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The Russian ultra-nationalists defying Putin

Ukraine's Kursk incursion has sparked a wave of attacks on the regime.

Vladimir Putin’s enemy within

The president’s betrayal of his conscript army is creating a generation ready to sow chaos in Russia.

Who’s winning now?

With an incursion into Kursk and drone strikes in Moscow, Ukraine has brought the war to Russia.

Why we must empower Ukraine to repel Russia

The Ukrainian army is one of the best guarantors we have against future Russian aggression.

The Ukrainian endgame

We don’t know when this war will end – but we can begin to see how.

Zelensky’s gambit

Is the Ukrainian invasion of Russia a turning point in the war?

Matt Pottinger: “We are now in the foothills of a great-power hot war”

The former US security official on what a second Trump presidency would mean for China, Taiwan and the West.

Why Putin gave up his hostages

In releasing Evan Gershkovich and others before November, the Russian president has denied Trump a diplomatic victory.

Is there a peace plan for Ukraine?

Donald Trump has said he would end the war if he wins the White House. But at what cost?

Why foreign affairs will define the Starmer era

At the Nato summit, the threat posed by China, Russia and Trump will be impossible to ignore.

How Ukraine shattered Europe’s balance of power

The European Union was impotent in the face of crisis, while Britain remained agile.

Europe’s Iron Lady: Estonian prime minister Kaja Kallas

The Baltic leader has become the EU’s strongest advocate for an uncompromising response to Russia.

Russia, North Korea and the axis of autocracies

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un’s dangerous pact makes even China uneasy.

The Kremlin will exploit the Dagestan terror attacks

Instead of facing a growing threat from Islamist militants, Russia will try to pin the blame on Ukraine.

Russia’s great-power complex

Whether acting as an adversary or a partner to the West, the Kremlin has long yearned for recognition and respect.

The end of the pariah state

What Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin’s deepening relationship reveals about the emerging international order.

Dmytro Kuleba: On China, we know much more than we’ve said

Ukraine’s foreign minister on the peace summit in Switzerland, what Donald Trump would mean for his country, and the similarities…

The rise of a new axis

China, Russia, North Korea and Iran are all deeply hostile to the US and its allies – and they could…

What the West gets wrong about the war in Ukraine

If Kyiv’s allies had identified Putin’s invasion as an act of colonisation, they might have won more support from the…