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From the beginning, Russia has framed its invasion of Ukraine as necessary for the defence of the country. According to Vladimir Putin, Nato’s deliberate and aggressive encroachment into a region once dominated by Moscow is to blame, as the west seeks to dismember Russia. By extension, Ukraine – a country,…

Republicans believe the US should give up on Ukraine, giving Vladimir Putin a significant and historic triumph.

A resistance group of Crimean Tatars, an ethnic group native to the Russian-occupied peninsula, is now a prominent player in the Ukraine war.

Futurist Monika Bielskyte on our dangerous addiction to utopia and dystopia — and how to build an inclusive future

Ukrainian authorities say children among 22 injured in new wave of attacks on Black Sea port city

President says Russia will retaliate against any attack on ally. Poland denies having territorial ambitions in Belarus.

The Atesh guerrilla group is active behind Russian lines, and leaders of the Indigenous movement say they are ready if they can get the weapons

Yevgeny Prigozhin has risen to prominence after mercenaries from his Wagner Group played a role in the Ukraine war.

The invasion has plunged Germany into an agonised debate about its history – this process is only just beginning, writes historian Helene von Bismarck

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It is 2019. There is a virus lurking in China. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is warning that if it is not contained, it could infect the entire country. It could turn the country upside down. Tear at the social fabric. The CCP’s dream of harmony cannot withstand this. So…