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Inside the Russian prison where all is not as it seems
Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin tells of his ‘surprisingly respectful and sympathetic’ experience while serving his sentence at a Izhevsk jail
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Putin’s new top commander in Ukraine has revenge in his sights
After half a century in the military, General Valery Gerasimov has been handed his toughest task yet
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Russia's 'General Armageddon' demoted after just three months following battlefield failures
Sergei Surovikin has been replaced as Russia's commander of the Ukraine invasion after a bombing campaign failed to turn the tide of the war
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Give Kyiv the right tools to do the job
The West has been too cautious in denying Ukraine needed weapons. British-made tanks could deliver a knockout blow to Putin’s forces
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The tank’s critics are about to be humiliated in Ukraine
Russia has shown the world how not to do armoured warfare, but Challenger 2 will help Ukraine triumph
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Russia borrows record $56bn in a month as sanctions batter Putin
Spending for the year was up more than 30pc compared to pre-war forecasts
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Time to end the catastrophism – Putin’s gas weapon has been spiked
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Like Ivan the Terrible, Putin could hobble on after defeat
Russia is at a turning point in its history. Putin’s future now lies on the battlefields in Ukraine
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Putin has tried and failed to manipulate Ukraine’s Orthodox Christians
His goal was to alienate religious members of Ukrainian society from Zelensky’s government, which tries to keep secular neutrality
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Putin ‘not an unpleasant’ man when you meet him, Macron tells journalists
The French leader made the comments before his recent pivot towards giving Kyiv more military support
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Britain is losing the will to stand up to Vladimir Putin
France, Germany and the US are sending tanks and armoured vehicles to Kyiv. And the British? The cheerleader seems to have lost her voice
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Putin spends Christmas in isolation as anger grows over Himars barrack strike
It comes as thousands sign a petition over a recent artillery attack on a battalion of mobilised men in a rare show of public defiance
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There are no good options in Ukraine, but the least bad is to push for Putin's total defeat
This war is hideous, but a premature peace is simply not on the cards. It is vital we continue to give the Ukrainians the support they need
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Wagner chief ‘obsessed’ with capturing Bakhmut for its salt mines, US says
Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is often called 'Putin's chef', is determined to capture the city despite it having little strategic value
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Zelensky: Putin's Christmas ceasefire is a 'cover' for Russia to stop Ukraine's advances
The Ukrainian president said the Kremlin would use the temporary truce to bring in more backup troops and equipment
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Ukraine: The People's Fight, review: a stunning film about the amateur soldiers taking on Putin
Bafta-winner Olly Lambert's brilliant, on-the-ground documentary was filmed several months ago in the early stages of the war in Ukraine
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Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles to pass through English Channel
Russian president announces departure of Admiral Gorshkov frigate in attempt to distract from latest military failure in Ukraine
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Nato involvement in Ukraine must not be off the table in 2023
We cannot delude ourselves - this war is likely to get worse this year. We have to be prepared for anything and plan accordingly
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