How the west is foiling Russia’s attempts to use the Arctic in the Ukraine war
Russian attempts to use the Arctic as a military resource for the war are starting to be diminished by more effective western pushback.
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How have China and Russia beefed up their relationship after Ukraine war wobble? Expert Q&A
China and Russia have jointly criticised the west, as well as pledging economic and security co-operation.
UN chief says world’s biggest problem is the changing way power is used – Donald Trump’s speech confirms his diagnosis
The UN general assembly meeting brought together many leaders whose countries are locked in conflict.
EU pragmatism has rewarded Russia’s brazen trade bullying
Few bilateral agreements have ever had such turbulent history and implications as the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine. It was former president Viktor Yanukovych’s refusal to sign the agreement…
Russia must co‑operate with investigation of MH17 or risk wearing the blame
US Secretary of State John Kerry has left the rest of the world in no doubt as to who America blames for the downing of MH17, appearing on several Sunday talkshows to point the finger at pro-Russian separatists…
Syria airstrikes expose the faultlines in Turkey’s relationship with Russia
Relations between the two countries, once cordial, have been strained by Russia’s intervention in Syria.
Putin’s patriotism and paranoia will be Russia’s undoing
Whether through improvisation, opportunism, fear or calculation, 2014 has seen a massive shift in the way political authority works in Russia. Moscow has moved dramatically away from a legal-rational way…
Russian debt default: two experts explain what it means for Russia and for global financial markets
Experts discuss the implications of Russia’s recent debt default for the global financial markets and Russia’s reputation
Russia‑China ties on full display on Victory Day – but all is not as well as Putin is making out
Russia’s Victory Day commemorations were a display of how close Moscow and Beijing are.
Russia has been working on creating drones that ‘call home’, go undercover and start fires. Here’s how they work
To upgrade its drones, Moscow has been adding Sim cards to transmit data back to Russia and updating anti-detection methods.
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