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Natalia Kogut and Maren Rohe explore the challenges Ukrainian refugees face accessing healthcare, housing and work under the Government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme
Brian Latham reports on the intelligence leak that reveals the extent of Putin’s plan to create a ‘confederation’ of friendly states across the Sahel through his proxy Prigozhin
Zarina Zabrisky reports from Ochakiv on the Black Sea coast, one of Ukraine’s most dangerous and underreported hotspots after almost a year of full-scale Russian aggression
As the Russian winter offensive appears to have stalled on the Donbas front, Tom Mutch assesses the military cost to both sides in the war
Three of the thousands of Ukrainians still living in temporary refugee centres in Warsaw, Poland, share their stories, experiences and hopes to find safety and stability in the UK
Pekka Kallioniemi explores the parallel universe of Kremlin propaganda and how Russia is evolving from an authoritarian into a totalitarian state
Film-maker Paul Conroy visits the villages close to the front line of Bakhmut to see how ordinary Ukrainians are coping with constant shelling
While Russia’s winter offensive crawls onward at a tremendous cost in blood and armaments, Paul Niland assesses the strategic position as a Ukrainian counter-offensive looms
In a country at war, the simple club night has become a symbol of resistance, a source of mental rejuvenation and even a way to help bring victory closer. Violence often visits the capital Kyiv, in short bursts maybe once or twice a week in the form of cruise missiles and kamikaze drones that send…
A year after the Russian invasion, Manasa Narayanan reports on the ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme and the challenges still being faced by hosts and refugees alike
Having spent the last year here as a refugee, Maria Romanenko sees Ukrainian music, literature, sport and drama booming in the UK, but wonders when academic recognition will come. Published in conjunction with the Kyiv Post
‘We always knew we could rely on the UK’, says Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Merezhko. ‘But it has changed over the last year, for the better’. Published in conjunction with the Kyiv Post
With innovation and flexibility on par or even better than NATO’s, Ukraine’s use of artillery has surprised everyone – especially the Russians. But what Ukrainians need above all is ammunition.
To mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine, Sian Norris spoke to guests and hosts on the Homes for Ukraine scheme
Journalist Maria Romanenko calls on Sir Paul Marshall, a major shareholder in the British TV news station, to avoid Kremlin propaganda
Though gas prices have fallen they are expected to rise again this Summer, so Europe can waste no more time diversifying its energy market, says Mark Temnycky
The Helms Amendment turns 50 this year, but the US foreign policy is a neo-colonialist relic that denies women around the world access to their human rights, reports Sian Norris
Victory for Ukraine is not just about defeating Russia but avoiding the path Putin’s country has taken with its economy, write Gerhard Schnyder and Simon Deakin
Former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall assesses the former Prime Minister’s recent trip to the US in support of Ukraine and what it says about his political motives
As Putin threatens the West at a commemoration of the decisive World War Two battle, Paul Niland says the Russian President’s red lines are drawn in the sand
Wagner Crimes: How the UK can Take the Lead on Stopping Putin’s Mercenaries
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
Sian Norris reports on Russia’s armed violence against Ukraine’s schools, and the impact of the war on the country’s most vulnerable population
At the heart of any resolution of the war in Ukraine is the issue of the Crimean Tatars. Maria Romanenko explains how a play, part of the UK/Ukraine season of culture, explores their subjugation and resistance
No Ukrainian citizens can be left living under the Russian President’s fascist rule, writes Paul Niland
Mark Temnycky shows how the greatest victims of Russian disinformation are Russians themselves
Pekka Kallioniemi assesses the Kremlin’s effective use of energy and financial dependency as part of its playbook shaping European politics
A new report has identified how high-powered Russian individuals in Government and business are responsible for human rights violations, Byline Times reports
The West can better help Ukraine by learning from its mistakes with Georgia, writes former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
Tom Mutch documents the ups and downs of the last 10 months of triumph and horror, and how Ukrainian resourcefulness brought hope out of despair
Britain joined Russia in blocking a UN Security Council statement condemning the Azeri blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh
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
Mark Temnycky says that though Russia gambled to finance far-right politicians in Western elections this year, the attempt to stifle support for Ukraine has failed badly
As Putin’s brutal invasion heads towards the end of its tenth month, former Marine Julian McBride argues the US and its allies need to face the new realities of conventional war
Thiemo Fetzer, Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, argues that the Government’s response to the energy crisis is wasting a unique opportunity
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
In Poland, the artist and psychologist Kateryna Shukh runs art therapy sessions for Ukrainian refugee women. Sian Norris spoke to her about the life-changing project
Diogo Augusto reports on the close family ties between the Ambassador and a pro-Russia business forum
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
Tom Mutch talks to the survivors of Russian occupation in recently-liberated Novopetrovsk and discovers a reign of looting and terror followed by an orderly withdrawal