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How long can Russia hold out in Ukraine?
Today's Big Question Four years on from the full-scale invasion, Vladimir Putin faces battlefield fatigue, economic unease and a fraying social contract at home
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Which side is winning the war: Russia or Ukraine?
The Explainer As the conflict enters its fifth year, both sides can point to small victories but the overall picture has barely changed
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Should the EU and UK join Trump’s board of peace?
Today's Big Question After rushing to praise the initiative European leaders are now alarmed
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Putin’s shadow war
Feature The Kremlin is waging a campaign of sabotage and subversion against Ukraine’s allies in the West
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‘The forces he united still shape the Democratic Party’
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Are we heading for World War Three?
In Depth Large percentage of voters in US, Canada, UK, France and Germany believe global conflict could erupt in next five years
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Alexei Navalny and Russia’s history of poisonings
The Explainer ‘Precise’ and ‘deniable’, the Kremlin’s use of poison to silence critics has become a ’geopolitical signature flourish’
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What happens now that the US-Russia nuclear treaty is expiring?
TODAY’S BIG QUESTION Weapons experts worry that the end of the New START treaty marks the beginning of a 21st-century atomic arms race
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31 political cartoons for January 2026
Cartoons Editorial cartoonists take on Donald Trump, ICE, the World Economic Forum in Davos, Greenland and more
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Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ comes into confounding focus
In the Spotlight What began as a plan to redevelop the Gaza Strip is quickly emerging as a new lever of global power for a president intent on upending the standing world order
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Ukraine, US and Russia: do rare trilateral talks mean peace is possible?
Rush to meet signals potential agreement but scepticism of Russian motives remain
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New START: the final US-Russia nuclear treaty about to expire
The Explainer The last agreement between Washington and Moscow expires within weeks
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What would a UK deployment to Ukraine look like?
Today's Big Question Security agreement commits British and French forces in event of ceasefire
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Trump considers giving Ukraine a security guarantee
Talking Points Zelenskyy says it is a requirement for peace. Will Putin go along?
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