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      Nato faces critical test of credibility
      Aug29

      Nato faces critical test of credibility

      Summit agenda ranges from red lines for Russia to defence expenditure, but don’t expect too muchLeaders of the world’s most powerful military alliance will be severely tested at next week’s Nato summit in Wales.Nato troops are being brought home from Afghanistan after nearly a decade fighting a war they could not win. Defence...

      Rouble tumbles as Ukraine tension grows
      Aug29

      Rouble tumbles as Ukraine tension grows

      Geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine are affecting the rouble, which has depreciated 13% against the dollar since the start of the year …read more Source: Financial...

      Grieving Russians begin to question war
      Aug29

      Grieving Russians begin to question war

      Moscow denies sending troops into Ukraine and Putin’s popularity remains high, but a minority of Russians suspect they are not being told the truth …read more Source: Financial...

      Disowned and forgotten: Russian soldiers in Ukraine
      Aug29

      Disowned and forgotten: Russian soldiers in Ukraine

      Russia should finally admit that its own soldiers are fighting in Ukraine, human rights observers demand. These soldiers are risking their lives in an undeclared war. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      UN declares Ukrainian death toll, as fighting opens new front
      Aug29

      UN declares Ukrainian death toll, as fighting opens new front

      Fighting in eastern Ukraine has already claimed close to 2,600 lives according to the UN, a figure that excludes those killed in Malaysian Airlines… …read more Source:...

      Ukraine to pursue NATO membership
      Aug29

      Ukraine to pursue NATO membership

      The prime minister of Ukraine said he will ask parliament to put the country on a course to join NATO. Kyiv accuses Moscow of bringing troops into… …read more Source:...

      Rasmussen: Ukraine free to seek Nato membership
      Aug29

      Rasmussen: Ukraine free to seek Nato membership

      Nato has said Ukraine is free to seek membership in the alliance despite Russian opposition, as EU ministers discuss extra sanctions on Russia. …read more Source:...

      NATO warns of ‘significant escalation’ in Ukraine
      Aug29

      NATO warns of ‘significant escalation’ in Ukraine

      At least 1,000 Russian troops have advanced into Ukraine, NATO has said. While the alliance wants to increase its military presence in the Baltic states, the EU is due to meet to discuss stepping up sanctions. …read more Source: Deutsche...

      Ten things we learned this week
      Aug29

      Ten things we learned this week

      From sexual abuse on a grand scale in Rotherham to a Bake Off meltdown, a roundup of the weeks news … …read more Source: The...

      Russian nationalism and the logic of the Kremlin’s actions on Ukraine
      Aug29

      Russian nationalism and the logic of the Kremlin’s actions on Ukraine

      Analysis: Putins motivations are best understood by looking at the political pressures he faces at home, writes Henry E HaleIt is not very productive to interpret the current international situation as a new cold war or to see Russias Vladimir Putin as a Russian Hitler bent on reconstituting the USSR at all costs.The cold war was driven in...