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Lying Again? The Many Questions for Boris Johnson Over his Support for Ukraine
With the former Prime Minister again dominating the news with claims of alleged nuclear threats from Vladimir Putin, former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall puts his record on Ukraine under the spotlight
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The Steele Dossier, the Indicted FBI Officer and the ‘Most Consequential Investigations in US History’
Christopher Steele is concerned his dossier on Donald Trump’s Russian connections was held up at the FBI Office whose head of Counter Intelligence has been indicted for working with one of Putin’s most powerful oligarchs
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‘Calls for a ‘Negotiated End’ to Putin’s War is a Simplistic Solution to an Unthinkable Reality’
No Ukrainian citizens can be left living under the Russian President’s fascist rule, writes Paul Niland
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Russian Economic War: How Putin’s Dirty Money Corrupted the West
Pekka Kallioniemi assesses the Kremlin’s effective use of energy and financial dependency as part of its playbook shaping European politics
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The Cynical Pact Between Russia and the UK over Azerbaijan’s Aggression Towards Armenia
Britain joined Russia in blocking a UN Security Council statement condemning the Azeri blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh
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Why Putin has No Path to Victory in Ukraine this Year
Paul Niland looks at how even Russia’s minimal war aims in Ukraine are vague and impossible, eroded by the attrition of the Ukrainian armed forces and a failing mobilisation
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An Eerie Quiet Along Georgia’s ‘Border’ with South Ossetia
With Putin’s invasion of Ukraine failing, Will Neal looks at the Kremlin’s ‘frozen’ conflict with another neighbour. Will Russia try to score a victory there?
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Putin’s War on Russia’s LGBTIQ Community Continues
As a new anti-LGBTIQ is passed by Parliament, activists fight back by retelling their history in the country
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Close Associate of Roman Abramovich Key Partner of UK Parliamentary Group
A businessman with ties to the sanctioned Russian oligarch is listed as a partner and advisor to a Westminster group containing senior MPs and peers
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Government Evades Conflict of Interest Questions About UK Ambassador to Russia
Diogo Augusto reports on the close family ties between the Ambassador and a pro-Russia business forum
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‘The Putin Regime: An Obituary’
Putin has already lost his war against Ukraine, on the ground, in the air, and on its airwaves. It’s just a matter of time before the consequences for him and his repellent regime become apparent
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The Kremlin’s Hybrid War in Moldova
Zarina Zabrisky reports on how Russia is attempting to take advantage of the cost of living crisis in the former Soviet state
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‘Musk’s Twitter Buy Makes No Sense – Unless It’s Part of Something Bigger’
Brexit and Trump were initially seen as jokes, but the new owner of the social media giant could pose a serious threat to democracy – and a boon for Vladimir Putin, writes David Troy
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‘Slightly Reduced Comfort a Small Price to Pay for Victory’: Surviving Daily Blackouts in a Warzone
Chris York meets a family in Kyiv to find out how people are living with Russia’s renewed assault on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure
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Trump and Putin’s War on the ‘Green Agenda’
Nafeez Ahmed reveals how the Russian energy giant Gazprom planned to control Ukraine’s gas and backed Donald Trump due to Putin’s existential fear of net zero
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How to Deal with Russia’s Nuclear Threat over Ukraine
Putin’s nuclear posturing is largely empty, says Paul Niland, but that doesn’t mean the risks are non-existent
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‘The UK Must Help Bosnia Resist Putin’s Pressure’
Following Bosnia’s elections, Labour MP Fleur Anderson discusses the country’s prospects and what Britain can do to help
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Russian War Crimes in Ukraine: Torture as a Propaganda Tool
Zarina Zabrisky talks to survivors of the newly liberated Kharkiv region and discovers a terrifying logic of ‘psyops’ in Russian atrocities
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The Myth of Russian Separatists in the Donbas
As Putin announces plans to annex more Ukrainian territory, Paul Niland exposes one of the most persistent Russian propaganda ploys which tries to turn victim into perpetrator
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Putin’s Real War and His War of Words
Sian Norris considers Martha Gellhorn’s classic 1966 examination of propaganda, Real War And War Of Words, and updates it for Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
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Ukraine’s Counter Offensives: Is Putin Disconnected from Reality?
