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Published in: oDR: FeatureUkrainian families’ fury at silence over Russia-held POWs
Some 30 members of Ukraine’s 93rd Mechanised Brigade are thought to have been captured. But their families are in the dark
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Published in: oDR: OpinionPutin’s opponents are leaving Russia. Does that make change harder?
A closer look at the world of some anti-Putin emigrants shows they are no great loss to any future revolution
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Published in: oDR: FeatureRoles flip as Russians become ‘migrant workers’ in Tajikistan (for now)
For the first time in 30 years, Russians are heading to Central Asia rather than the other way around – to escape war
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Published in: oDR: NewsUK MPs demand ‘just reconstruction’ in Ukraine amid fears for workers’ rights
Money for Ukraine’s recovery must ‘not disappear into the hands of oligarchs’, Nadia Whittome told openDemocracy
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Published in: oDR: FeatureRussian police are torturing anti-war activists
Those standing up to the war report horrific instances of abuse at the hands of the authorities
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Published in: oDR: Feature‘You can’t do anything useful in jail,’ says leading Russian street artist
Timofey Radya talks to openDemocracy about anti-war resistance in the streets and his love for his country
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkraine wants Israel-style security guarantees from allies and the world
Thirty years ago Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons in return for security assurances. Now, it wants ironclad...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureNew Russian citizens from Central Asia face uncertainty over Ukraine war
Russian citizenship is pragmatic for migrants from states like Tajikistan. But they may be dragged into Putin’s war
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Published in: Home: OpinionYanis Varoufakis: The US is no ally of the Left – in Ukraine or anywhere
OPINION: Anthony Barnett is wrong – Russia’s invasion does not make America into a defender of democracy
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHard to stay, hard to leave: Ukrainians on the struggle to evacuate Donetsk region
openDemocracy talks to those who’ve fled the front lines, about why many are reluctant to leave
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Published in: oDR: FeatureUkraine’s latest economic reforms threaten workers’ social benefits
Merging Ukraine’s social insurance fund with the deficit-ridden state pension fund will be a disaster, say trade unions
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Published in: oDR: FeatureKyiv’s Iranian diaspora condemns drones and state repression
Russia’s use of Iran-made drones has emphasised the sense of a shared struggle between Iranians at home and in Ukraine
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Published in: Home: OpinionA betrayal of Ukraine and the Left
Have socialists like Yanis Varoufakis and Jeremy Corbyn got their history wrong?
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisWill Belarus enter Russia’s war against Ukraine?
If Alexander Lukashenka continues to support Putin, he may bring direct fighting to his own country
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Published in: oDR: OpinionAs the Ukraine war drags on, it’s time for the parties to talk
OPINION: NATO, US, Ukraine and Russia should open informal lines of communication to stop war becoming entrenched
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisUN takes important first step to supporting human rights in Russia
The Human Rights Council voted to appoint a special rapporteur, sending a message of support to Russian civil society
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Published in: oDR: OpinionThe best antidote to Russia’s disinformation is to listen to Ukrainians
The first casualty of war is “whatever is left out” – this is why the West must hear what Ukrainians are saying
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Published in: oDR: FeatureHow do you know? Hiding in an underground car park in Kyiv
The world was talking about Ukraine in the days after the Russian invasion but for this Ukrainian writer, in an...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionWhy Russians are not protesting against the war
Since the Ukraine war began, the West has asked why Russians aren’t marching on the streets. The answer is simple
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Published in: oDR: InterviewRussia’s women are fighting back against the war in Ukraine
How does a largely faceless and nameless group of Russian activists operate in Russia and beyond?