Georgians have taken to the streets to protest a Putin-style ‘foreign agents’ law.
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Russia’s claims of self-defence are flimsy. You only have to breathe on them to knock them over. But would it be wise to try Putin in his absence?
Russia is making steady territorial gains in advance of a possible spring offensive. Without western aid Ukraine has few air defences left.
Tension in the western Balkans, which has been troubled by ethnic tensions since the wars of the 1990s, is becoming an increasing concern for the EU and Nato.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
As Ukraine begs its allies for more arms to defend itself, Russia is beginning to advance at several along its front lines.
Georgia is backsliding toward Russia’s sphere of influence.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Russia has long harboured territorial ambitions in this former Soviet republic.
Since annexing Crimea ten years ago, Putin has set out to destroy non-Russian identities on the peninsular.
Many western governments have called Putin’s election ‘illegitimate’. Now they need to adjust their diplomatic relations accordingly.
Ukraine has denied any involvement in the terrorist attack that killed dozens of people in Moscow, but that doesn’t mean Russia won’t try to use the event as a way to escalate its war with Ukraine.
After five years of operating mostly in western Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Islamist terror groups are again growing in strength in the West.
Russia has tied its currency to gold to evade sanctions. Shifting the ruble away from a pegged value and into the gold standard itself is aimed at making it a credible gold substitute at a fixed rate.
Western governments must honestly assess the mistaken assumptions that have undermined effective policies in the past and articulate what a better future would look like for the Russian people.
While Ukraine’s fortunes on the battlefield have been mixed, its operations in Crimea and the Black Sea have been rather more successful.
A selection of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Russian disinformation expert Ilya Yablokov tells The Conversation Weekly podcast about the president’s shifting relationship with conspiracy theories.
Vladimir Putin faces token opposition in the polls this weekend after his regime has viciously cracked down on opposition figures. He’s likely to be even more repressive in his next term.
Like a lot of authoritarian leaders, Putin is aware that a low turnout will make him look weak in the eyes of the world.
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