The Ukrainian endgame
We don’t know when this war will end – but we can begin to see how.
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Discover the latest New Statesman content on Russia, exploring the politics, culture and economy of the nation. Insightful coverage and analysis of the war in Ukraine and Putin’s presidency.
Zelensky’s gambit
Is the Ukrainian invasion of Russia a turning point in the war?
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Matt Pottinger: “We are now in the foothills of a great-power hot war”
The former US security official on what a second Trump presidency would mean for China, Taiwan and the West.
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Why Putin gave up his hostages
In releasing Evan Gershkovich and others before November, the Russian president has denied Trump a diplomatic victory.
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Is there a peace plan for Ukraine?
Donald Trump has said he would end the war if he wins the White House. But at what cost?
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Why foreign affairs will define the Starmer era
At the Nato summit, the threat posed by China, Russia and Trump will be impossible to ignore.
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How Ukraine shattered Europe’s balance of power
The European Union was impotent in the face of crisis, while Britain remained agile.
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Europe’s Iron Lady: Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas
The Baltic leader has become the EU’s strongest advocate for an uncompromising response to Russia.
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Russia, North Korea and the axis of autocracies
Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un’s dangerous pact makes even China uneasy.
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The Kremlin will exploit the Dagestan terror attacks
Instead of facing a growing threat from Islamist militants, Russia will try to pin the blame on Ukraine.
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Russia’s great-power complex
Whether acting as an adversary or a partner to the West, the Kremlin has long yearned for recognition and respect.
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The end of the pariah state
What Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin’s deepening relationship reveals about the emerging international order.
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Dmytro Kuleba: On China, we know much more than we’ve said
Ukraine’s foreign minister on the peace summit in Switzerland, what Donald Trump would mean for his country, and the similarities…
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The rise of a new axis
China, Russia, North Korea and Iran are all deeply hostile to the US and its allies – and they could…
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What the West gets wrong about the war in Ukraine
If Kyiv’s allies had identified Putin’s invasion as an act of colonisation, they might have won more support from the…
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The democratic battle for Georgia’s soul
Protests against the government’s “foreign agents law” are just part of the story.
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Russia’s victory-less Victory Day
Vladimir Putin’s forces are in the ascendancy – but there is still no end to the war in sight.
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“Russia cannot afford to lose, so we need a kind of a victory”: Sergey Karaganov on what Putin wants
The Kremlin adviser explains how Russia views the war in Ukraine and the fate of liberalism.
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A raid on Russian assets would risk everything
Seizing Russia’s funds in Europe to arm Ukraine may be a tempting plan – but it could wreck the West’s…
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George Robertson: Why Russia fears the European Union
The former Nato secretary general on his conversations with Vladimir Putin.
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