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A matter of size? Ukraine vs Russia

In its seismic paradigm shift the EU last week earmarked €450 million ($503 million) for lethal arms, which includes air-defence systems, anti-tank weapons, ammunition,...

Nord Stream to nowhere threatens Putin’s war

by Edward Steen. Vienna, March 5, 2022 The latest issue of the specialist magazine World Oil explains some of the more tangled aspects of Russian...

Profile of a hero: Zelensky

From costumed farceur to global hero in a bulletproof vest, Volodymyr Zelensky has captured the imagination of the world. A superhero next to the...

Who is Volodymyr Zelensky? From TV star and comedian to resistance hero

Post Paddington voiceover, the man who leads Ukraine's resistance to Russia By James Hookway, Wall Street Journal President Volodymyr Zelensky has become the face of Ukraine’s...

Exodus: latest

1.2 million have left. Humanitarian aid efforts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV5Fooi8YJA  

Israeli special forces joining Ukrainian ranks

Israeli ex-soldiers are now fighting the Russian army alongside Ukrainian troops, wishing to defend the country they emigrated from. News site Ynet has featured...

Maps as weapons

Financial Times John Gapper When Apple suspended sales of iPhones and other products in Russia this week, it also made a subtler intervention. Along with Google,...

Maps and war

Financial Times, 4 March 2022 John Gapper, London When Apple suspended sales of iPhones and other products in Russia this week, it also made a subtler...

Noose tightening round Southern Ukraine as Putin pushes to link with East

Mariupol, CNN: authorities warned of a "critical" situation for residents amid heavy shelling Friday morning. It's not clear how many of Mariupol's roughly 400,000...

Russia: last independent TV station closed

“Everything that’s not propaganda is being eliminated,” a Nobel Prize winning editor said as Russian authorities moved to control the narrative in the Ukraine...

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