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Why the battle for Kherson is so significant to a desperate Vladimir Putin

As Ukraine gains ground and pushes Russian forces back, one city looms large as key to its victory. Kherson is the last regional capital under Russian control, losing it would be a blow to Vladimir Putin.

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Ukraine won back territory and support, but Russia will test the west’s resolve again

Talk of nuclear escalation or attacks on pipelines may be far-fetched at present, but Moscow has other levers at its disposal, says Keir Giles of Chatham House

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Putin is admitting his previous threats were hollow by saying ‘this is not a bluff’

The Russian leader’s fantastical speech shows he recognises that his country is losing its war on Ukraine, says Keir Giles of the Russia programme at Chatham House

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Putin needs a drawn-out war – the west’s timidity gives him one

President Zelenskiy and Ukraine want it finished by winter, but Russia still holds the balance of power, says Keir Giles of Chatham House

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Vladimir Putin hits back at 'death's door' rumours with 'impressive' 72-MINUTE speech

Keir Giles, senior fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House, told The Mirror that Putin 'will have been keen to play down the swirling rumours about his health', in landmark speech

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The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine war

Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial heartland of its neighbor

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Smashed buildings in Mariupol produce 'caravan of death'

The human cost of the war in Ukraine mounted as workers pulled up to 100 bodies from each smashed building in the devastated city of Mariupol

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It’s too soon to celebrate Putin’s losses – the hard miles are yet to come for Ukraine

Kyiv faces economic devastation, citizens ‘removed’ by Russia and the risk of dwindling support, says Keir Giles of Chatham House

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Putin’s price for ‘peace’? Claiming victory, regardless of the truth

Even tiny territorial gains will allow Russia to declare success, regroup and wait to reopen hostilities at a time of its choosing, says Keir Giles of Chatham House

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White House says the US has evidence that the war against Ukraine has been ‘a strategic disaster’ – as it happened

Germany, France and the UK reject Russia’s demand to pay for gas in roubles; Kremlin announces further sanctions for EU leaders

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Only total military failure will curb Putin’s ambitions in Ukraine

Any small gains will be spun as victory by the Kremlin. The west needs to support Ukraine to defeat Russian aggression, says Keir Giles of Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia programme

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This is Russia’s way of war. Putin has no qualm about medieval levels of brutality

The playbook involves besieging cities, targeting civilians and starvation – we can’t abandon Ukraine to this terrible fate, says Keir Giles of Chatham House

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The west has a duty to help defend Ukraine – and to help Russia by ensuring its defeat

A significant military setback would force Russia to finally reassess its place in the modern world, says Keir Giles of Chatham House

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Putin’s speech harked back to Russia’s empire – the threat doesn’t stop at Ukraine

Moscow is acting with total disregard for European norms. The west’s line of military defence must now be bolstered, says Keir Giles of Chatham House

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The west’s focus on imminent invasion in Ukraine may backfire – and bolster Putin

The US risks embarrassing itself and its intelligence if Russia chooses an option other than invasion, says Chatham House’s Keir Giles

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Has the west fallen for Putin’s tricks in Ukraine?

Russia wants to see Nato rolled back – and Ukraine is far from its only pawn in the game, says Keir Giles of Chatham House

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