Ukraine

Sending trained specialists on overseas operations is expensive and complicated. A new method has emerged. It’s easier – but far more dangerous

He’s calling up more troops to feed into the Ukraine meat-grinder, but nothing can save Putin from total economic disaster now – not even peace

Reform's leader is protesting too much as he wails about free speech in the face of Putin’s disinformation

Åsne Seierstad’s extraordinary Never Say War exposes the violence and indifference at the heart of Russia

There’s no way for citizens to discuss the thing that’s ruining their lives – the war. At Russia’s parliamentary elections, there’s no way to vote against it either

As the bombs fall, Oleksiy Kustovsky is turning the dictator into an object of ridicule

Putin wants an all-out attack on Ukraine's culture - and on the things that make life bearable in horrific times

In the face of war and discrimination, the country’s ballroom scene refuses to surrender its joy

A website now gives Ukrainians detailed plans of captured Russian equipment, so they can turn the technology back against the enemy. And it’s working

The AfD is about to win state elections in the east of the country. Their opponents could do something to stop them. Maybe. But it’s not likely

If Le Pen wins next year and goes through with a threat to step back from Nato, the consequences for western security could be dire

An oligarch’s way out of war would give Russia and its dictator an easy ride, and may yet prove to be a con

Douglas Haig’s willingness to trade thousands of lives for a few miles of ground has proved sadly durable

Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, so the Kremlin is boosting its disinformation campaign. Unfortunately for the next PM, the British left are falling for it

Photographs of iron curtain research labs reveal the depth of communist ambition – and the fatal flaw buried within it

This is Labour’s last chance to see off the threat of a 2029 Farage victory. There is one piece of advice that the next PM needs to hear

A country many expected to fall in weeks has turned into a laboratory for the future of defence, digital government and national resilience. Now the EU must follow

The Intelligence and Security Committee demanded a full inquiry into Russian meddling in British politics. It never happened. A new report makes clear that it needs to happen – now

More than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Putin’s war in Ukraine. But he cannot back off. Instead, he will switch tactics. Ukraine – and the west – must be ready

Donald Trump sends friends and family round the world to negotiate on his behalf – is it any surprise that Putin should do the same?

As Trump has discovered with Iran and Putin in Ukraine, a new, cheap method of warfare has come along to make those ultra-high-tech, ultra-expensive, weapons redundant

A capital built and rebuilt by dreamers, schemers and evildoers has gone from squalor to a hollowed-out paradise

Protests have rocked the so-called ‘Art Olympics’ over its decision to let Putin exercise soft power

Brexit has been a disaster and the old, post-war order is never coming back. In the decade ahead, Britain – and Ukraine – must become part of the EU to help build a new, independent Europe

If the VP ever becomes president, there is truly no hope for America

Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian rule is over, but Magyar once had a poster of him on his bedroom wall. When the celebrations are over and reality returns, what kind of government will Hungary have?

After the madness of MAGA in Iran, meeting Ukraine’s president is a lesson in empathy and emotion

The Ukrainian high jumper, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, has one record left to beat – a Russian one

The Russian army is luring Kenyans to fight in Ukraine. Processed and sent to the front after minimal training, most of them are dying before their first pay cheque has even cleared

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Four years after the all out invasion, Ukrainians want more than just warm words. They want real help to end this war. Trump isn’t going to give it – so it’s down to us

Governments across the continent must borrow to spend on defence. If they do not, then Gen Z will end up going to war