Politics

Ukraine’s artists boost morale at home and awareness globally via impromptu concerts and viral videos. But others are heading directly into battle

The West missed warning after warning when it comes to Putin. We mustn't fall into the same trap with his peers

Why Woman's Hour's airing of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's sobbing was manipulative

PM Mark Rutte has apologised for atrocities in Indonesia, but some are still nostalgic for days of empire

Our columnist explains why the world is prejudice towards some of the country's dishes, except for their bread

Volodymyr Zelensky has taken us to a new reality which resembles our past more than our future

The establishment, where the Russian leader developed a liking for German beer, has now also taken down its shrine to the president

The New European's editor-at-large tells his fellow podcast host Rory Stewart why Belarus' leader-in-exile had to write for us

When Boris Johnson’s government cut the aid budget in 2020, it dealt a devastating blow to charities and the people they support, but did it also sound the death knell for the UK’s role as an aid superpower?

Despite a £40.4m government contract to supply plastic test tubes, Alex Bourne notched up a £709,000 loss last year

It's ultimately why he dodged a bullet in failing to land the job as chair of Ofcom

The exiled head of Belarus’s shadow government explains why Alexander Lukashenko must be sanctioned for his part in the invasion of Ukraine

Former Indian ambassador to Germany Gurjit Singh explains his country’s position on Ukraine - and why he wants to see a strong Europe

Putin’s horrific aggression will prove a turning point in the history of our continent

Tim Walker wanted to win over the political professionals with his debut play, and now he has

Were Putin to remain intransigent and the current negotiations turn out to be just an elaborate ruse, then the UN should reserve the right to shift to more of a peace enforcing role

Just why is the newspaper so keen to ensure that the former speaker is never elevated to the House of Lords?

The celebration dreamed up by Theresa May has cost a scandalous £120m of public money

The former prime minister is finding speaking engagements thin on the ground

The prime minister would do well to remember how Gove sold him down the river in 2016

Comedian MITCH BENN shares some other events that are, when you think about it, also just like Brexit...

U-turns and new schemes are welcome, but Britain still isn’t welcoming to those fleeing conflict

The vicious conflict in Ukraine could lead to even more deaths from hunger far beyond the country’s borders as grain exports from the region grind to a halt and global food prices soar

If Hobbes is right, perhaps the only way to maintain peace is to have a powerful world organisation that can enforce international laws and punish states that break them

And, the West cannot risk letting the Russian dictator playing it

Public schools produced the prime minister and 64% of his shoddy cabinet. Finland, where all education is free, shames our system. It’s time for a change

Xi Jinping once called Vladimir Putin his best friend. But is their relationship cooling as he realises how much his country stands to lose over Ukraine?

The Home Office is in urgent need of fixing, and Priti Patel is not the woman for the task

Too many Russians have fallen for Putin’s propaganda over Ukraine. It won’t stop his regime falling apart – but that could take years

It is now blindingly obvious that the EU must step up and take responsibility for its own collective security, argues one reader

Rishi Sunak must accept that more borrowing and more spending are essential in his spring statement