With Russia tied down in Ukraine, other frozen conflicts are thawing
From the Caucasus to the western Pacific, Russia’s opponents are eyeing their chances of redressing the balance of power.
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.
Joe Biden’s ad-lib and the limits of words
The US president caused alarm by saying Putin could not remain in power, but speeches alone are unlikely to change…
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Ukraine is better prepared for a long war than Russia
Putin is caught in his own lies and mythology about what is at stake in the war in Ukraine.
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Vladimir Putin, JK Rowling, and the difference between culture war and real war
An American debate has no place in Russia’s war, in which hundreds of people are dying each day.
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Would Vladimir Putin use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine?
As the war approaches Nato's borders military officials on both sides will have to communicate closely.
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Andrey Kurkov: “It’s impossible to say that all the world is behind Ukraine”
The renowned Ukrainian novelist on Zelensky’s speeches, the role of artists in war and the broken links between his country…
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Echo of Moscow radio was independent to the end – its spirit will survive
Even Vladimir Putin will suffer from its closure, because he will no longer know what the opposition is talking about.
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Economic crisis helped Putin rise to power. It could also be his downfall
Putin appears to be as unwavering in driving his economy to collapse as he is in his desire to crush…
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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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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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Energy policy is a vital battlefront in Putin’s war – so let’s take away his leverage
Overcoming our dependence on Russia’s hydrocarbons will be essential in turning its strength into a weakness.
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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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Russia can’t afford Putin’s war in Ukraine
In launching this conflict, the Russian president has revealed himself to be not only a vicious bully but also a…
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Putin apologists aren’t “asking awkward questions” – they’re degrading truth
There’s a difference between being brave and being foolish.
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Putin believes he is defending Orthodox Christianity from the godless West
By supporting the war, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow has both normalised sinful behaviour and polluted Russian Christian identity.
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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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Could Zelensky and Putin agree a Ukraine peace deal?
Ukraine believes any agreement on a lasting ceasefire would need to be made by the Russian president himself.
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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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How Global Britain props up Putin’s gangster state
Oliver Bullough’s Butler to the World shows how the UK’s enthusiasm for deregulation has made it a global haven for…
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