“Merkel’s Russia policy was pure appeasement”
Roderich Kiesewetter, a leading MP in the former chancellor’s CDU, on how his party helped embolden Vladimir Putin to invade…
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Russia and the new language of war
What we mean when we talk about “kinetic” and “non-kinetic” warfare.
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Has Georgia’s Russian drift come to an end?
Days of fierce protests in Tbilisi have defeated pro-Kremlin legislation.
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Dmytro Kuleba: “Russian victory will ruin everything the West stands for”
The Ukrainian foreign minister on China, Donald Trump and how the war ends.
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Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba: “We will not withdraw from Bakhmut”
In an exclusive interview with the New Statesman, Kuleba also denies the Ukrainian government had any involvement in the Nord…
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Why Alexander Lukashenko’s trip to China matters
The Belarusian autocrat is a close ally of Vladimir Putin, and a useful friend in Beijing’s contest with the West.
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With Western support for Ukraine flagging, a protracted war is in Vladimir Putin’s interest
Ambiguity has held Kyiv’s allies together so far – but it will divide them when the conflict’s final stages approach.
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Will Ukraine run out of ammunition?
Complacency and budget cuts have depleted western reserves since the Cold War.
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