Putin confronts Ukraine and the West with a terrible choice
In an angry televised speech, the Russian president presented himself as a peacekeeper but sounded like a leader preparing for…
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.
The left must stand with Ukraine against Putin’s aggression
Progressives should abandon the delusion that this crisis has been triggered by Nato’s “encirclement” of Russia.
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Vladimir Putin orders Russian troops into Ukraine
Moscow’s move comes after it recognised the independence of two breakaway statelets in its neighbour's east.
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Europe faces the “biggest war since 1945”, says Boris Johnson
The Prime Minister remains under pressure over partygate as he grapples with how to respond to Russian aggression in Ukraine.
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Invading Ukraine would signal a dark evolution of Vladimir Putin’s regime
For all his posturing, the Russian president has until now been distinctly risk-averse.
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Putin keeps the West guessing
Promises to withdraw troops from Ukraine's border may just be the same old story.
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The clock is running out for Vladimir Putin on Ukraine
As Western leaders warn of war and Moscow claims to be drawing troops back from Ukraine’s border, the Russian president…
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Putin has spotted our weakness… “political correctness”
Oliver Dowden is right, the West’s obsession with “woke” issues is undoubtedly why Russia wants to go to war.
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The US warns that Europe is on the brink of war
Several Western countries have urged their citizens to immediately leave Ukraine amid warnings of an imminent Russian attack.
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How Russia’s neighbours are turning against Putin
The more Vladimir Putin tries to bring post-Soviet states closer to Moscow, the more he repels them. Is the Russian…
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Hoping to stave off war in Ukraine, Macron goes to Moscow
The French president is perhaps better placed than most Western leaders to talk to Vladimir Putin.
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For US sanctions on Russia to work, it must be clear what they are meant to achieve
Sanctions have consequences – not just for the target, but for the country that imposes them as well.
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China backs Russia in calling for an end to Nato expansion
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping meet for talks and a display of solidarity in Beijing.
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Putin’s aim is unchanged: to destroy the Ukrainian state, or turn it into a failed one
The Russian president is tired of waiting, so his game of blackmail may soon take a deadlier turn.
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Putin and Xi “synchronise their watches” on Ukraine
The two leaders will discuss the crisis this week in talks ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Vladimir Putin may fashion his attack on Ukraine after that on Georgia in 2008
Ukrainians question the risk of a full-scale invasion but are under no illusions about Putin's belligerence.
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How Ukrainians turned against Russia
Favourability towards their neighbours has dropped from 84 per cent in 2011 to just 32 per cent.
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How to stop Putin’s war
Anti-imperialism is about defending the victims of oligarchic states, not apologising for their aggression.
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What’s in Vladimir Putin’s playbook?
The Kremlin’s demands of Ukraine are so ambitious that little short of full-scale war could satisfy them.
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Dispatch: Instead of panicking, Ukraine prepares for Putin
As Russian aggression increases, Kyiv readies itself for a possible full invasion. Yet the mood remains measured and calm
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