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A police boat patrols the waters of the Moskva River near Red Square, which is decorated for the celebration of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko

Russia’s pared‑down Victory Day parade tells a story: Away from the pomp, war in Ukraine is not going to Putin’s plan

Moscow’s influence is Eastern Europe has been slipping of late, including with the loss of a stalwart ally in Hungary. The battleground, as ever, remains Ukraine.
A man holds a placard labelling Russian leader Vladimir Putin the ‘czar of death’ during an anti-war demonstration in Berlin, Germany, in 2024. Filip Singer / EPA

The Russian resistance no one is talking about

Russians do not fall into a single, neat, complicit mass.
A Ukrainian serviceman stands on a drone training field in eastern Ukraine in November 2025. Recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure is proving effective. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine is countering the impact of the war in Iran by attacking Russian energy facilities

Increased and effective Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure have prevented Russia from effectively exploiting higher oil prices.
Ukrainian schoolchildren attend a ceremony on the first day at school in an underground subway station, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, in September 2023. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)

Ukraine’s stolen children expose the lies at the heart of Russia’s four‑year military assault

A Russian state whose leadership denies the existence of a separate Ukrainian identity will not be satisfied with mere territorial concessions in any peace efforts.

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