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Russia is ‘a threat to the whole world’, warns Ukrainian war hero: ‘Do not let the world forget’
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Russia is ‘a threat to the whole world’, warns Ukrainian war hero: ‘Do not let the world forget’

War hero Yuliia Paievska spoke to Big Issue at the launch of the Indomitable Ukraine exhibition, made up of artefacts from the frontline

Russian shoegaze band Blankenberge: ‘This machine is bigger than I. But I can do something to resist’
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Russian shoegaze band Blankenberge: ‘This machine is bigger than I. But I can do something to resist’

Even if Blankenberge can’t cross borders freely, their music can

Why Putin’s Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin
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Why Putin’s Russia is still haunted by the ghost of Stalin

In Putin’s Russia, Stalin has been given respect, his achievements as a nation-builder outweighing the mass repressions that have sullied his name

Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine’s frontline
Ukraine war

Meet the chefs braving Russian drones and gunfire to feed troops on Ukraine’s frontline

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine
Adam Barnett 

We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine

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I’ve been on the front lines of war for 11 years. But this video from Ukraine left me lost for words
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I’ve been on the front lines of war for 11 years. But this video from Ukraine left me lost for words

Inside Ukraine’s fight against homelessness after three years of bloody war: ‘Peace is hard to imagine’
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Inside Ukraine’s fight against homelessness after three years of bloody war: ‘Peace is hard to imagine’

UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription
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UK will be at war by next election, says ex-Army Lib Dem MP – and will need conscription

Refugees still flee war-torn Ukraine every single day. This is what their journey to safety is like
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Refugees still flee war-torn Ukraine every single day. This is what their journey to safety is like

‘This war broke our life’: Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes
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‘This war broke our life’: Children left stranded in Ukraine without parents due to UK visa changes

‘We are here and we exist’: Inside the neighbourhood offering sanctuary to queer Russians and Ukrainians
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‘We are here and we exist’: Inside the neighbourhood offering sanctuary to queer Russians and Ukrainians

No, the Cold War hasn’t ended. It may have only just begun
Brian Knappenberger

No, the Cold War hasn’t ended. It may have only just begun

‘This is a city of homeless people’: Finding hope in the horror with hidden heroes of Ukraine
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‘This is a city of homeless people’: Finding hope in the horror with hidden heroes of Ukraine

A year into war, there’s still optimism to be found in Kyiv
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A year into war, there’s still optimism to be found in Kyiv

When the Muppets went to Moscow: ‘It was incredibly difficult, but also dangerous’
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When the Muppets went to Moscow: ‘It was incredibly difficult, but also dangerous’

Transnistria: The country that doesn’t exist but could shape the future of Russia and Europe
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Transnistria: The country that doesn’t exist but could shape the future of Russia and Europe

Hacker group Anonymous take over Russian state TV with footage of Ukraine invasion
Ukraine Invasion

Hacker group Anonymous take over Russian state TV with footage of Ukraine invasion

People are leaving fake Google reviews to tell Russians what’s really happening in Ukraine
Ukraine Invasion

People are leaving fake Google reviews to tell Russians what’s really happening in Ukraine

More than 100,000 call on Boris Johnson to ‘do the right thing’ for Ukrainian refugees
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More than 100,000 call on Boris Johnson to ‘do the right thing’ for Ukrainian refugees

This is what it’s like to wake up in a war zone
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This is what it’s like to wake up in a war zone

Further ‘Stand with Ukraine’ protests planned in London as invasion continues
Russia-Ukraine

Further ‘Stand with Ukraine’ protests planned in London as invasion continues

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Keir Starmer calls for unity over sanctions on Russian oligarchs
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Keir Starmer calls for unity over sanctions on Russian oligarchs