Ukraine War: why the Black Sea is key to Kyiv’s counteroffensive
Ukraine’s recent successes at sea and in Crimea create strategic opportunities in the Black Sea and, in the longer term, for the war on land.
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Ukraine’s cultural heritage faces destruction as Russian bombing continues
What the world stands to lose due to Putin’s unprovoked war.
Ukraine war: air campaign intensifies as Russia and Ukraine trade massive drone and missile attacks
Russia has launched its biggest drone and missile strikes of the war to date. But Ukraine has hit back effectively.
Ukraine recap: diplomatic manoeuvres intensify in advance of a possible spring offensive
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
Ukraine war 12 months on: how Volodymyr Zelensky became the nation’s unlikely hero
An expert on heroism explains why nations in conflict need these figures.
Trump‑Putin Budapest summit would have posed threat to international rule of law and Ukraine’s relations with Hungary
The now-cancelled Budapest summit would have been, above all, a boon for Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán.
Russia’s reasons for invading Ukraine – however debatable – shouldn’t be ignored in a peace deal
If a peace deal isto be reached it’s important to understand why Russia wanted this war.
Ukraine invasion: ‘stage two’ of Russia’s war is ringing alarm bells in nearby Moldova – here’s why
As Russia prepares to take more Ukrainian territory, Moldova could be next on Putin’s target list.
Europe may struggle to replace the military intelligence that Ukraine needs – but it has key strengths
European nations have some areas of strength in intelligence gathering, but will need to ramp up their efforts to plug the gap left by the US.
Why Ukraine should avoid copying Finland’s 1944 path to peace with Moscow
Comparing Finland’s situation in 1944 and Ukraine’s current war with Russia is problematic and possibly misleading.
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