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Which side is winning the war: Russia or Ukraine?The Explainer Kyiv again ‘on the backfoot’ on the eastern front as Russian forces threaten ‘fortress belt’
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Will Russian elections weaken Putin’s grip on power?Today’s Big Question Result of elections not in doubt but how much the Kremlin needs to hide public discontent could spell problems for Russia’s president
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Putin ally funded Trump Jr. wedding partySpeed Read The president’s son’s wedding was quietly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to Putin
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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All eyes on Russian airspace as Ukraine threatens commercial travelTHE EXPLAINER Putin says Zelenskyy’s warnings to Russian flights amount to ‘terrorism’
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Putin pledges support for Iran as US war reignitesSpeed Read Moscow will continue supplying “the assistance you need” and “the necessary goods,” Putin told Iranian officials
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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US-led G20 and China-led SCO summits: who runs the world?Today's Big Question Xi Jinping champions ‘orderly multipolar world’ as two summits offer competing visions for new global order
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Could Russia’s hybrid attacks pull Europe into the war?Today's Big Question Sabotage rises, and NATO fears a provocation by Moscow
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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CIA director’s secret flight to MoscowThe Explainer High-level in-person meetings between Russian and US officials incredibly rare
By The Week UK Published
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What does the Russian threat to the UK look like?Today’s Big Question As Andy Burnham strengthens his solidarity with Ukraine, ongoing Russian hostility towards the UK could intensify
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Putin’s Russia: a land that has ‘run out of workers’In the Spotlight Russia is undergoing its worst labour crisis in decades, placing the country on the verge of economic collapse
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Wildberries attacks: why is Ukraine targeting ‘Russia’s Amazon’?Today’s Big Question Pressure on Russian e-commerce giant presents Kyiv with growing leverage beyond the front line
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Can deadly escalation between Russia and Ukraine be stopped?Today’s Big Question Recent strikes in both countries show that civilians are increasingly caught in the crossfire, with world leaders urged to intervene
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Will Ukraine’s internal war affect its external one?Today's Big Question ‘Extraordinary rupture’ at the heart of Kyiv’s war-fighting team ‘can only benefit Russia’
By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published
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38 things Trump has called other world leadersIN THE SPOTLIGHT The fickle American president has spent years lobbing insults and nicknames at friend and foe on the global stage alike
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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