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Even before its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia faced isolation and economic sanctions by the West for its annexation of Crimea and support for separatists in the Donbas region. Its Olympic athletes could not compete under the Russian flag as punishment for state-sponsored doping violations and its economy was in…

The cultural backlash against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is intensifying

The Russian Federation has invaded neighbouring Ukraine on three fronts in a brash reassertion of power. Hundreds have died in the initial assault and millions are being uprooted right now.

Ideas abound about why Russian President Vladimir Putin attacked Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022. But Putin himself offered one unexpected – and unfounded – justification on Feb. 23 during a televised speech.

Recognising the Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic was a very difficult but necessary decision. It was necessitated primarily by humanitarian considerations and a willingness to protect the civilian population from ongoing armed violence in Donbas by the present Ukrainian authorities. The decision was taken in light of the…

Russian forces enter outskirts of Kyiv and – according to the US – launch amphibious assault from Sea of Azov

Ukraine’s ramshackle military offered no resistance to the Crimean annexation in February 2014. Since then the poorly equipped but well-motivated Ukrainian Army has taken thousands of casualties while fighting separatist forces in the eastern Donbas region. In the meantime, the country has embarked on an often haphazard reform programme of…

Latest updates: PM also urges leaders to take ‘immediate action’ to ban Russia from Swift payment system; sending Nato forces to Ukraine would risk leading to ‘existential’ threat, says minister

Vladimir Putin is obsessed with returning Russia to its former Soviet glory, or something resembling it. Here is all you need to know after the Russian President announced an invasion of Ukraine