Latest updates: Ukraine president says Thursday summits will reveal ‘who is a friend, who is a partner, and who betrayed us for money’; Russia likely looking to mobilise reservists and conscripts to replace losses, UK defence says
Europe at risk of recession amid concerns Russia could cut gas supplies
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Europe faces a rising risk of recession because of rising oil and gas prices amid concerns that Russia could turn off supplies completely, economists have said. Europe’s economy will be hit by a variety of factors inc...
Putin’s Russia: dictator syndrome and the rise of a ‘mafia state’ – video
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Guardian correspondent Luke Harding chronicles the defining moments in Putin's early presidency that helped turn Russia into a 'mafia state' – from the clampdown on the independent media, to shocking assassinations an...
Russia says it has full control of Luhansk region in Ukraine
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Russia has said it is in control of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk region after taking over Lysychansk, the last Ukrainian-controlled city in the region. The Russian defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, told Vladimir Putin on...
Yes, Nato has a new vitality. But its united front could collapse when it has to deal with Russia
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Most summits bill themselves as “historic” and those who attend invariably talk about “forging a new consensus”. But Nato’s Madrid summit can credibly make such claims, for there is no question that a military allianc...
Putin’s Russia: dictator syndrome and the rise of a ‘mafia state’ – video
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Guardian correspondent Luke Harding chronicles the defining moments in Putin's early presidency that helped turn Russia into a 'mafia state' – from the clampdown on the independent media, to shocking assassinations an...
Putin’s war is also a crime – the world must punish Russia as a terrorist state
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As I write, rescuers are still searching the remains of a shopping centre in the central Ukrainian town of Kremenchuk. There were hundreds of people inside the centre when Russian missiles hit it on Monday. The number...
Ukraine announces largest exchange of prisoners of war since Russia invaded
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Ukraine has announced the largest exchange of prisoners of war since Russia invaded, securing the release of 144 of its soldiers, including 95 who defended the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. “This is the largest exc...
Russia condemns Nato’s invitation to Finland and Sweden
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Russian officials have reacted angrily to Nato’s offer of membership to Finland and Sweden, calling it a “destabilising” effort that will increase tensions in the region. “We condemn the irresponsible course of the No...