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Nato’s new plans to defend Europe from Putin
feature Most comprehensive shake-up of defence planning since end of Cold War will see 300,000 troops on stand-by
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What will Russia look like after Putin?
Today's Big Question There are no guarantees of stability for the West if or when the president departs
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Alexander Lukashenko: Europe’s last dictator
Why Everyone’s Talking About Former pig farm manager dubbed Putin’s ‘little brother’ oversees a corrupt mafia state in Belarus
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Kim Philby: unmasking the original Cold War double agent
Why Everyone’s Talking About New files reveal infamous Soviet spy could have been outed years before defecting
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What’s happening between Armenia and Azerbaijan?
In Depth Worst fighting in two years prompts Russian and EU attempts to broker peace
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How the world reported on the death of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
feature Media praises him for ‘ending Cold War’ but others criticise him for ‘darkness’ and ‘naivety’
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Chernobyl: what is the history, impact and present risk?
Speed Read UN atomic agency to investigate reports that Russian troops left with radiation exposure
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Vladimir Putin’s narrative of Russian victimhood examined
feature Russian president has repeatedly pointed to his country’s history to justify Ukraine invasion
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What does Vladimir Putin want from Ukraine?
feature Moscow accused of dangling threat of war in Europe to extract guarantees over Nato expansion
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Why Kazakhstan protests sparked ‘colour revolution’ fears
feature Russian-led military bloc to start withdrawing troops as detentions near 10,000
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The effort to extinguish Turkmenistan’s ‘Gateway to Hell’
Why Everyone’s Talking About Natural gas crater in the Karakum desert has burned for five decades
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Ukraine seeks World Heritage status for abandoned Chernobyl nuclear plant
Speed Read Area should be preserved as ‘unique destination of interest for the whole of mankind’, minister says
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Declassified tapes give new insight into inner workings of East German Stasi
Speed Read Trove of classified recordings includes interrogations by communist secret police
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What is the INF treaty and why has Donald Trump pulled out?
In Depth US leaving ‘watershed’ nuclear missile treaty
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