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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used to be a comedian, but staring down Vladimir Putin is no joke

Russia and the US are facing off in what's been described as the most serious geopolitical conflict since the end of the Cold War. In the middle is Ukraine, led by former stand-up comedian and actor Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Ukraine: the problem with copying Finland’s strict cold war neutrality

During the tense negotiations over the Ukraine crisis, the idea of “Finlandizing” Ukraine has been suggested as a solution. This idea refers to the way a small or weak country can retain its sovereignty by making some policy decisions – generally defence and foreign – subject to considerable influence by…

The Conversation

Biden Urges Americans to Leave Ukraine as Fears of Russian Invasion Mount

US President Joe Biden urged Americans Thursday to immediately leave Ukraine, as Russia's live-fire drills and build-up of troops around the ex-Soviet state deepened fears of an invasion. Washington-Moscow tensions are at their highest since the Cold War, with some US estimates saying some 130,000 Russian soldiers are grouped in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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In Moscow, Macron found a different, tougher Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin spent much of his marathon talks with France's Emmanuel Macron this week on the Ukraine crisis reciting grievances that date back to the end of the Cold War, two sources in the French leader's entourage said.

Reuters

Berlin Filmfest Goes Live as Virus Wave Peaks

The Berlinale, Europe's first major international film festival of the year, returns as a live event on Thursday just as Germany faces record daily coronavirus infections. Organizers of the event, which started in 1951 as a Cold War culture showcase for the divided German capital, say a raft of precautions…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Liz Truss tells Russia to dial down ‘Cold War rhetoric’ in Moscow meeting on Ukraine

Nato cannot ‘ignore’ Russian build-up on border, British foreign secretary tells counterpart

The Independent UK

Russian war games in Belarus designed to ‘send Ukraine a message’

Experts raise alarm over imminent drills which NATO says mark the biggest deployment to Belarus since the Cold War.

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Europe faces ‘most dangerous moment’ over Russia-Ukraine tensions

Danger level at its highest since the Cold War, EU foreign policy chief warns, as Macron holds talks with Putin.

Al Jazeera

This Day In Market History: DARPA Is Formed To Fight The Cold War

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On Feb. 7, 1958, the U.S. Department of Defense founded the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Benzinga

Ukraine latest updates: US, Germany in ‘lockstep’, says Biden

Ukraine news from February 7: US president says allies will work together to deter Russian aggression in Europe.

Al Jazeera

Paris Perspective #24: On thin ice - Europe, Ukraine and a new Cold War - Marie Dumoulin

It seems that every move Russian President Vladimir Putin makes has Western powers ever more perplexed as to what his intentions are when it comes to Ukraine. As French president Emmanuel Macron embarks on a diplomatic mission to Moscow and Kyiv, Paris Perspective looks at what's at stake amid the…

Radio France Internationale

Satellite images show troop deployment to Belarus border with Ukraine ahead of Russian drills

Satellite images by a private U.S. company published on Sunday showed details of military maneuvres at the Belarus border with Ukraine ahead of joint drills announced by Moscow and Minsk that NATO has called the biggest deployment to Belarus since the Cold War.

Reuters

Olympics-Beijing Games burst into life under shadow of COVID and conflict

Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday that not only bear the mark of the global coronavirus pandemic but are also mixing sport and global politics as few others have since the era of the Cold War.

Reuters

Russia and China Hail ‘No Limits’ Partnership to Stand Up to US

China and Russia proclaimed a deep strategic partnership on Friday to balance what they portrayed as the malign global influence of the United States as China's President Xi Jinping hosted Russia's Vladimir Putin on the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. In a joint statement, the two countries affirmed…

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Ukraine crisis highlights stark divisions among France's presidential candidates

The spectre of Russian invasion is fanning fears of war in Eastern Europe. In France, the Ukraine crisis is a hot political topic for the candidates jockeying for position ahead of April's presidential election. After all, Paris holds the rotating presidency of the European Union for the first six months…

The Independent UK

Russia boosts military deployment to Belarus ahead of joint drills

Nato warning over biggest Russian deployment since the Cold War as Moscow calls US troop moves ‘destructive’

Bangkok Post

Russia has sent some 30,000 combat troops to Belarus, NATO says

Russia has been moving some 30,000 combat troops and modern weapons to Belarus over the last days, Moscow's biggest military deployment to the country since the end of the Cold War, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Salon

In Ukraine, U.S. reaps what it sowed

U.S. media spins a one-sided narrative of Russian aggression — but decades of U.S. meddling is what got us here

Manchester Evening News

Village's rare air raid siren from Second World War is given listed status

"I wanted to save it, particularly as it is such a rare and highly visual landmark of the war-time Home Front.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia to Host ‘Quad’ Meeting of Foreign Ministers

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Australia in February to meet counterparts from Japan, India and Australia to discuss Indo-Pacific coordination, the Australian government said on Monday. The two-day meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) foreign ministers comes amid the Biden administration's concerns about…

Reuters

'Horrific' destruction, casualties if Russia invades Ukraine -U.S.

If Russia unleashes the forces it has amassed near Ukraine's border to invade its neighbor, the outcome would be "horrific" and result in significant casualties, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday, comparing this moment to the Cold War.

The Conversation

The US military presence in Europe has been declining for 30 years – the current crisis in Ukraine may reverse that trend

Up to 8,500 U.S. troops could soon be heading to Eastern Europe – bolstering an American military presence in the continent that has been in decline since the end of the Cold War.

Al Jazeera

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: US puts 8,500 troops on alert

Russia-Ukraine tensions news from January 24: US, Europe and NATO present united front after call between leaders.

Daily Mirror

How Britain’s most notorious Cold War spy betrayed lifelong friend who never recovered

The relationship between Nicholas Elliott and Kim Philby is the focus of new star studded drama A Spy Among Friends, with Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce playing the key roles

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