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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: NewsUkraine’s human rights and civil society leaders appeal to world for urgent help
‘We need support and we need it now’ is the plea from Ukrainian organisations, which have issued six immediate...
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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
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionRussia and the US have more in common than you might think
My experience of living and teaching in Moscow, and studying Russian history, reveals how many imperialist,...
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Published in: Live discussionsWhat can the West do to help Ukraine?
openDemocracy has been reporting from the grassroots in Russia and Ukraine for years. Our expert panel explain what...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureFleeing Kyiv: How we escaped the Ukrainian capital as war broke out
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced five friends and their young families to leave their homes for the second time...
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Published in: Home: AnalysisAs Russia invades Ukraine, the EU must seek to protect the Western Balkans
The region remains vulnerable to contagion from the crises in eastern Europe, and unattended problems will fester...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionBoris Johnson is lying – the UK could have done far more to stop Russia
As Putin created tyranny in Russia, UK prime ministers cosied up to him on official visits and laundered his friends’ money
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Published in: oDR: OpinionA letter to the Western Left from Kyiv
The ‘anti-imperialism of idiots’ meant people turned a blind eye to Russia’s actions
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisPutin’s brutal intentions for Ukraine are clear. Will he succeed?
The course of this deadly conflict is far from certain, but there are lessons to be learnt from recent wars
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisPutin’s ‘history’ of Ukraine has an all-too Soviet legacy
As Ukraine fights to protect its independence, the Russian president uses familiar rhetoric to deny Ukrainians the...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionRussia sacrifices economic goals for military aggression
Germany’s decision to halt the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline may cause long-term damage to Russia – but Putin doesn’t care
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Published in: oDR: News24 hours in Kyiv: The day that changed Ukraine forever
As Russia invades, people are fleeing their homes and cash machines are empty. A Ukrainian journalist reports from...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsExclusive: 623 new ‘British’ companies are actually controlled from Russia
It comes amid calls to bring sanctions against oligarchs and restrict the flow of Russian money through British businesses
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsUkrainians in London tell of anguish at Downing Street protest
Hundreds gathered in Whitehall to call for tougher sanctions on Russia in the wake of Thursday’s invasion
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Published in: oDR: OpinionWhere was the outpouring of empathy when my country was at war?
As an Armenian, I feel our pain was ignored. And my trauma means I’m struggling to empathise as I should with Ukraine today
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Published in: oDR: OpinionMany Russians don’t want this war. The Left must unite to oppose it
Putin’s aggression has failed to galvanise support at home. Those around the world must reject his actions, argue...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsFresh Tory lobbying row over unregulated ‘Westminster Russia Forum’
Exclusive: The group, once called Conservative Friends of Russia, is set to hold a ‘multilateral relations...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionUkrainian journalist: ‘We cannot choose when we die, but we can choose how’
The only pity is that now we must spend all our energy and resources on opposing Russia instead of improving...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionPutin is about to start the most senseless war in history
A view from Russia: no sanctions will stop Moscow, and its actions will drive more countries into NATO's arms