A week after Russia captured Vuhledar, a town that anchored Ukraine’s defenses in the country’s southeast, Moscow’s forces are continuing to advance in the area, pushing into or flanking several towns as they try to break through Ukrainian…
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Kamala Harris and Ukraine: Is the US truly committed to Ukrainian victory?
This article also appears in a collection of essays, Harris v Trump, written by Lowy Institute experts on the implications for Australia of the US presidential election.
During the recent US presidential debate, moderator David Muir posed the…
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Missile Hits Near Ukrainian Air Base as Russia Expands Air Attacks
A Russian missile attack struck near a major Ukrainian military airfield on Monday morning, officials from Ukraine said, part of a broad campaign of assaults by Moscow aimed at degrading Ukraine’s military infrastructure and wearing down its…
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Russia’s war made Ukraine the most heavily mined country in the world. See how specialists work to clear battlefields of unexploded ordnance.
After Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine became the most heavily mined country in the world. “In Ukraine, because of the nature and the intensity of the conflict, we’re often seeing double or triple or even quadruple amputees, and a lot…
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Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, neighboring countries have increased their military spending
Describing someone as “young” or “old” is rather arbitrary. However, something we can quantify is whether a given person is “young” or “old” compared to the rest of the world.
Imagine we sorted all 8 billion people alive today from…
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The West Doesn’t Want Ukraine To Lose But Isn’t Ready For It To Win, Says Russia Policy Expert
A leading expert on Russian foreign policy, James Nixey heads the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House, a London-based research institute. In a recent interview with RFE/RL’s Georgian Service, Nixey, whose research focuses on the…
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Ukraine negotiates nuclear plant protection with UN atomic watchdog observers
As Russia is likely to launch attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure this winter, Kyiv is currently in talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to place foreign observers near its nuclear power plants to protect the country’s…
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Russia is having a dreadful naval war, hindering its great power ambitions
The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has played out largely on land and in the air. It is a bitterly contested, grueling ground war, accompanied by brutal Russian aerial attacks on civilian infrastructure and a slow but increasing…
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The world must not forget Ukrainian children
Amidst the horrors perpetuated by Russia in its war against Ukraine, perhaps the gravest have been the crimes Vladimir Putin’s army has committed against Ukrainian children. Nearly 600 children have been killed and nearly 1,300…
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How would Trump and Harris handle the Russia-Ukraine war?
Ukraine and its war with Russia have become a central and controversial topic in the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign. The brutal conflict, in which a million people have been killed or severely injured, shows no signs of ending. Kamala…
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