Russian President Vladimir Putin has said D-Day ‘was not a game changer’ in World War II – and Soviet media delivered that message starting the day after the invasion.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
The impact of the massive US aid package approved last month has yet to be felt on the battlefield.
Putin has encouraged a group of young people to hand out a special ribbon representing the ‘glories’ of Russian history.
The constant jockeying for power among Putin’s subordinates serves the Russian president’s purpose.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Nuclear proliferation is gathering pace as global tensions rise.
The promised weapons will give Ukraine some breathing space on the battlefield, but victory against Russia is far from assured.
Georgians have taken to the streets to protest a Putin-style ‘foreign agents’ law.
Russia’s claims of self-defence are flimsy. You only have to breathe on them to knock them over. But would it be wise to try Putin in his absence?
Russia is making steady territorial gains in advance of a possible spring offensive. Without western aid Ukraine has few air defences left.
Tension in the western Balkans, which has been troubled by ethnic tensions since the wars of the 1990s, is becoming an increasing concern for the EU and Nato.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
As Ukraine begs its allies for more arms to defend itself, Russia is beginning to advance at several along its front lines.
Georgia is backsliding toward Russia’s sphere of influence.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Russia has long harboured territorial ambitions in this former Soviet republic.
Since annexing Crimea ten years ago, Putin has set out to destroy non-Russian identities on the peninsular.
Many western governments have called Putin’s election ‘illegitimate’. Now they need to adjust their diplomatic relations accordingly.
Ukraine has denied any involvement in the terrorist attack that killed dozens of people in Moscow, but that doesn’t mean Russia won’t try to use the event as a way to escalate its war with Ukraine.
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