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Published in: oDR: OpinionUkraine war shows ‘nuclear deterrence’ doesn’t work. We need disarmament
Despite leaders’ claims, nuclear weapons don’t prevent war or make life safer or more peaceful – they put the...
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Published in: Home: OpinionRussia can’t afford its war on Ukraine. Here’s why
Weapons are astonishingly expensive and Ukrainians won’t surrender. But those aren’t Vladimir Putin’s only problems
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHow Kazakhstan society is divided over the Russia-Ukraine war
In Kazakhstan, where a Soviet past still lingers, there are clear generational divides in opinion towards Putin’s invasion
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Published in: oDR: OpinionFriends sheltered us for free in Mariupol – but landlords are cashing in
Ukrainian journalist Nadezhda Sukhorukova tells of friends and homes lost during her final desperate days in the...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionRussia’s attack on Ukraine is likely to continue for weeks – if not months
Any major concessions from Putin would risk not only his vision of a Greater Russia, but his future too
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Published in: oDR: NewsMoscow police beat and torture women after anti-war protests
A phone recording captured details of police brutality against Russian anti-war protesters
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Published in: oDR: OpinionHow the Ukraine invasion ends may depend on China and Russian mothers
While everything suggests Russia may now be in serious trouble, there are still reasons for caution
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Published in: Home: OpinionPutin isn’t to blame for fuel poverty in the UK – the government is
Britain has homes that are older, draughtier and harder to heat than anywhere else in western Europe. The poor are...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsRevealed: Major Tory donor is investor in Russian state-owned oil firm
Rosneft's CEO Igor Sechin was sanctioned by the UK on Thursday. Mercantile and Maritime Energy has shares in a major...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsNorth Sea firm cuts ties with oligarch – but hands power to his associates
The Scottish shipping business says it is no longer attached to billionaire Vagit Alekperov – but questions remain...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationOxford University took millions from key ‘crony’ of Vladimir Putin
Labour MP calls for Oxford to donate oligarch’s money to an anti-corruption campaign
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsPro-Russia Westminster group at centre of lobbying row disbands
The Tory-linked group had been due to host its first in-person event for two years today, aimed at strengthening...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionPutin’s attack on Ukraine isn’t going as planned. What will happen next?
With an unexpectedly strong Ukrainian resistance, harsh global sanctions and low morale among Russian troops, we...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionThe Western Left doesn’t understand Putin – or the world outside the US
After Russia’s shelling of Kharkiv, the post-Soviet Left sees all too clearly what has been lacking from the West’s analysis
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Published in: oDR: OpinionPutin can’t live with dissent – that’s why he’s trying to silence his critics
The Russian government’s crackdown on independent media and civil society has reached a dangerous new peak. We must...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsRevealed: Russian army’s football club channelling cash through London
Sanctioned CSKA Moscow is chaired by Putin’s personal adviser, but a significant stake in the club is still owned by...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionFootball has for too long been in Putin’s pocket. It’s time for reform
Sport had the chance to speak out against Russia in 2014 and 2018. It has only acted now because it has been forced to do so
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Published in: oDR: OpinionPutin is the product of a corrupt economic system that we must now reform
Market fundamentalism encourages violence as well as theft. This war should mark a turning point for the world
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Published in: oDR: FeatureThis is what it's like inside Russia's anti-war movement
The suppression last year of Navalny’s activist network destroyed the opposition’s main organising tool. But...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionPutin was shaped by US greed. His defeat must lead to global change
When the Russian president is finally defeated in Ukraine, the West must avoid past mistakes to ensure peace