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War: President Zelensky blames NATO for Russian invasion of Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia attacked Ukraine simply because his country is not a member of NATO. Zelensky said…
War fronts littered with corpses of Russian soldiers – President Zelensky boasts
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Sunday, said that in areas where heavy fighting has taken place, the front line of…
Ukraine Recap: Putin’s plans explained – at home and abroad
The image that I can’t get out of my head this week is that of Marina Ovsyannikova. The brave Russian…
Putin’s not a fascist, totalitarian or revolutionary – he’s a reactionary tyrant
Talk of a “new cold war” in this century began in the time between the war in Iraq and the…
Scotland has apologised for witchcraft executions – as a historian, I worry this was a mistake
Friday, 18 March 2022 01:56 Written by theconversation A group of Scottish witches meet the Devil in a churchyard in a pen and ink drawing from the 17th…
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Unexplained wealth orders: how is the British law changing and will it stop dirty money circulating in London?
Friday, 18 March 2022 01:38 Written by theconversation Shutterstock Áine Clancy, Queen Mary University of London The British government has responded to criticisms of its lassitude in targeting…
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Ukraine: Putin’s vision of ‘Russian Ukraine’ misunderstands how borders came about
Map of the Soviet Union and its republics (1939) Alexander S. Grigorovich Kerry Goettlich, University of Reading In Ukraine’s ongoing…
Russian forces take 400 hostages at Mariupol’s main hospital in Ukraine
Russian forces have reportedly entered the largest hospital in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol and are preventing doctors and patients…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is illegal under international law: suggesting it’s not is dangerous
The destroyed main building of a school in Zhytomyr, Ukraine. EFE-EPA/Miguela A. Lopes Cathleen Powell, University of Cape Town While…
Why Vladimir Putin is botching his Ukrainian invasion
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches through binoculars as Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu sits nearby during military exercises east of…