Security | 2026-01-16
How Ukraine is learning to fight a long war
From recruitment offices to volunteer networks, the country is reshaping its institutions under the strain of Russia's war and discovering what holds under pressure.
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Russia's 'shadow fleet' has a mercenary problem
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Belarus at the center of Russia's Oreshnik strategy
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The machinery of silence: Russia's record-breaking year of treason trials
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Soviet children's song 'discredits' Russian military
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A school killing shows the cost of Russia's anti-migrant rhetoric
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A war of words: Moscow's push to divide Poland and Ukraine
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US seizes Russia-flagged tanker in sanctions enforcement Working with UK partners, US forces seized a Russia-flagged tanker implicated in global sanctions evasion.
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Latvia could dismantle railways to Russia to block future threats The proposal reflects a growing belief in Riga that infrastructure itself can be used as a weapon.
Politics | 2026-01-05
Russia to punish exiles by freezing their lives from afar
A new State Duma package would cut off banking, property rights and consular help for Russians convicted of 'political' offenses, even if they never return home.
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Kyiv's wartime Christmas showcases city's 'split' reality
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Miracles in the rubble: Stories of Ukrainian survivors
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A mother, two students, an entrepreneur -- and a terrorism case
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The Kremlin turns on its own as the propaganda war moves inward
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Russia's phantom military advances and the deadly illusion of progress
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Putin revives mandatory service for doctors as system nears breaking point
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North Korea enters Russia's transfer system for Ukrainian children
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A Crimean Tatar family that refuses to disappear
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Russia's Roblox ban tests the limits of digital control
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Poland moves to push Russian embassy from Warsaw power corridor
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Moscow's long game in Transnistria
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A pro-Kremlin singer, a scam and a courtroom exception
In light of ongoing peace initiatives, how likely is it that the Russian war in Ukraine will reach a negotiated resolution in 2026?
Society | 2025-12-22
Ukraine's lost generation caught in 'eternal lockdown'
After years of war, loss and isolation, a generation of Ukrainian children is growing up online, underground and under fire -- resilient, but deeply scarred.
Media | 2025-12-12