When the fighting is done, vast sums of money will be needed in the future for reparations to rebuild Ukraine and to help ensure its long-term security. So who will pay for that?
With a total of 9,655 sanctions against it, Russia is now the most sanctioned country in the world, ahead of Iran. Of these, 6,901 have been imposed since February. But the high price of oil and gas, ironically a result of the war, is fueling Vladimir Putin's war machine. (
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The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase focused on the east of the country that could determine the outcome of the Russian invasion ordered by President Vladimir Putin. While Russia's war machine still has enormous combat power, it has suffered heavy losses in men and equipment, experts say.
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Security experts and sources in Russia say Putin is left isolated in the Kremlin, relying on his secret service and his bullet-proof ‘Beast from The East’ for protection. (
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For several years, the Ukrainian armed forces conducted training with U.S. Army instructors at the International Peacekeeping Security Centre near Yavoriv in eastern Ukraine. The base was shelled by Russia on 13 March, killing at least 35 people, although there were no U.S. trainers there as they were withdrawn at the end of February. The Ukrainian Air Force also established a special relationship with the California National Guard.
The story of how the Ukrainian military reformed itself after being overrun by Russia in 2014, becoming an effective fighting force in barely eight years. What role did U.S. training and equipment play? (
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The US and its allies are trying to squeeze Putin by going after his super rich oligarchs. While that’s no easy task in today’s complex world of secret accounts, it may curtail ‘Russian influence operations’ in the West. (
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The US and its European allies are sending hundreds of millions of dollars in weapons to help Ukraine defend itself against invading Russian forces, including surface-to-air and anti-tank missiles, as well as armed drones. The new $800 million US aid package includes 800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems; 2,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles; 6,000 AT-4 anti-armour systems; 100 drones; and millions more rounds of ammunition.
Chemical weapons? Cyber attacks? Nuclear conflict? Is Putin playing psychological games with the West? These are all question now being asked as the war in Ukraine drags on. (
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"Basically, if Vladimir Putin has his way, Ukraine will not exist as the modern Ukraine of the last 30 years," says Fiona Hill, the foremost U.S. expert on Putin.
From bank accounts to yachts to football clubs, the impact of international sanctions is being felt around the world as the United States and the European Union put the squeeze on Vladimir Putin and the notorious oligarchs who feed off his regime. (
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Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this week, the conversation has inevitably turned to a possible escalation that could potentially spark World War III. How great is the risk? (
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A new book tell first hand stories from Antarctica, Panama, Peru and Fiji that help shed light on the climate crisis and the international efforts of scientists, activists and politicians to address it. (
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Rising sea levels are forcing some residents of the autonomous indigenous community of Guna Yala, off Panama's Atlantic coast, to relocate to the mainland. Their fate is an important test case as more coastal communities face the prospect of becoming "climate refugees." (
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To avoid an insurance crisis, "we, as a society, have to prepare for this... everything has to change, says an authors of a new report by one of the largest reinsurance companies in the world. Otherwise, the risk will grow until some properties become "uninsurable".
After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the US invaded Afghanistan to hunt down Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda, to whom the Taliban provided safe haven. Now that they are back in power, will they open their doors again to extremist Islamic groups?
I could see the growing Palestinian anger and frustration after decades of Israeli military occupation. That was 40 years ago, and it has only kept growing. (
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Christmas 1940 was the worst of all times in Britain. Most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Hitler was trying to bomb London into submission. My father, aged 20, was training to be an Air Force pilot though he had his misgivings about bombing Germany. (
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