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Four years of bitter conflict in Ukraine

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The Conversation · Feb 26

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.

The Conversation · Feb 24

Dispatches from a year of global conflict and uncertainty

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The Conversation · Dec 19, 2025

Ukraine’s path to peace appears to be rapidly disappearing

It’s getting hard to figure out who all the US-sponsored talks over ending the conflict in Ukraine are supposed to benefit. Listening to Donald Trump over recent weeks, you could be forgiven for thinking it’s all about him.

The Conversation · Apr 24, 2025

Has Donald Trump been outfoxed by Putin and Zelensky?

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The Conversation · Mar 20, 2025

Putin mulls over US-Ukrainian ceasefire proposal – but the initial signs aren’t positive

While Donald Trump’s special envoy was en route to Moscow to talk about a possible ceasefire deal with his opposite numbers in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin enjoyed a meet-up with his old friend Alexander Lukashenko, the president of Belarus, and the atmosphere was reportedly congenial.

The Conversation · Mar 14, 2025

Where Trump’s outbursts have left Ukraine and Europe

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The Conversation · Mar 6, 2025

Peace on earth doesn’t look very likely any time soon

They don’t make world leaders like they used to, as far as Vladimir Putin is concerned. Talking to a Kremlin-friendly gathering of journalists at his traditional end-of-year press conference earlier today, the Russian president spoke with fond nostalgia of the old gang, saying he’d like to spend more time with…

The Conversation · Dec 19, 2024

Ukraine recap: Zelensky's defiant new year speech foreshadows tough 2024 as government tightens conscription laws

Ukraine is alive. Ukraine lives. Ukraine fights. Ukraine advances, Ukraine overcomes the path. Ukraine gains. Ukraine works. Ukraine exists.

The Conversation · Jan 4, 2024

Ukraine recap: naval success raises hopes of advantage against Russia this winter

War in wintertime is especially challenging militarily. Troops have to deal with the risk of frostbite while vehicles can’t always move over muddy or frozen terrain. It’s no wonder then that wars tend to move much more slowly during the colder months.

The Conversation · Nov 23, 2023