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EXCLUSIVE The Putin Doctrine: Trump Military Study Explains Why Putin May Escalate Nuclear Threats
A US Army study commissioned by Trump’s Secretary of the Army warned that a Russian ‘information blitzkrieg’ which began in 2014 could go nuclear if Putin believed he was losing a conventional war

Boris Johnson Lets Russian Oligarchs ‘Get Away With It’ As Sanctions Reprieve to Last for Months
The Prime Minister denies donation from senior figure at Russia's second largest bank was behind decision to hand them a one-month reprieve from sanctions, reports Adam Bienkov

EXCLUSIVE Trump Military Study Saw Brexit as ‘First Step’ in Russian ‘Information Blitzkrieg’ on West
A US Army study commissioned by the former President's Secretary of the Army warned that a global information war launched by Putin in 2014 could escalate into a display of Russian power in Eastern Europe

The Ukraine War Has Exposed the UK’s Russia Delusion
Successive governments have chased Russian roubles while ignoring geopolitical reality, reports Sam Bright

The Economic Crime Bill Doesn’t Nearly Go Far Enough
If the Government really want to seize the assets of Russian oligarchs, the Economic Crime Bill doesn’t go far enough, says Gareth Roberts

EXCLUSIVE Ukraine is Just the Beginning: Secret Document Reveals Putin’s Long War on Europe
A previously unreported internal US military analysis suggests the invasion of Ukraine is a culmination of Putin’s 15-year plan to dominate Eurasia, in revenge against NATO expansion

The Conservatives Have a Long History of Taking Money From Russia
TJ Coles explores the Conservative Party’s decades-long attempts to schmooze Russian oligarchs

Boris Johnson's Gesture Politics Won't Help Ukrainian Refugees
The Prime Minister's rhetoric about helping the Ukrainian people under a savage assault by Russian troops has not been backed up by action, reports Adam Bienkov
Coercion and Deterrence: Putin’s Irrational Nuclear Threats are a Risk to the Whole World
The Russian President's threats to use nuclear force should be a wake-up call for the West, writes Dr Andrew Corbett
Putin's Gamble and the First Shots of a Revolution
Paul Niland argues that the Russian President has doubled down on his gamble by invading Ukraine, with dire consequences for his undemocratic rule in Russia
Kleptocracy Versus Democracy: Vladimir Putin’s Biggest Fear
Trump, Giuliani, Manafort and a host of Russian oligarchs have all felt threatened by Ukraine's efforts to tackle corruption and improve democratic accountability, reports Matt Bernardini
The First Great Information War
The Observer and Guardian journalist explains how the Russian President Vladimir Putin won the first phase of his war on Europe, by convincing us it wasn’t happening