Viktor Orbán is using the war in Ukraine to entrench his power
The Hungarian leader’s declaration of a state of emergency will allow him to ignore inconvenient restrictions.
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Greenpeace CEO John Sauven: “The most dangerous moment is now”
After 30 years on the climate frontline, the long-serving head of Greenpeace UK is stepping down with a call for…
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“There is a serious vacuum in the Kremlin. It can’t last” Christopher Steele on Ukraine and Putin
The former spy and author of the Trump-Russia dossier talks Londongrad oligarchs, Ukraine and the vulnerability of Vladimir Putin.
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The power of one Russian diplomat’s example
How Boris Bondarev is treated will send an important signal to other Russian officials considering a break with the Kremlin.
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Russia’s military culture brutalises its conscripts
Morale among Russian soldiers is poor, and a growing number are reportedly refusing to fight in Ukraine.
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Russia’s Black Sea blockade is a problem for the whole world
The siege of Ukraine’s ports is causing global food shortages.
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Saudi Arabia is the biggest beneficiary of the war in Ukraine
As leaders congratulate themselves for shunning Russian oil, Saudi Aramco becomes the world’s most valuable company.
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Rage against the regime: the Belarus ultras who stood up to Lukashenko
How war in Ukraine and repression at home steered diehard football fans towards protest, prison and exile.
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When will Vladimir Putin realise it is time to cut his losses in Ukraine?
After failing to secure a victory in battle, the Russian president’s options are dwindling.
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“They have no respect for anything”: the quiet remorse of the man who sold London to Putin’s oligarchs
Andrew Langton sold houses to Roman Abramovich and others now sanctioned after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Putin and Zelensky offer contrasting visions of the future
Increasingly, all the Russian president has to offer is the prospect of a never-ending war.
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Will Vladimir Putin declare war on 9 May?
Fears are rising that the Russian president will use the annual Victory Day holiday to escalate his offensive in Ukraine,…
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Risk of a direct clash between Russia and the West is rising
The longer the fighting goes on, the more likelihood there is of a wider war – and both sides are…
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“He has embarked on a war he can’t stop”: Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Putin’s next move
Jailed for a decade by Putin, the exiled oligarch explains how the Russian leader consolidated his power – and why…
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Is Putin really willing to go nuclear?
The tone and tempo of threats from the Kremlin has escalated amid claims that Russia is fighting a wider war.
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What does victory look like in Ukraine?
Free-market capitalism has eviscerated strategic thinking among the West’s political elite.
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Russia accused of orchestrating attacks in Moldovan breakaway region
Explosions in the Russia-backed region of Transnistria have prompted fears that it could be drawn into the Kremlin’s war on…
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Putin’s war could be the undoing of Nicola Sturgeon
As Nato fortifies to counter the Russian threat, the case against Trident – and for Scottish independence – is looking…
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Nato and its allies are finally supplying the weapons Kyiv needs
In committing itself to arming Ukraine on an ongoing basis, the West has woken up to the peril Europe faces.
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The dual atrocity of rape in the war on Ukraine
Sexual violence as a weapon of war is not only a crime against humanity, it’s often treated as a side…
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