Ukraine

The deflated dictator is playing mind games with the west as his war in Ukraine lurches into a stalemate

Volodymyr Zelensky, the unlikely hero who faced down a tyrant, is the New European’s European Of The Year

The thought of appeasing Putin is terrible - but the men who could replace him might be even worse

The Kerch Strait bridge will never be the same again. The patched-up bridge may end up looking like the original, but it will now have very different connotations

Russian draft-refusers crossing the Georgian border are bringing back uncomfortable memories for locals

The spirit of Kyiv has been tested by Putin once again. But inside this indomitable city, life continues. A report from celebrated Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov

Elon Musk’s 'peace plan poll' would trample Ukraine’s right to defend its own people from Vladimir Putin’s onslaught

Whatever comes next for Russia, it will not be liberal democracy

Putin's aggression is not just aimed at Ukrainians, it's aimed at the West too. But, time is on our side

We need to tell Putin that if he uses nukes, the West will destroy Russia's military in Ukraine

As Vladimir Putin threatens the world, a suburb of Kyiv tries to rebuild in the aftermath of war crimes by his troops

Politicians love them, but they don’t work and unless you’re a tyrant, they’re unenforceable

His sabre-rattling is a sign that the invasion of Ukraine has misfired - but what happens next could be even worse

The Kremlin has been meddling in Italian politics and will be pleased with what it sees

Ukraine has learned lessons from the battlefield but Russia has not. The result is humiliating for Vladimir Putin

How the war in Ukraine is affecting different countries across the continent

Putin blames Zelensky for the fatal car bomb that killed an ally’s daughter. Whatever the truth, the Kremlin’s dictator should be worried

The dictator is gearing up for a new assault - and the West must act decisively to prevent it

Ukrainian artist turned soldier Hamlet Zinkivskyi is decorating his war-torn hometown... on the orders of his commander

To prevent all-out war in Europe we have to be prepared to spend money on defence. Even if this means higher taxes and higher borrowing

Boris Johnson liked to portray himself as the champion of Ukraine but beyond the photo-ops he used to boost his personal ratings at home, there is a deeper UK commitment that will endure

Boris Johnson has sought refuge in Ukraine. But, Volodymyr Zelensky knows an act when he sees one

Both the Cameron and Johnson government rebuffed the plucky nation’s repeated plea for weapons over the last decade

Our tone of how we discuss the war in Ukraine has evolved and not for the better

Years of pacifist policy are over in Germany as military spending rises. But what happens if conflict comes home?

A family story shows how our government’s treatment of refugees – including Ukrainians – mirrors 1930s attitudes to Jews fleeing conflict and persecution

The Russian people need a new national story of democracy - one which they write themselves

The Allies beat a Russian blockade in 1948. Now it is incumbent on Germany to help lead a new wave of aid

An estimated 40% of the five million people who have fled Ukraine are children — many of whom arrive in neighbouring countries unaccompanied and afraid

This is not only another cold war, it's a profound fragmentation of the global economy with little chance of a return to normal