Ukraine

The Czechs, who have always regarded themselves as part of “the west” know the dangers of appeasement better than any other nation. They will not back down on Putin

The Commission president's state of the union speech saw her press for expansion for the union’s own good

What’s bad for the west is good for the Kremlin – and the fringe elements in the current government proved this

How do you talk terms with someone like Vladimir Putin? The former head of GCHQ on how to create real peace from bloodshed

Europe may have pivoted away from Russia's pipeline gas, but it will remain exposed until it reduces its gas demand

The world, including myself, missed tell-tale signs that Putin was the murder machine and enemy of liberal democracies he’s proved to be

These vulnerable people, initially welcomed warmly by the UK, deserve better

Russia’s recent failed attempt to land a space probe on the dark side of the moon should be a wake-up call for the west

In Gagauzia, a former Soviet splinter caught between Ukraine and the EU, the pull of old bonds and certainties remains strong

Recent arrests may show that even as the invasion of Ukraine falters, Russia keeps sending its agents to the UK

Across Ukraine, people have given up their former lives to become soldiers. Back home, their families listen for news from the front

A stopgap solution without a peace treaty will only create conditions for future conflict

But, there are ways to recoup the huge cost to taxpayers

It’s unlikely that Russia will use a nuclear weapon in Europe – but not impossible

Could this disaster finally make ecocide an internationally recognised crime?

No one in Kyiv wants to fight this war. But the monster next door has to be fought

Across Europe, only Turkey has a higher respiratory death rate than the UK, but the government doesn’t appear to care

A master documentarian returns to Ukraine to show the effects of Putin’s bloody invasion on the lives of ordinary people

Europe is edging closer to nuclear war. How would we behave in the world that remained?

Moscow is in a hurry to get into Georgia – again

Ukrainian Railways has refused to be shunted aside by Russian aggression, continuing to evacuate people and get them home again, both safely and on time

The question is no longer whether Putin can win, but how many more people will die before he loses

The city's graffiti sketches out Georgia's role in the conflict in Ukraine

Jutland, at the edge of the EU, has found itself in the centre of the bloc's response to Vladimir Putin's aggression

Nato’s flag in Ukraine would send a strong signal to Russia. It’s a big step that needs to be taken

An exile’s redemptive return to track four generations of family history in the “backyard of a country that still thinks it’s an empire”

Young people will spend their lives in the shadow of the problems discussed at the G7 summit. Is real help at hand?

It's time for Putin to cut his losses. Except he doesn't see it this way

In Kyiv, defiance is tempered with the depressing reality that the west might not be prepared to let Ukraine win

Failing in Ukraine and undermined by his allies: make no mistake, this is the beginning of the end for Vladimir Putin

The window of opportunity for victory against Russia is open. If Zelensky does not succeed, pressure for a deal will grow

The impact Eurovision has is too important to be dismissed as a fluffy amateur festival