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The three big challenges facing Ukraine when the war ends

Russia’s war in Ukraine is now in its fifth year and, despite the growing impatience of Donald Trump, a breakthrough in peace talks looks a long way off. Yet even when the fighting does end, it will not represent a conclusion. Rather, it will mark the start of a considerable…

The Conversation · Feb 25

How Russia is intercepting communications from European satellites

Officials recently sounded the alarm over Russia intercepting communications from European satellites. But this isn’t a new problem.

The Conversation · Feb 25

'Bold operation': 1,500 paratroopers take part in Orion-26 exercise in western France

France and 24 allied countries are conducting large-scale military drills to prepare for high-intensity conflict, amid escalated threats from Russia.

Euronews · Feb 25

Poland marks four years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in Warsaw

Crowds in Warsaw marked four years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, demanding continued Western support and affirming that Crimea is Ukraine.

Euronews · Feb 25

Russian firms have routed $8bn of trade through British island territories since invasion of Ukraine

Anti-corruption group Transparency International has catalogued ‘sanctions circumvention’ channelled through ‘unaccountable jurisdictions’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25

Four years ago, the world expected Ukraine to be crushed, but it has stood firm. So what now for Putin?

A quick landgrab has distorted into a complex geopolitical conflict – and even Trump’s fulminations can’t seem to make Ukrainians give in, says Rajan Menon, a professor emeritus of international relations

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump approves Putin-Zelensky meet as anti-drone netting of Ukrainian cities begins

Zelensky says leader-level meeting with Putin ‘only way to finally end the war’ after phone call with Trump

The Independent UK · Feb 25

Russian scholar detained and ‘blacklisted’ in Latvia minutes before delivering lecture on North Korea

Scholar says he is backlisted from Latvia due to his views on North Korea

The Independent UK · Feb 25

Ukraine war briefing: UN chief says war a ‘stain on our collective conscience’, as US abstains from vote

UN secretary general, António Guterres, speaks as general assembly adopts resolution in support of Ukraine, but US abstains

The Guardian - AU · Feb 25

The Zero Line: Inside Russia’s War review – harrowing testimony from a military that turns on its own

Jailed, beaten, executed … this BBC documentary gives voice to Russian dissidents and conscripts trapped in a system of violence, fear and punishment. The result is devastating

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24