War in Ukraine

Ukraine’s problematic nationalist heroes

Kyiv’s lionisation of 20th-century nationalists linked to atrocities is alienating allies and playing into Russian propaganda.

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Russia can’t win its self-evidently stupid war – and working out what will happen next is almost impossible.

By Lawrence Freedman

Sanctions have not achieved their stated goal: to deny Vladimir Putin the resources to fight a prolonged war.

By Wolfgang Münchau

The Russian president has embraced the Soviet cult of fear and control. His invasion of Ukraine is a colossal gamble…

By Simon Sebag Montefiore

With the war soon to enter its second year, Ukraine still needs all the Western support it can get.

By Ido Vock

People deny me credibility because I am female, young, east European. They have treated my country the same way.

By Olesya Khromeychuk

A security guarantee could be the only way the Kremlin would be persuaded to end its war on Ukraine.

By Lawrence Freedman

With his war against Ukraine foundering, the Russian president is unable or unwilling to explain himself.

By Katie Stallard