The war in Ukraine is reaching a critical moment
Kyiv’s counterattack in the Russian-occupied city of Kherson could push the war into a much more dynamic phase.
ByVladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia and has been the country’s leader, with an interlude as prime minister, for more than 22 years. Putin was born in 1952, studied law at Leningrad State University and served for 15 years as a KGB officer before becoming a politician in 1991.
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If there's one thing we know for sure, it's that it will cause future violence.
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Russia is still underestimating Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has become one of attrition – it’s Vladimir Putin’s only alternative to acknowledging defeat.
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Volodymyr Zelensky is wrong to ask the West to ban Russian tourists
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The perils of autocracy
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A flurry of alarm over Kosovo reveals underlying tensions
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How Vladimir Putin views the world
Russian authoritarianism has added an extra dimension to its suppression of free speech: a sinister playfulness with fact and opinion.
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Russia counterattacks in its economic war with the West
Moscow is exploiting the only significant leverage it has over European economies: energy.
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Thomas Mann, German identity and the romantic allure of Russia.
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How the Kremlin is weaponising children for its propaganda
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How Putin’s aggression has nurtured Germany’s climate ambitions
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