As the Russian army is pushed back around Kharkiv and Kherson, Nicola Mikovic looks at why the Kremlin still holds to its narrative of a multi-polar world, with itself a major player
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On the Frontline of Exposing the Truth About Russia and Brexit
Four years ago, Tom Mutch thought he had the ‘scoop of the century’ blowing open Russia’s involvement in Brexit. Now, after the UK has left the European Union and Putin wages genocidal war in Ukraine, he wonders whether we are any closer to knowing the truth
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Russia’s War Addiction
Kyiv-based Paul Niland explores the recurring feature of Vladimir Putin’s 22-year rule
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What Ukrainians Think About Jeremy Corbyn’s Ukraine Interview
Chris York reports on the reaction of Ukrainians after the former Labour Leader said the West supplying weapons to the country will ‘prolong and exaggerate’ Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war
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There Can Be No Concessions or Negotiations with Vladimir Putin
Kyiv-based Paul Niland explores why recent calls for Ukraine to come to a ‘peaceful compromise’ with Russia – despite its unprovoked invasion of the country continuing – cannot be adhered to
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Agitation and Propaganda: Russian Indicted for Using US Political Groups as Foreign Agents
A Russian national backed by the Russian state has been indicted by the US Justice Department for funding and using members of American political groups as foreign agents of Russian Intelligence in nearly a decade of malign influence operations
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Culture Can Help in the Fight Against Putin – We Must Not Limit It
Katie Dancey-Downs, assistant editor at Index on Censorship, reflects on a decision by the Ukrainian Parliament to ban music created by Russian citizens
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Dorries’ Dinner with Lord Evgeny Lebedev
The Culture Secretary enjoyed the hospitality of the British-Russian newspaper proprietor weeks before Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
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Lord Evgeny Lebedev Joins Enterprise Run by Saudi Ruler Accused of Approving Killing of Journalist Khashoggi
The owner of the Evening Standard and Independent has reinforced his ties to the authoritarian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, reveals Sam Bright
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Major Russian Donor Funds Conservative Member of Intelligence Committee
The wife of a former Russian deputy finance minister has gifted thousands to a Conservative member of the Intelligence and Security Committee, reports Sascha Lavin
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No Sanctions Applied to 11 UK Firms With Links to Sanctioned Russians
Diogo Augusto reports on several domestic companies whose directors feature on the UK’s international sanctions list, that have so far evaded the authorities
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‘Ukraine Fatigue’ Will be Vladimir Putin’s Biggest Ally in the Months Ahead
Ukraine’s victory matters to the world and the West should continue to provide support in whatever way it can, says Paul Niland
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Putin’s Playbook: Civilians As Targets
On the 100th day of Putin’s invasion, Sascha Lavin considers how and why the Russian President has pursued a brutal war against civilian populations in Ukraine and beyond
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100 Days of Tragedy and Triumph
In the first instalment of two reports on Russia’s invasion, Tom Mutch describes the barbarity of Putin’s aggression, and the resilience of Ukraine and its people
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Russia’s Deadly War on Journalists
The horrifying reports of journalists being deliberately targeted by Russian forces in Ukraine form part of Putin’s and his allies’ long war against the press, Sian Norris reports
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Boris Johnson ‘Bending Rules’ to Protect Alexander Lebedev as Russian Oligarch Cuts UK Ties
The Former KGB officer appears to be cutting his financial ties to the UK as Johnson’s Government refuses to join Canada in sanctioning him, reports Adam Bienkov
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What Man Has Made of Man: Confessions of an Optimist
Alexandra Hall Hall considers the mistakes she has made in believing that the arc of history was travelling in a more progressive direction
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War in Ukraine: What Happens Next?
Kyiv-based Paul Niland considers how Vladimir Putin’s invasion will play out in the wake of significant losses by the Russians across Ukraine
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The Forgotten Russia Report of 2008: How Ukraine is Paying the Price for Our Catastrophic Mistakes
Fourteen years ago, Andrew Levi briefed the Labour Foreign Secretary on the dangers of Putin’s Kremlin. Now the terrifying predictions of that report have been vindicated, it is vital to reckon with our failures
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Boris Johnson has Not Been a ‘Great War Leader’
The claim that the Prime Minister has shown Churchillian solidarity with Ukraine does not stand up to scrutiny, says Sam Bright
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US Justice Department Case Against Paul Manafort Re-Opens Trump Campaign’s Ukraine, Russia and Cambridge Analytica Connections
As the US Justice Department sues pardoned Paul Manafort over undisclosed foreign banks accounts, Zamaan Qureshi follows the financial links with Putin’s oligarch Oleg Deripaska and a Russian intelligence agent
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‘War Is War But You Need to Carry on Living’: The Beginning of the Rebuilding of Ukraine
A trip through the ruined towns around Kyiv is a story of resilience in the face of horror, finds Tom Mutch
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‘I Looked Outside: Apocalypse’ Easter in Odesa
Zarina Zabrisky visits the site of a high-rise residential building in Odesa shelled by Russian forces on Orthodox Easter Saturday
