Dispatch from the Ukrainian border: “Does anyone need a ride?”
More than a million Ukrainians have fled in one week of war and, so far, neighbouring countries have welcomed them.
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Would energy sanctions really help stop Putin’s warmongering?
Quickly rolling out clean energy technologies could be the best solution to cut funding to Russia.
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Putin’s tyranny has deeper roots than his warped psychology
Putin’s grotesque take on the unimportance of the individual in Russian philosophy means he is willing to see many of…
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Our addiction to oil has paid for Putin’s war
High oil prices and the West’s failure to diversify its energy mix have bankrolled a tyrannical regime.
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China attempts to play peacemaker on Ukraine
While Beijing proposes peace talks, the close relationship between Xi and Putin undermines China’s claim to be a neutral arbiter.
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How UK imports of Russian liquefied natural gas have doubled
Russian gas now accounts for more than 6 per cent of all of the UK’s natural gas imports, up from…
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Do sanctions and soft power really work?
Would Putin really halt his invasion because Apple Pay is withdrawn from Russia?
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Putin is running out of options
Regime change is now as likely in Moscow as it is in Kyiv.
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Why the government may be slow to cut off Russian money
Pressure to impose heavier economic sanctions shakes the foundation of parts of the UK economy.
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Exclusive polling: Most Brits still want Boris Johnson to resign
Two thirds of voters have not changed their minds about the Prime Minister since Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Dispatch from Kyiv: the madness of Putin’s war
In Ukraine’s capital, the absurdity and tragedy of the conflict is everywhere.
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Putin’s miscalculation in Ukraine could lead to his downfall
By leading his country into an unwinnable war and plunging it into economic crisis, the Russian leader’s own position has…
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Which countries are Ukrainian refugees fleeing to?
Over half of those fleeing the war have arrived in Poland, followed by Hungary and Moldova.
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The Western mind no longer understands Putin
The belief that liberalism will inevitably prevail is an illusion that Europe must abandon if it is to win a…
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Don’t be fooled by Russian TV, Putin is losing the information war
There are limits to what the Russian president can get his people to believe in an interconnected world.
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The Labour left needs to get serious on defence
Anybody who wakes up angrier at Starmer than at Putin should think hard about whether Labour politics is for them.
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The truth about Putin’s “denazification” fantasy
The Russian president is twisting history in an attempt to justify an unjustifiable war on Ukraine.
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Climate culture war trivialises our security
The populist right fails to realise that expanding fossil fuels leave us vulnerable to Russian aggression – and would do…
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Putin’s theory of war faces its toughest test
With protests at home and spirited resistance in Ukraine, Russian generals are being forced into the long conventional conflict they…
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The world is at financial war
The freezing of Russia’s central bank reserves has brought conflict to the heart of the international monetary system.
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