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Why are private military companies playing such a major role in Ukraine?
Today's Big Question ‘Shadowy groups’ of Western veterans are operating in Ukraine, while Putin leans heavily on the Wagner paramilitaries
By Jamie Timson, The Week UK Published
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Ukraine's volunteer foreign fighters include many vets who struggled with civilian life
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By Catherine Garcia Published
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North Korea says missile launches were not warnings, but practice for attack
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By Justin Klawans Published
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Ethiopian government, Tigray leaders sign peace treaty to end bloody civil war
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By Justin Klawans Published
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Israel raids bomb lab, killing 5 Palestinian gunmen
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By Justin Klawans Published
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At least 50 killed during airstrike on Ethiopian school
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By Justin Klawans Published
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Daria Dugina: who killed the daughter of Putin’s ally?
feature Moscow was quick to blame Kyiv for the murder of a leading ultranationalist’s daughter
By The Week Staff Published
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Putin signs decree to increase size of Russian military
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By Catherine Garcia Published
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How the U.S. killed Ayman al-Zawahiri — and only al-Zawahiri — with a R9X 'flying Ginsu' missile
Speed Read Answer: Very carefully
By Peter Weber Published
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Snake Island: why ‘speck of land’ in Black Sea is so important
feature Tiny Black Sea outpost could hold key to avoiding global food shortage
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The limits of the Geneva Conventions
Speed Read Are foreign fighters in Ukraine protected by the laws that govern the treatment of prisoners of war?
By Joel Mathis Published
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Will Ukraine invasion trigger a global food security crisis?
feature Shortages of grain and fertiliser could last years, UN warns
By The Week Staff Last updated
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Why the Black Sea is key to Russia’s Ukraine invasion
In Depth Moscow could threaten ‘millions with starvation’ through port blockade
By The Week Staff Published
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The spate of mysterious Russian oligarch deaths
Why Everyone’s Talking About Six figures with ties to the Kremlin have died since Vladimir Putin launched Ukraine war
By The Week Staff Last updated
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