vladimir Putin?
It is hard to find a route to a diplomatic resolution in Ukraine.
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Russia is trying to engineer a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
Having failed on the battlefield, Moscow is hitting energy infrastructure before the winter.
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Letter from Helsinki: Finland’s challenge to Russia
From nuclear power to Nato, the Nordic nation is on the cusp of momentous change.
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Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats must not deter the West
The war will end when Moscow has to come to terms with its failure.
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Will Putin go nuclear?
Giving in to the Russian president’s blackmail will make nuclear war more, not less, likely.
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Adam Curtis’s magic lantern through Russia
The documentary-maker’s new series shows how a country traumatised by the failures of communism and capitalism ended up with Vladimir…
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Dmitry Medvedev and all the president’s hawks
Once known as a pro-Western liberal, the former Russian president has decided the best way to advance in Putin’s Russia…
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The left’s fatal longing for life as usual
Vladimir Putin’s war isn’t just on Ukraine; it is a war being waged against the collective West.
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Dispatch from Ukraine: Russia’s war returns to Kyiv
Vladimir Putin has suffered setbacks but recent attacks on Ukrainian cities show his willingness to raise the stakes.
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Vladimir Putin is exposed as a failed war leader
The West needs to consider who might replace the Russian president.
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Russian strikes on Ukraine’s cities are an implicit nuclear threat
After a bomb partially destroyed the Crimean Kerch Bridge, Vladimir Putin has retaliated by targeting parks and universities in Kyiv…
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As a Ukrainian, I am calling for a global embargo on Russian fossil fuels
The war is devastating the country and impeding climate action, says Ukraine’s ex-deputy environment minister.
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How much territory does Ukraine control? Use this interactive map to find out
The New Statesman's interactive map shows the size of Ukraine's occupied territory when compared to other countries
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