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Smoke rises over downtown Kyiv after a Russian missile attack in July 2024. Sergiy Palamarchuk / Shutterstock

Ukraine war: after four surprising years, where does it go next? Experts give their view

The Ukraine war enters its fifth year and there are no signs that the fighting will end anytime soon.
With hundreds of thousands of troops in the field and millions displaced by the conflict, can Ukraine organise a free and fair election? EPA/Oleg Movchaniuk

Five reasons Trump’s plan for Ukrainian elections and a peace referendum will only prolong the war

The US president’s plan for Ukraine looks far-fetched and one-sided – but it might buy Volodymyr Zelensky and his allies valuable time.
Ukraine is suffering its coldest winter in a decade. Hiroto Sekiguchi/Associated Press

Ukraine is being left out in the cold

Little or no progress on a ceasefire as Ukraine suffers its coldest winter in a decade.
A majority of American citizens are against the way the Trump administration is enforcing its immigration policy. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Trump’s clash with the gun lobby

Video evidence flatly contradicts the Trump administration’s account of Alex Pretti’s death.
Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece envisaged a world dominated by three rival blocs that are constantly at war with one another. U.J. Alexander/Shutterstock

How George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty‑Four predicted the global power shifts happening now

Orwell is feted for the farsightedness of his geopolitical vision as long ago as the 1940s. But a lot of writers were thinking along similar lines.
Neither of these men – US President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin – likes being held accountable by the press. Contributor/Getty Images

Searching reporters’ homes, suing journalists and repressing citizen dissent are well‑known steps toward autocracy

President Donald Trump’s threats against independent media and free speech look a lot like the actions of autocrats elsewhere intent on undermining the institutions meant to keep them in check.
Ursula von der Leyen is struggling to hold together an EU that is increasingly divided over Ukraine. Nicolas Landemard/Le Pictorium/Alamy Live News

EU agrees €90 billion loan to Ukraine, but squabbles over frozen Russian assets expose the bloc’s deep divisions

To placate pro-Moscow governments in Hungary, Slovakia and Czechia, the EU had to include an ‘opt-out’ clause for its support for Ukraine.

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