The real question about European security guarantees for Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has warned that any foreign troops in the country would be “legitimate targets”.
ByVladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is the president of Russia and has been the country’s leader, with an interlude as prime minister, for more than 22 years. Putin was born in 1952, studied law at Leningrad State University and served for 15 years as a KGB officer before becoming a politician in 1991.
Putin, Xi and Kim debut their new world order
Autocrats of the world, unite!
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Trump’s fantasy diplomacy in Russia and Ukraine
His determination to see the best in Vladimir Putin is compounded by his ignorance about the war.
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The great big anti-climax in Alaska
Beyond handing Vladimir Putin a diplomatic victory, it is unclear what, if anything, Trump’s summit achieved. No wonder the Russian…
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How Putin can win in Alaska
The meeting is a gift to the Russian president.
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What Putin wants from talks with Trump
This is not the first time the US president has blundered into a high-profile summit with an adversary.
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Anatomy of a Kremlin assassination
The founder of the Russian Democratic Society on how she found out she was on a Kremlin hitlist.
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Britain’s gift to Putin
British companies continue to play a significant part in Russia’s economy of oil and gas.
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How Putin will respond to “Russia’s Pearl Harbour”
Ukraine’s drone attack on Russian airfields shows Zelensky still has cards to play.
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Keir Starmer can rewrite the history of Brexit
Trump and Putin have handed Britain the chance for a fresh start with Europe.
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The religious fever of Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day
In today’s Russia, state, Church, and War have become inseparable.
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The messy art of the US-Ukraine minerals deal
Both Trump and Zelensky can present the deal as a symbolic win.
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Can Putin afford peace?
The end of the war could also mean the end of Russia’s economic illusion.
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Vladimir Putin is winning in Riyadh
Handed an advantage by Donald Trump, the talks so far are bringing Russia closer to victory.
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Putin’s endgame
With a fractured West and a pliable US president, he sees no reason to abandon his war on Ukraine.
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Nato on the brink
Can the Western alliance survive the new Trump era?
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Why Putin rejected Trump’s ceasefire deal
The Russian leader agreed to a halt on attacks on energy infrastructure but has many demands for peace.
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Putin’s Trump dilemma
Will the Russian leader accept the US-backed ceasefire deal with Ukraine?
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Europe’s diplomacy problem
If the Americans can talk to the Russians why can’t the Europeans?
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Xi and Putin vie to exploit the second Trump age
By voting for Russia and against Ukraine at the UN, the US president has shown which side of the war…
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