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In today’s newsletter: 365 days after Russian troops first invaded the country, this is where the war stands – and how we got here

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago, most of the fighting has been on land. However, there has also been a less visible – but nonetheless crucial – maritime dimension to the war across the full spectrum of tactical, strategic, economic and diplomatic considerations.

It was supposed to be Russia’s secret weapon for a swift and efficient victory in Ukraine. But in the year since Wagner Group mercenaries were dispatched to Kyiv to hunt down Ukraine’s president, what was once an elite murder squad has become a group of mostly ill-trained and unequipped convicts…

The European champions have outmanoeuvred Liverpool on and off the field in recent years, culminating in a 5-2 win over the Reds at Anfield on Tuesday

In an interview with FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg in Kyiv, the head of the parliamentary faction of President Volodymyr Zelensky's Servant of the People party discussed the situation in Ukraine, one year after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion. David Arakhamia said Russian President Vladimir Putin had "lost influence in…

A year on from Russia’s invasion, there is no shortage of pontification. What’s required now is statecraft, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

Slovenia’s iconic band Laibach will hold a concert in Ukraine’s capital next month, saying this will make them the first foreign band to perform a full show in Kyiv since the beginning of Russia's invasion last February

Late-night hosts discuss Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv, Putin’s refusal to participate in nuclear arms treaty and Fox News hosts mocking Rudy Giuliani.

U.S. President Joe Biden dramatically emphasized U.S. backing for Ukraine this week with a trip to the wartorn country, but back home public support for sending weapons to Ukraine is softening as the conflict enters its second year with no end in sight.