Gorbachev’s magnificent failure
The last Soviet leader, who died this week, accelerated the decline of the Soviet Union – but did so by…
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Putin and Trump face failure on battlefields of their own making
In Russia and America we are about to see what happens when right-wing nihilism hits the buffers of reality.
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Mikhail Gorbachev tried to unite the impossible – his failure was heroic
What does a country do with a man who changed it forever?
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The battle for Kherson has begun
The conflict appears to be entering a new phase, with both sides digging in for a long war of attrition.
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The war in Ukraine is reaching a critical moment
Kyiv’s counterattack in the Russian-occupied city of Kherson could push the war into a much more dynamic phase.
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Lithuania and Estonia call for Russian visas to expire early
Existing visas held by Russian citizens should be shortened to end within months, according to the Baltic countries’ foreign ministers.
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After six months of war in Ukraine, what will happen next?
Ukraine’s Independence Day also marks half a year since Russia launched its all-out invasion.
The invasion of Ukraine altered warfare and geopolitics for ever
As Ukraine marks its Independence Day, the Western world must rearm: militarily, diplomatically and morally.
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Has the UK gone cold on Russian sanctions?
Six months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, enthusiasm for the economic war on Putin is hard to find.
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What the murder of Darya Dugina means for Russia
If there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s that it will cause future violence.
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Estonia dismisses Russia’s claim it was involved in Dugina killing
Moscow’s accusation that the suspect fled to Estonia is just its latest “provocation”, the country’s foreign minister said.
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Can interest rate rises reduce the UK’s “astronomical” inflation?
Inflation is now predicted to rise above 18 per cent, despite six consecutive rate rises by the Bank of England.…
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Death of Alexander Dugin’s daughter may lead to a drastic escalation of war in Ukraine
The philosopher and ally of Vladimir Putin is thought to have been the intended target for the car bomb.
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The truth about Russia’s rotten economy: “We’re going back to the 1980s”
The Russian economist Sergei Guriev encourages inflation-hit Western economies to hold their nerve against Putin.
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Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant attacks raise fears of second Chernobyl
Russia and Ukraine are blaming each other as the battle over who controls the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station escalates.
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Inflation could end the current economic model
The 50-year arrangement between producer economies and consumer economies is breaking down. What comes next?
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The war that changed the world
Six months in, Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has revealed a global order in transition.
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The EU’s energy crisis is emboldening the European far right
Six months into the Ukraine war, the shock that temporarily banished pro-Russian views from European politics is wearing off.
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Russia is still underestimating Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has become one of attrition – it’s Vladimir Putin’s only alternative to acknowledging defeat.
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Volodymyr Zelensky is wrong to ask the West to ban Russian tourists
There is a Russia that is not Putin. The West should seek to build bridges with these Russians, not cut…
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