Ukraine
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By Invitation
Clearing Ukraine’s mines is crucial for global food security, say Howard Buffett and Tony Blair
With the right sort of technology and financing, it needn’t take a century
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Europe
Danger in Donbas as Ukraine’s front line falters
Russian fighters are trying to encircle the defenders
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Asia
Taiwan is trying to learn from the wars in Gaza and Ukraine
Could it repel a potential Chinese invasion?
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Europe
The West still needs Russian gas that comes through Ukraine
Austria, Hungary and Slovakia are particularly dependent on it
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Europe
As his popularity fades Volodymyr Zelensky culls his cabinet
He has reshuffled his team and concentrated power
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Europe
American restrictions on hitting Russia are hurting Ukraine
The Biden administration’s justifications keep changing
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Europe
Even as it humiliates Russia, Ukraine’s line is crumbling in the Donbas
The shock raid inside Kursk has not distracted the Kremlin from advancing
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1843 magazine | “I use anti-tank mines for weightlifting”: meet Ukraine’s Paralympians
The war-wounded join forces with soldiers on leave in the pursuit of sporting success
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Europe
The Kremlin is close to crushing Pokrovsk, a vital Ukrainian town
Even as Ukraine raids Russia, it is losing another key battle
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Graphic detail
Has Ukraine’s shock raid successfully diverted Russian forces?
Insights from our war tracker
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Europe
Russia’s double-punch back against Ukraine’s shock raid
It is bombing Ukrainians in Kursk and advancing in Pokrovsk
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Europe
Ukraine’s convicts take the fight inside Russia
A hard-bitten officer commands a unit of felons—and dreams of kebabs in Moscow
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Europe
Anti-war parties are set to clean up in eastern German elections
Scepticism about support for Ukraine runs deep in parts of the former communist republic
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Leaders
The rights, wrongs and risks of Ukraine’s Kursk incursion
Ukrainian forces should be careful not to overreach
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Europe
What next after Ukraine’s shock invasion of Russia?
It could dig in, pull back or grab more as a bargaining chip
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The Economist explains
Why Russian troops are attacking on motorbikes
New conditions give rise to new tactics