In the second column in a monthly series, the 29-year-old commander of a Ukrainian drone unit discusses fighting on while being unable to grieve for those lost in combat and how and when the war might end
Kremlin calls Zelenskiy ‘illegitimate’ leader who could not sign any peace deal for Kyiv
Scandals, ‘leaks’, army recruitment woes and Trump fears compound concerns over trajectory of war
Rite & Reason: In an era when leaders like Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin cause havoc with their casual relationship with the truth, Aquinas offers an antidote
And where the war is felt more keenly than the winter, a thaw will be caused not by the sun’s rays, but by blast waves and heat from exploding shells and mines
Influential writers look at how the Chinese leader is moulding his country - and the West - to fit his vision
Kyiv says at least 200,000 European peacekeepers needed to oversee any ceasefire with Russia
Few clues as to how Trump will meet pledge to end Europe’s biggest war in 80 years
Among the French economist’s arguments is that ‘no credible solution to the challenge of global warming is imaginable without a drastic reduction in inequality’
Closer military, energy and other co-operation planned under 20-year pact between Moscow and Tehran
Kyiv tells allies it would be ‘crazy to drop the ball’ when Trump returns to White House
Europe divided and afraid of ‘escalation’ as Moscow’s unacknowledged attacks become more reckless
Russian troops attempting to flank Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk oblast and have captured several nearby villages
Lt Yulia Mykytenko gives her eye witness account of the horrors of Russia’s attack in the context of Christmas and looming new year
Bugaev considered one of most promising defenders in country but alcohol and crime saw him on war’s front lines
Transit deal expires with no follow-up agreement on flows to central Europe
Russian president salutes soldiers fighting in the war in Ukraine as ‘true heroes’
Trump’s re-election fuels global turmoil in which Putin is the biggest of many autocrats blending kleptocracy and dictatorship. US institutions and international treaties are fading, and Ukraine and Palestine have been betrayed
Ilham Aliyev says he was ‘upset and surprised’ by versions of events around Azerbaijan Airlines crash put forward by Russian officials
Putin apologises to Azerbaijan’s Aliyev after Russian air defences apparently mistakenly shot down plane, killing 38
As communism turned to right-wing authoritarianism, Moscow became an immense version of Dodge City or Tombstone
Slovak PM Robert Fico has been outspoken opponent of EU military support for Kyiv during conflict
Ukrainian president accuses Putin of deliberately choosing Christmas for strike on energy system
John Bolton describes Trump’s decision-making as driven by personal relationships and ‘neuron flashes’, rather than a deep understanding of national interests
Putin vows to bring more ‘destruction’ to Ukraine after devastating drone attack on central Russian city of Kazan
Ukraine is still standing after more than 1,000 days of full-scale fighting with Russia, in the biggest war in Europe since 1945
As China and Russia weigh up their options in anticipation of Donald Trump’s second presidency, horrified countries in the Global South see Gaza as an emblem of US and European double standards
At least one dead in Kyiv and six killed in Russia’s Kursk region
MacBride asked ‘if those vested with authority and power practice injustice, resort to torture and killing, is it not inevitable that those who are victims will react with similar methods?’
Moscow ‘ready for negotiations and compromises’ to end the fighting, Russian president says during carefully controlled press conference
Worldview: Attacks include sabotage, assassinations, parcel bombs, cyber attacks, electoral interference, social media disinformation campaigns and the testing of military preparedness
Kyiv open to possible deployment of western troops ahead of Nato membership
Loss of Syrian vassal could cost Russia crucial military bases and influence in Middle East and beyond
Western officials believe Kyiv urgently needs more manpower to reverse Russian battlefield gain
Twenty more air defence systems needed to protect nation’s power grid, says Kyiv
Scholz’s trip comes weeks after he faced criticism from Volodymyr Zelenskiy for speaking to Vladimir Putin by phone
Constitutional court to decide on Friday whether to annul first round results following complaints poll subject to foreign interference
Russia expels British diplomat and bars government officials amid rising tension with London
Reluctance to elaborate on the personal and political was key to the chancellor’s political longevity. It is a trait she struggles to escape in her book Freedom
Nationalist Calin Georgescu’s unexpectedly strong showing was fuelled by a TikTok campaign aimed at young voters
Vladimir Putin signs law granting debt forgiveness to new army recruits who enlist to fight in Ukraine
Kyiv working with its western partners on systems to counter ‘new risks’ - Zelenskiy
The farther west in Europe you go, the easier it is to take the view that an aggressive Russia is somebody else’s problem. Those days could be coming to an end
How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb features 10 tracks from the recording sessions that made some of the band wonder if they’d have anything to release
Moscow’s use of an experimental missile is ‘a clear and severe escalation’ in the war, says Volodymyr Zelenskiy
Russian president suggests missile similar to that used against Ukrainian city of Dnipro could be used to hit Kyiv allies that gave permission to use weapons they supplied against targets in Russia
In her new memoir the German former chancellor writes that Trump seemed to find Vladimir Putin ‘very fascinating’
Ukraine reportedly launches first strike on Russia with British Storm Shadow cruise missiles
Party said ‘all sides must cease the current unlimited supply of weapons’ into Ukraine, which was invaded in 2022 by Russia
Foreign ministers reject proposal for EU to suspend ‘political dialogue’ with Israel over war in Gaza
Kyiv fears US president-elect Donald Trump will press for quick and unfavourable peace deal with Moscow
Kyiv says air attack is a rebuke to western leaders who believe Kremlin is open to peace talks
Russians find it easier to understand president-elect than other US politicians. ‘Trump is a palace guy. And Russians like palaces’
President notes that US legislation prevents him from meeting president-elect Donald Trump before January inauguration
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Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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