Is Putin really willing to go nuclear?
The tone and tempo of threats from the Kremlin has escalated amid claims that Russia is fighting a wider war.
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What does victory look like in Ukraine?
Free-market capitalism has eviscerated strategic thinking among the West’s political elite.
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Russia accused of orchestrating attacks in Moldovan breakaway region
Explosions in the Russia-backed region of Transnistria have prompted fears that it could be drawn into the Kremlin’s war on…
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Putin’s war could be the undoing of Nicola Sturgeon
As Nato fortifies to counter the Russian threat, the case against Trident – and for Scottish independence – is looking…
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Nato and its allies are finally supplying the weapons Kyiv needs
In committing itself to arming Ukraine on an ongoing basis, the West has woken up to the peril Europe faces.
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The dual atrocity of rape in the war on Ukraine
Sexual violence as a weapon of war is not only a crime against humanity, it’s often treated as a side…
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We are already at war with Russia
War with Russia is not just a matter for Ukraine. Putin understands this. The West does not.
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Censored in Russian, anti-war activists turn to indigenous languages
Ethnic minority activists see similarities between the invasion of Ukraine and Russian suppression of their own cultures.
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Why Putin’s war in Ukraine turned into a military disaster
The Russian president is a prisoner of his own delusions – and the similarities with Hitler are hard to ignore.
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Don’t count on sanctions to push Putin from power
Isolating Russia economically may not have the intended effect, as the examples of Iraq, South Africa and Myanmar show.
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What’s going on inside the Kremlin, with Andrei Soldatov
Vladimir Putin’s inner circle seems increasingly isolated.
From the NS archive: Russia and Britain
10 January 1942: Why Russia would be an ally both during and after the war.
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The possibility of a Marine Le Pen victory in France is a boost for Vladimir Putin
Russia is losing on the battlefield, but elsewhere events are moving in its president's favour.
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UK voters are the losers from the government’s energy strategy
People could die next winter if they can’t heat their homes. The Tories’ latest plan fails to address rising bills…
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The problem isn’t just Putin – it’s Russia
There is little prospect of Russia becoming a liberal democracy if defeated – and what follows the present regime could…
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The long road to prosecuting war crimes
Calling for the investigation of war crimes is one thing. Actually prosecuting war criminals is another.
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Could Putin’s great gamble turn Russia into a Chinese vassal state?
The war in Ukraine might well force Moscow to bid for new fossil-fuel trading partners – but Beijing’s geopolitical strength…
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War at the end of history
Will Putin’s invasion of Ukraine lead to a new world order, or an era of grinding compromise?
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Leader: Putin must accept he cannot win
Mr Putin sees himself as a great leader who will be remembered alongside the tsars. He must now be convinced…
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Putin’s war in Ukraine threatens to spark a new space race
Russia is turning its back on peaceful partnerships in the face of Western sanctions.
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