Putin now faces his own 1917-style catastrophe
Incompetence and Russia’s complete disregard for its soldiers’ lives will come back to haunt the Kremlin
Incompetence and Russia’s complete disregard for its soldiers’ lives will come back to haunt the Kremlin
For too long, officials have naively believed that they should refrain from treating Tehran as a hostile force
The Russian president’s only hope is that the West’s resolve falters, allowing him to prolong the war
With military defeat finally sinking in, the Russian president’s appetite for battle has begun to wane
Defence spending should continue to rise, as a signal to Russia that Britain takes Europe’s security seriously
No one is immune from the Chinese premier’s thirst for total control, not even former presidents
By siding so openly with Putin, Tehran has shown its true aim — to challenge Nato by all means possible
The West should not give into blackmail, but see the Russian president’s rants for the bluster they are
At this critical moment, Western powers should not be signing up to a bad nuclear deal with Iran's oppressive regime
The Russian tyrant’s forces are collapsing. The loss of Crimea would be a dagger blow to his regime’s heart
Taking territory annexed by Vladimir Putin in 2014 is now a ‘very real possibility’, says a senior US official
The Russians know that we lack the resources to properly defend our critical infrastructure
The Russian president may brandish nuclear weapons, but he has no exclusive control over them
The real threat to his rule may well come from the ultra-nationalists furious at the disastrous defeats
The scale of disaster is forcing even pro-Russian officials to acknowledge that the Ukrainians are gaining ground
Liz Truss and her Foreign Secretary will have to work hard to maintain Western unity in coming months