Since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2014, one Russian phrase has haunted me. It translates to “They [Ukrainians] ...

THE WORD “HUBRIS” HAS COME UP frequently since Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine. The most straightforward ...

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A victory for Putin means, in due time, a re-charting of the entire map of Europe, to suit his vision of a Russian empire ...

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Vladimir Putin 's lover Alina Kabaeva was secretly paid by a military unit linked to the dictator when she was only 17 years ...

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