4+ hour, 34+ min ago  (101+ words) While Vladimir Putin's forces persist in their abortive invasion of Ukraine, the Russian president lives in fear of assassination and scales down the plans for this year's Victory Day parade. Further reading: Putin is poisoning generations of Russians': Mikhail Kasyanov…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (755+ words) Zelensky's Gulf tour suggests a shift from dependency to leverage, as Ukraine markets the defence capabilities that it has learned through war. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky's swing through. .. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky's swing through Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (472+ words) Monocle sits down with the EU's top diplomat to discuss the need for multilateralism. When Monocle interviewed Kaja Kallas in Tallinn in 2021, she had just become Estonia's "rst female prime minister and was contending with the coronavirus pandemic. Four years…...