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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

The West’s reluctance to commit fully to Ukraine’s fight will prolong the war

Published by The i paper (15th May, 2023) Since coming to power at the start of this century,  Vladimir Putin has used the Soviet triumph over the Nazis […]

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Europe / Russia

Breathtaking courage of tyrant Putin’s latest show trial victim

Published by The Daily Mail (18th April, 2023) A leading pro-democracy campaigner and Kremlin critic has been sentenced to 25 years in a Russian penal colony for condemning […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

No surrender in the city Putin’s been failing to seize for a decade

Published by The Daily Mail (10th March, 2023) Bouncing along potholed roads at terrifying speeds to avoid any hail of Russian shells, we stuck close behind the car […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

‘US missiles with a 100-mile range’ are used in first strikes to retake Mariupol

Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th February, 2023) Ukraine has launched a series of surprise attacks on Russian troops and supply lines in Mariupol – the first […]

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‘Before the war, we saw Russians alive. Now we only see them dead’
Feature / Russia / Ukraine

‘Before the war, we saw Russians alive. Now we only see them dead’

Published by The Daily Mail (24th February, 2023) THE Ukrainian soldiers were hiding among the trees and buried in hobbit-like holes beneath the snow. But the Russian drones […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Once Ukrainians trembled at Putin’s threats. Now they joke about playing bingo as they tick off his stock phrases

Published by The Daily Mail (22nd February, 2023) Sinister black posters appeared at bus stops and parks across the country days before Vladimir Putin’s speech to the Russian […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

‘We will fight until the end’

Published by The i paper (20th February, 2023) When Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it shocked many people who presumed that he would not be […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

‘I hate all Russians’ Olena tells me. ‘My hatred goes from their children to their grandmothers.’

Published by The Daily Mail (18th February, 2023) On the left bank of Kyiv, ten miles from the city centre, sits a peaceful cemetery beside some woods where […]

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Russia / Ukraine

‘This isn’t Russian roulette any more… it’s like the suicide of lemmings’

Published by The Daily Mail (14th February, 2023) Russia has suffered some of the heaviest military losses in a single battle since the start of the war after […]

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Europe / Norway / Russia / Ukraine

I was thrown into a pit for refusing to fight for Putin – and escaped from being executed by sledgehammer

Published by The Mail on Sunday (5th February, 2023) The former commander of a Russian mercenary unit has seen one of his men beaten to death with a […]

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Europe / Germany / Ukraine

‘They need fighter planes and long range missiles too’

Published by The Daily Mail (26th January, 2023) Delighted Ukrainians shared selfies on social media yesterday in which they showed off their leopard-print clothes. Women donned coats, tops […]

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Europe / Germany / Russia / Ukraine

Germany risks becoming a pariah in Europe

Published by The i paper (23rd January, 2023) Russia’s generals have long thought that they could win a war with the West. They knew any conflict would be […]

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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