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    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
      News in-depthUkraine military briefing
      Military briefing: Ukraine’s daring ‘shaping operations’ stretch Russian defences

      Attacks such as Kremlin drone strike seen as ‘magician’s sleight of hand’ that deceives Moscow and derails its plans

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    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Russia pounds Ukraine with missile and drone barrage

      Strikes beyond front lines aim to deplete stock of western-supplied air defence systems ahead of counter-offensive

    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      News in-depthMoldova
      Ukraine war opens door for Moldova to end its frozen conflict

      Russian-backed separatist enclave of Transnistria is increasingly reliant on western trade after Kyiv closed its border

    • Monday, 29 May, 2023
      News in-depthEmerging markets
      Emerging markets warned against swift rate cuts until inflation is under control

      Fuel and food costs ease in central Europe and Latin America but core price pressures upset plans to kick-start growth

    • Sunday, 28 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Russia launches massive drone attack on Kyiv

      Ukraine’s air defence systems down 58 drones as capital prepares to celebrate founding

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      Inside Politics
      The old cycle of British immigration policy is unwinding

      Why novelty (and the lack thereof) have a part to play in changing societal and political impacts following migration waves

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      Fiction
      The International Booker winners making Bulgaria proud

      Author Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel on ‘Time Shelter’, the first Bulgarian book to win the prize

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Gillian Tett
      Ukraine is already looking to a postwar digital future

      The success of the DIIA app maps out a new path for the country’s economy

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      EU energy
      EU gas demand expected to fall by more than Russian imports in 2023

      Consumption cutting in five big economies drives most of the decrease

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      Europe Express
      Europe wrestles with rebuilding Ukraine while war rages on Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: the EU squabbles holding up new rules for gig workers

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      US plays down spat with South Africa over arms to Russia claim

      Washington signals dispute will be addressed privately to preserve important relationship

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Books
      Georgi Gospodinov’s comedy novel ‘Time Shelter’ wins International Booker prize

      Hard-hitting fiction offers warnings about the dangers of a reimagined history

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Militias used US armoured vehicles in attack over Russian border

      Ukraine denies involvement but one official admits ‘co-operation’ with the sabotage groups

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Bulgaria
      Bulgaria breaks political deadlock with proposed power-sharing deal

      Centrist parties put aside their differences to agree on a rotating premiership

    • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
      Hungary
      Hungary accelerates talks with EU to unlock billions in funding

      Budapest complies with some Brussels demands but two-thirds of cash likely to remain blocked

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      Chess
      Carlsen loses with the Polish Defence to a Pole in Warsaw

      Puzzle: can you find White’s hidden win?

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Pro-Ukraine fighters ‘liberate’ village in Russia’s Belgorod region

      Kyiv denies direct involvement but says Russian fighters are seeking to create ‘security zone’ near border

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      Europe Express
      Zelenskyy wooed the G7 summit with a little help from his friends Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: why the solar industry is criticising EU plans to boost clean tech

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      News in-depthUkraine military briefing
      Military briefing: how Russia is fortifying its frontline for Ukraine’s counteroffensive

      While Kyiv spent months preparing an operation to liberate occupied territory, Moscow has been digging in

    • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Putin claims capture of Bakhmut as Ukraine insists battle ‘not over’

      Zelenskyy denies that Russia fully controls city ‘destroyed’ in bloodiest clash since invasion

    • Sunday, 21 May, 2023
      News in-depthPoland
      Warsaw seeks to win back farmers after Ukrainian grain fiasco

      Ruling Law and Justice party fights to keep rural vote ahead of autumn elections

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Zelenskyy speaks to Arab League en route to G7

      Ukraine president seeks to broaden international support ahead of offensive against Russian occupation

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
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      ‘Glass is jazz’: finding artistic freedom behind the Iron Curtain

      An exhibition introduces six Czech pioneers who embraced glassmaking as a fine art and ‘the only medium possible under communism’

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Russian push to lure western attendees to St Petersburg forum stalls

      Named participants including Eric Schmidt say they have no plans to join Putin’s flagship summit

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Business school
      Divestment dilemmas in Russia: business teaching case

      This business school-style case asks readers to make difficult decisions in a time of war

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