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A spoonful of courage needed to help the medicine go down
Senior official’s trip to Pyongyang signals Beijing’s disquiet about burgeoning ties between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin
Ukrainian president chides allies and calls for more air defences to intercept missiles
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Judges say Brussels failed to prove how Russian businessmen close to Vladimir Putin backed his invasion of Ukraine
Anna Reid’s vivid history of an ill-judged intervention in 1918 demonstrates that we underestimate Russia at our peril
Alexander Stubb urges allies to refrain from ‘belligerent’ rhetoric about Russia attacking soon
UK foreign secretary steps up efforts to secure aid for Ukraine but is snubbed by senior Republican
Judgment finds insufficient evidence that billionaires had undermined Ukraine
Tajiks are among those blamed for the massacre but Russia’s war economy depends on immigrant Muslim workers
The courting of Niger’s military junta epitomises the growing security challenge in this part of Africa
Key articles on Russia and Ukraine’s battle tactics
Agreement to seek ‘more active’ convergence comes days after US warned Beijing not to help Moscow’s war effort
Josep Borrell says Russia threatens the continent beyond the conflict in Ukraine
Moscow retrofits ‘very scary, very lethal’ Soviet-era weapons and launches them from beyond the reach of air-defence systems
US treasury secretary delivers message to vice minister He Lifeng during meetings in Guangzhou
Jan Marsalek used agents in Vienna to plot break-ins and assassinations by Russian hit squads, prosecutors claim
Czech transport minister tells FT of ‘thousands’ of attempts to interfere with train networks and signals
Petr Bystron is number two on Alternative for Germany’s list for the European parliament elections in June
Alerts of looming Isis threat downplayed by security services distrustful of west
A dozen people injured in attack, which also hit country’s third-largest oil refinery
Moscow has been quick to pledge its support to African countries with nuclear energy ambitions
De-escalation channels akin to the Washington-Moscow hotline are needed long before a crisis hits
The Russian leader sees an opportunity to re-establish a sphere of influence in Europe
German diplomat says Moscow’s messaging combines greater subtlety and plausibility with automation
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