Ukraine at war
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Finally, America’s Congress does right by Ukraine
Disaster has been dodged. But the political malaise that delayed the Ukraine funding bill remains
The House of Representatives gives Ukraine its best news in a year
$61bn of aid is on the way. It should have an almost instant effect
Two years of war have impoverished many Ukrainians
The elderly, the displaced and the disabled are the worst affected
Ukraine is ignoring US warnings to end drone operations inside Russia
Its superdrones can reach targets as far away as Siberia
Ukraine is digging in as the Kremlin steps up its offensive
Will it be enough?
Frozen Russian assets will soon pay for Ukraine’s war
And America now hopes to convince others to make better use of the stash
The military campaigns
The Kremlin wants to make Ukraine’s second city unliveable
The race to save Kharkiv from Russian bombs
Russia’s ferocious glide-bomb campaign
For now, Ukraine has no answer to it
What happens if Ukraine loses?
Russian victory would be debilitating for the West, and especially for Europe
Russia is gearing up for a big new push along a long front line
Ukraine must prepare
Ukraine is in a race against time to fortify its front line
But it is suffering from a shortage of munitions and manpower
The cyberwar in Ukraine is as crucial as the battle in the trenches
So far, no one is winning
Video insights
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Is Putin winning the war in Ukraine?
Our experts discuss what the next year of conflict might hold
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Zelensky explains why he won’t negotiate with Putin
Ukraine’s president speaks to our Editor-in-chief
Economist Live event
Ukraine war: what does victory look like?
Our experts analyse how Ukraine and the West can sustain the war effort
Subscriber events
Ukraine at war: the conflict expands
As Ukraine’s counter-offensive grinds on, is there hope for success?
Life for Ukrainians
Poles and Ukrainians are at loggerheads. That’s good news for Putin
Farm exports and freight are the problems
In occupied Mariupol, Russian invaders hold a sham election
The bullet remains stronger than the ballot
Vladimir Putin celebrates his fake election win
He claims he secured 87% of the vote
France, Germany and Poland try to patch differences over Ukraine
Their leaders disagree on what and how much they will send to help
Ukraine’s animals are also victims of the war
Though foxes have thrived
Kharkiv is struggling under Russian rocket attacks
A border region liberated by Ukraine’s army faces a new onslaught
Geopolitics
Ukraine’s European allies are either broke, small or irresolute
In search of the perfect partner to derail Russian aggression
Rogue Russia threatens the world, not just Ukraine
The West must show its enemy is Vladimir Putin, not 143m ordinary Russians
Why Germany is reluctant to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine
Olaf Scholz seems determined to defy pressure from Germany’s allies and domestic opposition
The damage done by Russia’s hack of Germany’s defence ministry
Underlining Chancellor Scholz’s refusal to send long-range missiles to Ukraine
France and Germany are at loggerheads over military aid to Ukraine
A summit in France made things worse
Russian spies are back—and more dangerous than ever
The Kremlin’s intelligence agencies have learned from their mistakes in recent years
Domestic Russia
Russia is struggling to find its missing soldiers
Vladimir Putin’s war has left thousands of searching families in limbo
Vladimir Putin blames an Islamist attack on Ukraine and America
How to use a disastrous security failure to bolster dictatorship
Vladimir Putin begins Operation Blame Ukraine
The Kremlin senses an opportunity in the tragedy of Crocus City Hall
Vladivostok is a window into wartime Russia
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is transforming the far-eastern city
How Putin is reshaping Russia to keep his war-machine running
He is creating a class of wealthy bureaucrats, who are the war’s biggest supporters
Global economic fallout
What do you do with 191bn frozen euros owned by Russia?
The question that now confronts Western policymakers
How to put Russia’s frozen assets to work for Ukraine
Exploit them to the full, but legally
Europe faces a painful adjustment to higher defence spending
The choices: taxes, cuts elsewhere, more borrowing
Russia outsmarts Western sanctions—and China is paying attention
How the rise of middle powers helps America’s enemies
The Ukraine war offers energy arbitrage opportunities
It also provides a glimpse at the future of European gas supplies