Russia

The true meaning of 'emergency'

5 March 2022 9:00 am

Much attention has been paid to how Vladimir Putin has learnt from western weakness over his earlier invasions, including into…

What the right gets wrong about Putin

5 March 2022 9:00 am

A fracture on the international right may seem small fry given everything that is going on right now. But it…

Could the Ukraine war save Taiwan?

5 March 2022 9:00 am

What the Ukraine war means for China — and Taiwan

My escape from Kiev

5 March 2022 9:00 am

My relief – and guilt – at getting out of Ukraine

Germany’s attitude to Russia is changing. Does it go far enough?

5 March 2022 9:00 am

Germany’s attitude to Russia is changing fast

Putin’s rage: the Russian President won’t be easy to topple

5 March 2022 9:00 am

Despite western hopes, the Russian President won’t be easy to topple

What does it mean to go ‘full tonto’?

5 March 2022 9:00 am

The wild one Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said that Vladimir Putin had gone ‘full tonto’. The word tonto is used…

In Lviv, the mood is inspiring – and fanatical

5 March 2022 9:00 am

  Lviv, Ukraine On the Ukrainian side of the Polish border, near a place called Shehyni where the refugee crisis…

Letters: How the UK should respond to Russia

5 March 2022 9:00 am

Soft options Sir: In relation to strengthening the impact of the Russian sanctions package (‘Tsar Vladimir’, 26 February), please may…

Portrait of the week: Russia bombs Ukraine, MPs get a pay rise and Tube staff strike

5 March 2022 9:00 am

Home Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, said of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia: ‘Never in all my study or…

At least BP and Shell tried to teach Russia true capitalism

5 March 2022 9:00 am

BP will offload the 20 per cent stake in Rosneft, the Kremlin-controlled energy giant, that is the residue of 25…

Is Russia Today finished?

5 March 2022 4:04 am

As the British authorities debate whether to ban the propaganda channel of a savage imperialist power, Russia Today is making a…

The Russian army is failing – but not enough to lose the war

4 March 2022 11:01 pm

There have been three major surprises for military analysts since the Russian military invaded Ukraine. The first has been the…

Saboteurs and looters: life in Ukraine's capital

4 March 2022 1:10 am

Lviv, Ukraine Russian troops have yet to reach the centre of Kiev. Instead, locals have two more immediate concerns: saboteurs…

Macron appears unassailable

4 March 2022 12:00 am

Emmanuel Macron, the President of France for whom few voters have expressed much affection, is suddenly the leader of a…

Are Poles really against immigrants?

3 March 2022 3:25 am

Krakow The invasion of Ukraine is being felt across Europe. Already hundreds of thousands of displaced Ukrainians are spilling out…

The crisis in Ukraine is strengthening the EU

3 March 2022 12:30 am

The EU has a knack for turning a crisis into an opportunity. The Eurozone crisis led to the centralisation of…

No-fly zones won’t work, but what about aid to Ukraine?

2 March 2022 9:43 pm

Vladimir Putin’s forces are encircling the cities of Kharkiv, Kherson and Mariupol, and a 40 mile-long convoy of Russian armoured vehicles…

The Putin apologists of the European parliament

2 March 2022 8:19 pm

Never underestimate Vladimir Putin, and certainly never underestimate his advisers. Well before the first Russian rockets exploded in metropolitan Kiev,…

Ethical investors have weakened the West's defences

2 March 2022 8:18 pm

It won’t be the first, or indeed the most serious, casualty of the war in Ukraine. It probably won’t be…

Has Putin’s invasion changed the world order?

1 March 2022 10:03 pm

Is Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ‘a turning point in history’? Does it spell the end of the American era, and…

'Staying Switzerland' on Ukraine is impossible

1 March 2022 2:27 am

The striking thing about the financial sanctions on Russia is not their severity, but just how many countries are joining…

Viktor Orbán has played a perfect game with Putin

1 March 2022 2:10 am

On 3 April Hungarians will have their ninth set of free parliamentary elections since the collapse of the communist dictatorship…

Will Britain welcome Ukrainian refugees?

1 March 2022 1:00 am

Immigration used to be the most-discussed issue in British politics. It gets less attention these days, for reasons too varied…

Germany has rejected Merkel's military legacy

28 February 2022 11:30 pm

‘We are witnessing a turning point… the world is not the same anymore,’ said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterday in…