Vladimir Putin vows to undertake a “purification” of Russia
As the Russian president’s war on Ukraine enters its fourth week, he has begun to threaten his own citizens.
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Banning Russia Today serves as propaganda for its persecution complex
RT trades off presenting the "real" news the Man doesn't want you to hear.
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How phasing out Russian oil could deepen the cost-of-living crisis
Boris Johnson has spent a week trying to woo Gulf leaders in an attempt to secure alternative energy supplies.
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“A genocide against the Ukrainian people”: former Ukraine PM on Russia’s invasion
Volodymyr Groysman on what the West got wrong about Russia and how it can help Ukraine win its war.
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Diary from Ukraine: some days it is unbearable to read updates from Kharkiv
The writer Kate Tsurkan recounts what it's like to watch the assault on eastern Ukraine from her home in the…
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Russia’s war with the West
Vladimir Putin has cast himself as a historical leader, harnessing past grievances and tsarist imperialism to justify his assault on…
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Mapping Putin’s war on civilians
A collaboration between the New Statesman, the Centre for Information Resilience and Bellingcat tracks assaults on ordinary Ukrainians.
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How much would Russian energy sanctions really hurt Germany?
Experts suggest that banning Russian oil and gas would impact the German economy less than the Covid pandemic did.
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Why the US far right can’t quit Putin
Some are already too deep into conspiracy theories to break with Russia, or at least to side cleanly with Ukraine.
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Why Russia is a prisoner of geography
Haunted by the nightmares of history, Vladimir Putin is the latest Russian leader to use violence and occupation to control…
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Caught between Putin and the West, Xi Jinping faces a crucial choice on Russia
To walk away from Beijing's relationship with Moscow, Xi would have to admit he had made a mistake – that…
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Xi Jinping could stop Putin’s war in Ukraine. Will he?
If China stands with Russia, Beijing risks being isolated as US influence in the non-Western world grows.
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Volodymyr Zelensky’s advisers explain how to implement a Russian energy embargo
German Galushchenko, Ukraine’s energy minister, and the economic adviser Oleg Ustenko call on Germany to lead an EU oil boycott.
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War in Ukraine threatens to create a global food crisis
Grains, fertiliser and fuel are soaring in price.
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Russia-Ukraine war: an invasion 30 years in the making
For Vladimir Putin, the fall of the Soviet Union was “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century”.
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More oil from Saudi Arabia? Seriously?
Their human rights record is hardly an improvement on Russia's.
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Knocking on Nato’s door
The question hanging over Westminster is how to respond if Russian attacks stray over Ukraine's western border.
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Angry and afraid, Kyiv braces for Russian attack
It will take a lot for the Russians to terrify the city's remaining residents into submission.
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The West’s previous failures may embolden Russia to use chemical weapons in Ukraine
The UK and US fear Moscow is preparing to violate a “red line”, just as its Syrian ally did last…
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Antony Blinken faces his greatest test over Ukraine
His ties to Biden and his personal history make him uniquely qualified as secretary of state as Putin wages war.
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