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Ukraine war boosts weapons makers' stock prices, but revenue to take years to flow through

When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine at the end of February, the stock prices of many of the world's biggest arms manufacturers spiked. However, most of the hardware being sent to Ukraine is coming from donor nations' existing inventories.

ABC News

Memories of last time Red Army invaded still haunt families living on the Russian border

Finland’s historically fraught relationship with Russia is now at its most fractious, after the invasion of Ukraine convinced the Nordic nation to ditch its neutral status and apply for NATO membership

Daily Mirror

Factbox-Russia's May 9 Victory Day celebrations

President Vladimir Putin will lead celebrations on May 9 marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia's vast firepower while his forces fight in Ukraine.

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Ukraine: boosting European defence spending now won't make up for decades of underinvestment

The west has to dramatically “reboot” its approach to dealing with aggressors in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to UK foreign secretary Liz Truss. “Geopolitics is back”, she told an audience at the Mansion House in London recently in what has been reported as a major foreign…

The Conversation

Russia: What is Victory Day, and why is it important this May 9?

Russia will celebrate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany as its new war on Ukraine rages.

Al Jazeera

Posters appear in Moscow accusing famous Swedes of backing Nazism

Posters accusing some of the 20th century's most famous Swedes of supporting Nazism have appeared on Moscow's streets in a sign of worsening relations between Russia and Sweden as the Nordic country contemplates joining NATO.

Reuters

Malta: Small islands, big issues for Europe (Part 1)

Independent since 1964, Malta has been a member of both the European Union and NATO since 2004. FRANCE 24's Europe team takes us to the smallest EU member state by both size and population, where our team looks into several areas in which these islands hold an important place in…

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Malta: Small islands, big issues for Europe (Part 2)

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Russia-Ukraine war: What would a victory look like now to Putin?

Having failed to take over Ukraine, what are President Putin’s military prospects now? Three defence experts weigh in.

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin: The president whose obsession with Russian security may cost him dear

During two decades in power, Putin has had an ability to sense the popular mood, writes Mary Dejevsky. But in recent times his judgement has seemed less sure – and the Ukraine invasion may prove a step too far for his citizens

The Independent UK

Jill Biden heads to Romania and Slovakia to show support for NATO and Ukraine

Jill Biden's trip to the Slovakia-Ukraine border will be her most high-profile moment yet as first lady. On Mother's Day she meets with Ukrainian mothers and children who fled after Russia's invasion.

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events day 72

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 72nd day, we take a look at the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Explainer-Might Russia use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war?

At the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin obliquely raised the possibility of a nuclear strike against anyone who intervened in the conflict.

Reuters

Why did Russia invade Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

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White House Welcomes Finland, Sweden Deliberations on NATO

The White House on Thursday welcomed deliberations by Finland and Sweden on potentially joining the NATO alliance, a development resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. “We obviously strongly support NATO's open-door policy and the right of each country to decide its own future foreign policy and security arrangements," White House…

Financial Times

Simon Schama: when history is weaponised for war

As Putin appeals to the distant past to justify his invasion of Ukraine, militant nostalgia is on the march around the world

The Conversation

With the UN powerless, the greatest danger now may be Russia beginning to lose in Ukraine

There could be no better example of the United Nations’ failure to live up to its founding ideals than the recent visit by secretary general António Guterres to Russia. Attempting to calm the dangerous war in Ukraine, he obtained nothing of significance.

Foreign Affairs

How to Save the Postwar Order

The United States Should Rethink Its Defense of the System

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Sweden, Finland win US security aid pledge on road to NATO

Sweden and Finland are starting to win assurances of help if threatened by Russia in the interim period between an expected application to join defense alliance NATO and an eventual entry.

Reuters

U.S. offers assurances to Sweden, Finland over NATO application

The United States is confident it can address any security concerns Sweden and Finland may have about the period of time after they apply for NATO membership and before they are accepted into the alliance, the White House said on Thursday.

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan, France's Macron discuss Ukraine in phone call

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the war in Ukraine in a phone call on Thursday, the Turkish presidency said, adding that Erdogan congratulated Macron on his election victory.

The Conversation

Ukraine recap: tests and threats as the temperature continues to rise

Two months into the war the temperature of the rhetoric on both sides is warming considerably, exacerbating the conflict between Washington and Moscow, despite the US not being directly involved in the fighting.

The Conversation

Kaliningrad: Russia's 'unsinkable aircraft carrier' deep in Nato territory

The Russian Baltic Fleet has announced that it carried out a series of simulated missile strikes of its nuclear-capable Iskander system. This is not the first time that the Russian exclave – roughly the size of Northern Ireland and wedged between Nato and EU members Poland and Lithuania – has…

The Independent UK

UK not delivering on pledge to help Afghans under Taliban threat, ex-Army boss claims

UK general brands Afghan resettlement programme an ‘appalling situation’

The Conversation

Ukraine war: Russian tests and Putin's threats recall the nuclear fears of the cold war

Russia is reported to have held drills this week simulating “nuclear-capable strikes”. According to a statement by Russia’s ministry of defence, forces of the Baltic Fleet in the Kaliningrad region, conducted training sessions to “deliver mock missile strikes with the crews of the Iskander operational-tactical missile systems”. The Iskander has…

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