Dozhd could never have survived in Latvia
The independent Russian TV channel’s demise shows how even anti-Putin Russians are unable to completely align with hawkish Western states.
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.
Leader: The year of living dangerously
In a new era of permanent crisis, the past 12 months demonstrated the power of leadership – for good and…
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Nadhim Zahawi is playing into Putin’s hands, not striking nurses
Even Ukrainian workers are fighting for their own rights – that’s the point of union solidarity.
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Reviewed in short: From Derek Owusu to Luke Harding
Also featuring The Story of Architecture by Witold Rybczynski and Chokepoint Capitalism by Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow.
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What will it take for Russia to understand it’s losing the war?
After nine months of fighting Russia has yet to achieve a single war aim through force of arms.
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Is Volodymyr Zelensky losing the support of the West?
The Ukrainian president's response to the Poland missile incident highlighted tensions with some Western leaders at a time when the…
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Poland missile explosion highlights risk of escalation in the war in Ukraine
Nato leaders have urged calm while the origin of the missile is investigated.
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What does the Poland missile explosion mean for Nato and Article 5?
What the incident means for the Nato alliance and Article 5.
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Can the Ukraine war now end only with Russia’s defeat?
We should not assume that a quick conclusion based on mutual concessions is the best way to deal with an…
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Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson proves Western support is working
The city is the only regional capital Russia was able to capture after invading in February.
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Russia has forgotten history’s lessons about waging war in winter
The Russian president wants to draw this war out; the West must help Ukraine retain its current momentum.
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Russia strengthens its anti-LGBT legislation in its fight against “Satanism”
Vladimir Putin’s struggle against the West has taken the form of a renewed assault on sexual minorities in defence of…
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Why Vladimir Putin has no interest in ending the war
If the Russian president wants to stay in power, his country needs to keep fighting in Ukraine.
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A night in a Kyiv bunker, palliative care in a war zone, and another chance for Jeremy Hunt
I recently visited Ukraine to help train doctors, and witnessed first-hand Putin’s brazen desire to rain terror on civilians.
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Vladimir Putin counts on “dirty bombs” and dipping temperatures in Ukraine
The Russian president has relied on coercive pressures to deliver the political victories that he has failed to achieve by…
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What will stop Vladimir Putin?
It is hard to find a route to a diplomatic resolution in Ukraine.
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Russia is trying to engineer a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
Having failed on the battlefield, Moscow is hitting energy infrastructure before the winter.
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From Anthony Quinn to Andrey Kurkov: recent books reviewed in short
Also featuring No Choice: Becca Andrews on the right to abortion, and Servants of the Damned by David Enrich.
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Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats must not deter the West
The war will end when Moscow has to come to terms with its failure.
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Will Putin go nuclear?
Giving in to the Russian president’s blackmail will make nuclear war more, not less, likely.
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