Ukraine
Why the Baltics fear Russia
In the historic heart of Riga, Latvia’s lively capital, there is a building that reveals why the Baltic States remain…
What young Ukrainians will learn from reading Joseph Roth
Joseph Roth’s writing about interwar Europe speaks to present-day Ukraine
What did Nasa achieve last time it visited the Moon?
Of mice and Moon What did Nasa achieve last time it visited the Moon? Apollo 17, in December 1972, involved…
Ukraine stuns Russia with a counter-offensive in Kherson region
The southern city of Kherson, which fell to Russian forces in the first few days of the war, is one…
Why Crimea could be key to Ukraine winning the war
Over the six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the ambitions of President Zelensky and his compatriots have only grown. From…
Portrait of the week: Drought in Europe, property crisis in China and barristers and binmen strike
Home Inflation would reach 18.6 per cent by January and the energy price cap £5,816 in April, according to a…
What’s on Ukraine’s new school syllabus
Ukrainian schools are starting to re-open, but will they be safe?
The stalemate in Ukraine won't last forever
Addressing the vexed question of who is winning the war in Ukraine, six months on, is a task to challenge…
The strange morality of sponsoring weapons
Forget fund-raising concerts donating spare clothes and offering your spare room to a refugee family. There’s a better way of…
How Ukraine is sabotaging Russia’s army
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) or possibly partisan fighters have conducted successfully attacks on three significant targets in occupied Crimea…
Nothing is certain in Russia, where the past is constantly rewritten
Nothing is certain in a country where the past is constantly rewritten, says Owen Matthews
Can Zelensky afford to freeze Ukraine’s gas prices?
This morning, Volodymyr Zelensky signed a moratorium on energy prices – so while gas bills are rising all over Europe,…
Ukrainians aren't surprised by Amnesty's victim-blaming
Is Amnesty International victim-blaming? The Ukrainian military has been endangering civilians, it said, by establishing military bases and putting weapons…
What foreign policy would look like under a PM Truss
What foreign policy would look like under a PM Truss
Sanctions are working – whatever Putin says
Sanctions are working — whatever Russia says
Portrait of the week: Hosepipe bans, England’s women win the Euros and a strike over dragons
Home BP reported quarterly profits of £6.9 billion, its biggest for 14 years, after oil and gas prices rose steeply.…
Portrait of the week: Record-breaking heat, a summer of strikes and a warning for snake-owners
Home In the contest for the leadership of the Conservative party, Jeremy Hunt and Nadhim Zahawi were the first of…
Ukraine and Russia sign grain deal – what next?
This afternoon Kyiv and Moscow signed a UN-backed agreement to free up at least 20 million tons of grain from…
Portrait of the week: Mo Farah’s secret, hot weather warnings and hot competition for the Tory leadership
Home The Conservatives began the process of finding a new leader, which involves balloting MPs and then sending two names…
How Justin Trudeau caved to Putin
When Russia invaded Ukraine, the West was certain that its sanctions were worth the pain. But there always was a…
Portrait of the week: Boris on the brink, petrol price protests and a £3,000 swear word
Home Rishi Sunak resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sajid Javid as Health Secretary. (Nadhim Zahawi accepted the post…
An existential war: even wealthy émigrés are prepared to fight for Russia
Even wealthy émigrés are prepared to fight for Russia
Turkey’s grain diplomacy
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is once again using Turkey’s geopolitical position for his own ends, this time dictating grain shipments from…
The forgotten history of Poland and Ukraine
Since the outbreak of war in February there has been an overwhelming focus on the historical links between Russia and…
Cold war: Putin’s plan to hold Germany to ransom
Can Germany’s solidarity with Ukraine survive the winter?
