Bruno Maçães’s Diary: Kharkiv is shelled, streets are renamed, and soldiers on a break head for the cafés
Since Russian troops retreated from the city, residents have been trying to return to normal life.
ByVolodymyr Zelensky
Discover all of the New Statesman’s latest news, comment and analysis on Volodymyr Zelensky, the current president of Ukraine.
Will the West pressure Ukraine to concede territory?
Ukraine’s war effort is being sustained by its many allies, but that support may not last forever.
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After the Zeitenwende: Jürgen Habermas and Germany’s new identity crisis
The 92-year-old philosopher has warned Germans not to allow anger at Russia and admiration for Ukraine to displace their country’s…
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Putin and Zelensky offer contrasting visions of the future
Increasingly, all the Russian president has to offer is the prospect of a never-ending war.
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Russia accused of orchestrating attacks in Moldovan breakaway region
Explosions in the Russia-backed region of Transnistria have prompted fears that it could be drawn into the Kremlin’s war on…
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Putin has little to celebrate in Ukraine as a key anniversary approaches
The horrific scenes in Bucha have brought a moral clarity to strategic calculations, both for Ukraine and its allies.
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Ukraine is better prepared for a long war than Russia
Putin is caught in his own lies and mythology about what is at stake in the war in Ukraine.
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Andrey Kurkov: “It’s impossible to say that all the world is behind Ukraine”
The renowned Ukrainian novelist on Zelensky’s speeches, the role of artists in war and the broken links between his country…
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“A genocide against the Ukrainian people”: former Ukraine PM on Russia’s invasion
Volodymyr Groysman on what the West got wrong about Russia and how it can help Ukraine win its war.
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Mapping Putin’s war on civilians
A collaboration between the New Statesman, the Centre for Information Resilience and Bellingcat tracks assaults on ordinary Ukrainians.
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Russia can’t afford Putin’s war in Ukraine
In launching this conflict, the Russian president has revealed himself to be not only a vicious bully but also a…
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Could Zelensky and Putin agree a Ukraine peace deal?
Ukraine believes any agreement on a lasting ceasefire would need to be made by the Russian president himself.
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Watching Zelensky’s sitcom, my heart roared
Servant of the People makes it easy to understand how the Ukrainian president has been able to rally the motherland.
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I saw Russia’s way of war in Syria. Will its devastation come to Kyiv?
All Ukrainians are wondering whether Putin will repeat the destruction here.
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What is Vladimir Putin’s way out in Ukraine?
The challenge for Ukraine and the West is to establish a peace process that encourages the Russian president to walk…
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Polish offer of fighter jets for Ukraine exposes the West’s spinelessness
Why are the US and UK seemingly unwilling to help transfer planes to Zelensky’s government?
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Putin is running out of options
Regime change is now as likely in Moscow as it is in Kyiv.
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Putin’s theory of war faces its toughest test
With protests at home and spirited resistance in Ukraine, Russian generals are being forced into the long conventional conflict they…
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Zelensky is a hero – but bravery alone won’t defeat the Russians
We can’t assume a happy ending for Ukraine. It needs our support.
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How President Zelensky’s approval ratings have surged
More than 90 per cent of Ukrainians approve of their leader, compared with just 31 per cent before the Russian…
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