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Friday essay: ‘nothing quite like it in the history of espionage’ – the Russian spies who pretended to be American

In the thrilling finale of the TV series The Americans, set during the Reagan administration, deep-cover KGB operatives Philip and Elizabeth Jennings are faced with a difficult decision. Posing as an ordinary American married couple, for decades they have raised children, filed tax returns and slipped effortlessly into the rhythms…

The Conversation

Wednesday briefing: Is Zelenskyy playing political poker – or Russian roulette?

In today’s newsletter: the Ukraine president’s call for Putin to meet him in person represents a huge gamble in the prospect of peace

The Guardian - UK

The Illegals by Shaun Walker review – gripping true stories of spies who lived deep undercover

An eye-opening account of the old Soviet tactic of embedding secret agents where you’d least expect them

The Guardian - UK

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The Illegals by Shaun Walker review – Russian spies hiding in plain sight

The strange stories of the agents who lived apparently normal lives in the west as part of Soviet espionage programmes make compelling reading

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: How Ukraine’s surprise attack will shape Russian views of the war

In today’s newsletter: As Ukrainian forces make further advances inside Russia, Vladimir Putin goes on an offensive to calm fears and mould perceptions at home. Will it work?

The Guardian - UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine forced to pull out of key eastern city of Avdiivka; life in Russia two years after the invasion

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine’s lonely road: inside the 23 February Guardian Weekly

After two years of war, what now? Plus: the death of Alexei Navalny

The Guardian - UK

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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Zelenskiy replaces military chief; what it’s like to be a Ukrainian child stolen by Russia; how volunteering for Ukraine can change your life

The Guardian - AU

Wednesday briefing: Why Ukrainian military chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi is on the brink of being forced out

In today’s newsletter: After a week of speculation, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he was ready to replace his military chief – why, and what now?

The Guardian - UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Seeing again, because of the war; the Russian war wives challenging Putin; treasures from the trenches

The Guardian - AU

Thursday briefing: Ukrainians believe they can win, but a breakthrough in 2024 looks remote

In today’s newsletter: With US support uncertain and the world’s attention drifting, what will happen next in Ukraine?

The Guardian - UK

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

The Ukrainian politician being investigated for ordering contract killings – and now working for Russia; the Ukrainian city split by suspicion

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ancient gold treasures kept out of Putin’s grasp; ‘arsenal of the free world’; why Russia’s history is not Ukraine’s history

The Guardian - AU

Russian troops continue attempts to advance near Avdiivka in effort to encircle city – as it happened

Russia has conducted airstrikes in support of ground operations as it aims to surround city on outskirts of Donetsk

The Guardian - AU

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The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

10 years since one man in Maidan changed everything; Ukrainian Vogue looks beyond fashion; Ukraine facing another long, bitter winter

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What Poland’s rightwing parties losing control of government means for Europe

In today’s newsletter: In what could be the most consequential election in the country since the fall of communism, Poland may have made a step closer to Europe

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

The US announces additional funding for Ukraine as Zelenskiy faces difficult reception in Washington; Children illegally taken from Ukraine arrive in Belarus

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Ukraine now the most heavily mined place on earth; Nato downplays idea that Kyiv could give up land for membership

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The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

A new push for the counteroffensive; business brisk at surrogacy clinics in Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Russia and Ukraine issue tit-for-tat warnings after Moscow pulls out of Black Sea grain deal; the sole remaining resident of one Ukrainian village who curses Putin every morning

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

A mutiny launched by Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin fizzled out in 24 hours but the aftershocks will continue to be felt for months – and beyond

Edinburgh Live

The 'friendly' suspected Russian spy pictured at Edinburgh shopping centre

Maria Mayer and her husband have been arrested under espionage charges in Slovenia. Mayer has visited Edinburgh on two separate occasions to host art exhibitions at Ocean Terminal.

WEKU

How a former caterer created the mercenary army fighting Putin's war in Ukraine

Guardian journalist Shaun Walker talks about Yevgeny Prigozhin, the tough-talking convict-turned-businessman who recruits soldiers from Russian prisons to fight in Ukraine.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: risk of radioactive leak at ‘repeatedly shelled’ Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, operator warns – as it happened

Ukraine’s state energy operator: ‘There are risks of hydrogen leakage and sputtering of radioactive substances’

The Guardian - AU

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

War’s six months of horror; shelling cuts Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant from Ukraine grid; five predictions for conflict’s next six months

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