Ukraine

Russia is the test of Europe’s strategic autonomy

To end the Ukraine war, the region must collectively decide on finding a place for the Eurasian country

The House voted 226 to 195 for the Ukraine Support Act, which reached the floor after languishing for months.

US House backs Russia sanctions and Ukraine aid in latest blow to Trump

18 Republicans and one independent who normally votes with them joined Democrats to pass the Bill

Two leaders (above: Russia's Vladimir Putin and the US' Donald Trump) started wars of choice which they thought would bring quick victories, only to find themselves trapped in conflicts they are finding difficult to end.

Why Putin and Trump should both want quick peace deals

Despite the mounting costs of both wars, the Russian and US leaders are reluctant to admit failure

Ukraine has turned its battlefront into a charnel house with Russia’s casualty rate at 35,000 a month.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Putin and Trump don’t have the cards

The wars waged by Russia and the US in Ukraine and Iran are case studies in geopolitical self-harm

A house on fire after a Ukrainian drone attack in the Moscow region on May 17.

Moscow faces biggest attack in over a year as Ukraine drones kill four in Russia

Moscow’s mayor says 12 people were injured, mostly near the entrance to the capital’s oil refinery

Turkmenistan offers China something rarer than another gas field: a discreet land access to Iran.

China’s Eurasian hedge runs through Turkmenistan

The country in Central Asia helps turn connectivity from a route into an insurance policy

Monaco remains one of the world’s most exclusive and resilient residential markets.

Ukraine’s richest man bought Monaco flat for record 471 million euros

The reported price would make it the biggest known home sale in history

The entire shape of Ukraine's economy has changed rapidly, as sectors such as defence have expanded and others like tourism have contracted.

The secret to Ukraine’s remarkably resilient labour market

Flexibility, financial support and remote work have offset some of the economic upheaval of war

Crowds gather in Nuuk to protest against Trump and his campaign to take over Greenland. The US president has ruled out seizing the territory by force.

US leads the West in tearing down the world order

Great powers have never willingly submitted to rules; they recognise them only when the rules serve their own interests

(From left) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky with US President Donald Trump during their meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, Jan 22, 2026.

Trump says Putin, Zelensky want to make a deal to end the war

[ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE] President Donald Trump said on Thursday both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have said they would like to make a deal to end the near...