Politicians in the West are scrambling to use the crisis for their own agenda, while experts suggest Russia is not yet on a full war footing
A resident of Avdiivka, a town only a few kilometres from Donetsk, discusses living with the Donbas war on the doorstep, and the threat of further fighting
Russia’s parliament has urged President Putin to recognise the independence of the ‘People’s Republics’ of Luhansk and Donetsk
As tension heightens over Ukraine, experts say targeting the Russian elite’s UK property would be difficult – and could be a ‘nuclear option’
Appeasement won’t work, as history shows. We must bind all parties into a symbiotic arrangement that perpetuates the conditions for peace
Lukashenka’s crackdown on dissent at home has pushed his country into a deeper military alliance with Putin
We must apply the lessons of 21st-century peacebuilding to create a peace process that is people-centred, women-led and rights-based
If Ukraine accepts Russia’s interpretation of the Minsk Agreements it could face indefinite Russian influence in its affairs and an internal backlash
The prospect of a UN mission in eastern Ukraine has never materialised. In the current deadlock, it’s time to reconsider it
Will Putin go to war? Can Ukraine defend itself? And what will the West do? Our expert briefing
Anti-war activist Sergei Davidis on why Russian society is reluctant to condemn the threat of war – despite largely disagreeing with it
Putin’s threats are a desperate defence of Russia’s status quo
