How Putin prepared elite troops for Ukraine
A deadly crackdown on an uprising in Kazakhstan in January held lessons for the invasion of Ukraine the following month.
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Nato unity faces scrutiny as defences to protect the Baltic states ramp up
The war in Ukraine will dominate this week's summit in Madrid, including the admission of Finland and Sweden as members.
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The second coming of Nato
The alliance has been revived – but it can’t save the West.
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Volodymyr Zelensky behind the mask
Serhii Rudenko’s biography is a portrait of a wartime hero whose troubled past may return to haunt him.
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Boris Johnson is struggling to shift the blame for a summer of strikes
Taking a firm stance on Ukraine at the G7 summit won’t save the Prime Minister from mounting difficulties at home.
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Paralysis in Moscow: why Putin persists with his strategy
The Russian president realises he must pick his fights carefully. Just as well, because the challenges keep coming.
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First revolution, then war: Ukraine’s long fight for a European future
As Ukraine seeks to join the EU, an activist’s death symbolises his country’s struggle to leave Russia's orbit.
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A new age of global war
Europe believed it had banished war for good. But Russia’s aggression in Ukraine shows we must prepare for armed conflict…
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