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Ukraine: after four years of war, exhaustion on both sides is the main hope for peace

As Ukrainian officials meet with US negotiators in Geneva with the possibility of full three-way talks involving Moscow, Kyiv and Washington in early March, there’s a glimmer of hope that an end to the conflict may be in sight. But the fact that after four years this remains a glimmer…

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Belgium releases video showing forces boarding Russian shadow fleet oil tanker

French president Emmanuel Macron said it was a “major blow” to Russia’s shadow fleet

The Independent UK

Russian firms have routed $8bn of trade through British island territories since invasion of Ukraine

Anti-corruption group Transparency International has catalogued ‘sanctions circumvention’ channelled through ‘unaccountable jurisdictions’

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump approves Putin-Zelensky meet as anti-drone netting of Ukrainian cities begins

Zelensky says leader-level meeting with Putin ‘only way to finally end the war’ after phone call with Trump

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: PM evacuated over bomb threat, nearly 60% would consider voting One Nation, Trump prepares State of the Union

PM forced to leave The Lodge for three hours after security alarm last night; Hanson’s party eating into Labor and Coalition support

The Guardian - AU

Populism is plain to see all around us

Letters: The characteristics include attachments to authoritarian regimes including the one based in the Kremlin, writes Kevin Lloyd; plus a letter from Peter Gray

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine war: after four surprising years, where does it go next? Experts give their view

Four years ago, on February 24 2022, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that his forces had begun a full-scale invasion of Ukraine – the reasons for which we have explored here. Within minutes, explosions were heard in major Ukrainian cities as Russian troops flooded across the border.

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Russia can keep fighting Ukraine war throughout 2026, says military thinktank

Little sign Moscow’s ability to continue waging war for a fifth year is diminished, analysis suggests

The Guardian - UK

Russia opens criminal case into Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Claim of ‘abetting terrorist activities’ comes as Kremlin attempts to steer users on to state-controlled app

The Guardian - UK

Russia opens criminal case against Telegram's Durov for 'promoting terrorism,' reports say

Russia has opened a terrorism-related criminal case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov amid new blocks on the app and a push for a state-controlled alternative, according to Russian state media reports.

Euronews

Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK responds to Moscow’s ‘absurd’ claim Kyiv building nuclear weapon with Europe

Nuclear weapons claim a 'clear attempt by Vladimir Putin to distract from his heinous actions in Ukraine', says UK

The Independent UK

Four years into Ukraine invasion, Russia’s gains are small, while Kyiv remains resilient

With the Russian military performing poorly, Ukraine is clarifying strategy and pushing back with modest success

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Russia has only pain to show from four years in Ukraine – but Europe must do more

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The government of Ukraine, with its extraordinary bravery and resilience, stands in stark contrast to the Macron-Starmer ‘coalition of the willing’, which looks increasingly like a pact of the reluctant

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the fourth anniversary of Putin’s war: Ukraine is exhausted, but not broken

Editorial: Despite relentless attrition at appalling human cost, the Kremlin has not achieved its goals. Maximum economic pressure can undermine its war aims

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‘Political sabotage’: EU leaders accuse Hungary of undermining support for Ukraine

Viktor Orbán’s government blocks fresh economic measures against Russia on eve of war’s fourth anniversary

Euronews

French probe reveals Russian security agents on seized shadow tanker

Two Russian nationals working for a private security company were confirmed to have been onboard a tanker seized by France in September, sources told French media. The vessel was suspected to be part of the Kremlin’s shadow fleet, carrying Russian oil and gas to evade Western sanctions.

The Independent UK

Ukraine is surviving Russia’s invasion. This is how it can win the war

ANALYSIS: As the war grinds into its fifth year, world affairs editor Sam Kiley in Kharkiv looks back on a brutal conflict that has seen a complete shift in war technology and a stubborn Ukraine standing up to its much larger Russian neighbour

The Independent UK

Meet the Russian business owners feeling the pinch from a new wartime tax policy

After four years of war, the pressure on Russia’s economy is starting to show

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The Russian economy is eating its own muscle to survive as Putin’s war on Ukraine destroys future capacity, former central bank advisor says

“The body is metabolizing its own muscle tissue for energy,” Prokopenko said.

The Guardian - UK

Russia fires scores of missiles at Ukraine as Hungary threatens to block EU sanctions

‘Moscow continues to invest in strikes more than diplomacy,’ says Zelenskyy, as logistics and energy facilities targeted

The Guardian - UK

The strategy of Russia’s liberal elite is clear: make your peace with Putin. This is how they survive

As the fourth anniversary looms of Russia’s war on Ukraine, those close to the Kremlin prosper while others merely strive to escape the worst repression, say Russian journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan

The Independent UK

After 4 years of war by Russia in Ukraine, peace is still elusive despite a US push for a settlement

When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days last month, it officially exceeded a historic milestone — the same span of time it took Moscow to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv condemns ‘blackmail’ by Hungary and Slovakia in energy supplies dispute

Ukraine foreign ministry says ultimatums should be sent to the Kremlin; one dead, 15 wounded in Lviv in ‘act of terror’: What we know on day 1,460

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As war in Ukraine enters a 5th year, will the ‘Putin consensus’ among Russians hold?

Perceived wisdom has it that the longer a war goes on, the less enthusiastic a public becomes for continuing the conflict. After all, it is ordinary citizens who tend to bear the economic and human costs.

Euronews

Kremlin reportedly plans involuntary reserve call-up as Russia's battlefield losses mount

Russia appears to be having difficulty replenishing its losses in Ukraine through the existing mechanisms of troop formation. However, any sort of mobilisation will cause massive discontent among the population.

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