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The conflict in Ukraine has strengthened Turkey’s bargaining position with western allies.
Ukraine has had the uppoer hand in the Black Sea. But conceding to to this US-brokered deal will win Kyiv important credit from the Trump administration.
Russia is becoming more reliant on naval support from China, limiting Moscow’s sea-power reach.
The environmental damage and loss of wildlife are the hidden costs of conflict.
Turkey is juggling alliances within Nato and potentially with Russia and China.
Russia is becoming more reliant on naval support from China, limiting Moscow’s sea-power reach.
Deploying a series of new tactics and weapons, including the first use of sea drones in combat, Ukrainian forces have created what one military analyst called ‘a turning point in naval strategy.’
While Ukraine continues to suffer defeats on land, at sea it is inflicting heavy losses on Russia’s Black Sea fleet.
While Ukraine’s fortunes on the battlefield have been mixed, its operations in Crimea and the Black Sea have been rather more successful.
A new initiative is pinpointing areas in the world’s oceans that are key habitats for sharks and their relatives, so that governments can consider protecting these areas.
Nato is showing ominous signs of becoming war weary. It must maintain its support for Ukraine.
Ukraine’s successes against Russia’s Black Sea fleet have increased confidence in its ability to protect shipping in and out of its ports.
Russia has lost control of the Black Sea, which will have major implications for the war on land.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Ukraine’s recent successes at sea and in Crimea create strategic opportunities in the Black Sea and, in the longer term, for the war on land.
Two successful operations in and around Crimea demonstrate that, while Ukraine’s ground counteroffensive is moving slowly, Kyiv is expanding the scope of its ambition.
Breaching the Kakhovka Dam and reservoir had all the hallmarks of a scorched-earth strategy. Two expert observers of the Russia-Ukraine war explain this event’s destructive long-term effects.
Ukraine appears to be mounting an operation to retake the tiny headland.
Some of the key articles from our coverage of the war in Ukraine over the past week.
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