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Why Russia’s war in Ukraine today is so different from a year ago

Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine is approaching its first anniversary. The war being fought by Russian forces today is, however, very different from that being fought when Russia first invaded Ukraine. In February 2022, the Russian attack on Kyiv — seemingly aimed at bringing about regime change in Ukraine — soon faltered. It […]

by Alexander Hill Jan 25, 2023Jan 25, 2023 / 4 mins /

leaders

Maggie, Hitler and the leaders’ club

by Francis Phillips Jan 23, 2023Jan 23, 2023 / 4 mins /

The agony of Chechnya: trapped between the Kremlin and Kadyrov

by Antonio Graceffo Jan 9, 2023Jan 9, 2023 / 7 mins /

Russian ethnic minorities

Russia’s ethnic minorities are dying in Putin’s war

by Antonio Graceffo Jan 1, 2023Jan 2, 2023 / 3 mins /

Russia

Could Russia collapse?

by Matthew Sussex Nov 2, 2022Nov 2, 2022 / 5 mins /

‘A consequential but ultimately tragic figure’: last leader of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

by Matthew Sussex Sep 1, 2022Sep 1, 2022 / 5 mins /

Gorby: a decent man who accidentally broke the USSR

by Michael Cook Sep 1, 2022Sep 2, 2022 / 4 mins /

Did Ukraine kill 14,000 pro-Russians and civilians in Donbass?

by Massimo Introvigne May 9, 2022May 11, 2022 / 5 mins /

Ukraine learn from Syria

In Ukraine, the West cannot allow itself to sleepwalk into another Syrian catastrophe

by Nicolas Tenzer May 5, 2022Oct 28, 2022 / 6 mins /

One hundred years ago, a Russian masterpiece anticipated the war in Ukraine

by Michael Cook Apr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022 / 5 mins /

Why have the Russians been so brutal in Ukraine?

by Christopher Szabo Apr 26, 2022Apr 26, 2022 / 8 mins /

Zelenskyy channels Shakespeare: ‘being brave is our brand’

by Michael Cook Apr 8, 2022Oct 28, 2022 / 4 mins /

Ukraine: how boycotting everything Russian – and blaming Russian society rather than Putin – is xenophobic

by Rachel Pistol Mar 25, 2022Mar 25, 2022 / 4 mins /

Russians are fighting and dying to shore up Putin’s flawed version of history

by Félix Krawatzek and George Soroka Mar 23, 2022Mar 23, 2022 / 3 mins /

Zimbabwe

The US has imposed sanctions on nine countries in Africa. What good have they done?

by Mathew Otieno Mar 16, 2022Mar 17, 2022 / 4 mins /