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Bernard Gray
Europe is beefing up its armies with military service schemes. Britain is unlikely to follow suit

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Europe is beefing up its armies with military service schemes. Britain is unlikely to follow suit
Netflix - Warner Bros

42 mins • S1, E294

Netflix - Warner Bros
The Observer leader
Putin is laughing at Europe

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Putin is laughing at Europe
Steve Bloomfield
Trump crowns himself world king… but kindly lets Russia and China rule their fiefdoms

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Trump crowns himself world king… but kindly lets Russia and China rule their fiefdoms
Isabel Coles
Starmer to host Zelensky and EU leaders for Ukraine talks

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Starmer to host Zelensky and EU leaders for Ukraine talks
Deborah Haynes
British fighting power is ‘a mirage’, say former defence secretaries

Thu 4 Dec 2025

British fighting power is ‘a mirage’, say former defence secretaries
Francisco Garcia
Ousted president seeking to tear up Bosnia’s delicate peace

Mon 1 Dec 2025

Ousted president seeking to tear up Bosnia’s delicate peace
Catherine Neilan
Pro-Kremlin posts attacked BBC after Panorama scandal

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Pro-Kremlin posts attacked BBC after Panorama scandal
Kim Willsher
France falls in line to ask its young to face Russian threat

Sun 30 Nov 2025

France falls in line to ask its young to face Russian threat
Liz Cookman
Loss of chief negotiator could see Zelensky play hardball over peace deal

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Loss of chief negotiator could see Zelensky play hardball over peace deal
Isabel Coles
Europe split over Putin’s frozen assets in race to hand Ukraine financial lifeline

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Europe split over Putin’s frozen assets in race to hand Ukraine financial lifeline
Liz Cookman
A peace deal could be imminent. It may not be a good one

Wed 26 Nov 2025

A peace deal could be imminent. It may not be a good one
The US-Russian peace plan for Ukraine

10 mins • S1, E1241

The US-Russian peace plan for Ukraine
Liz Cookman
Europeans rush to foil deal favouring Kremlin

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Europeans rush to foil deal favouring Kremlin
Catherine Neilan
More MEPs investigated over Russian bribes

Sun 23 Nov 2025

More MEPs investigated over Russian bribes
Ivo Daalder
Steve Witkoff’s peace plan is to hand Putin victory

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Steve Witkoff’s peace plan is to hand Putin victory
Russian spy ship near the UK

33 mins • S1, E288

Russian spy ship near the UK
Catherine Neilan
Anger as millions spent on Russian plane

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Anger as millions spent on Russian plane
Isabel Coles
Trump lets Orbán avoid sanctions on Russian oil

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Trump lets Orbán avoid sanctions on Russian oil
Paul Hayward
Abramovich complains about his money, but he is winning, even as a pariah

Sat 8 Nov 2025

Abramovich complains about his money, but he is winning, even as a pariah
Bernard Gray
In the dangerous game of nuclear poker, the US and Russia have the most to lose

Thu 6 Nov 2025

In the dangerous game of nuclear poker, the US and Russia have the most to lose
Alex Preston
Pussy Riot’s guide to Putin’s Russia

Tue 4 Nov 2025

Pussy Riot’s guide to Putin’s Russia
Mina Holland
Georgia on my mind

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Georgia on my mind
Bernard Gray
Russian ‘post-doomsday’ nuclear-powered missile escalates standoff with US

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Russian ‘post-doomsday’ nuclear-powered missile escalates standoff with US
The Observer leader
Use Russia's money to defend Ukraine

Mon 27 Oct 2025

Use Russia's money to defend Ukraine
James Tapper
Climate change clears northern route for first container ship

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Climate change clears northern route for first container ship
Nina Kuryata
Russian ‘blood money’ may be seized to pay for Ukraine’s defence

Thu 23 Oct 2025

Russian ‘blood money’ may be seized to pay for Ukraine’s defence
Bernard Gray
Former Nato chief warns Russia is at war with UK

Tue 14 Oct 2025

Former Nato chief warns Russia is at war with UK
Europe vs. Russian drones

8 mins • S1, E1204

Europe vs. Russian drones
Nina Kuryata
Four nations threatened – Nato scrambles over Russian provocation

Sun 28 Sept 2025

Four nations threatened – Nato scrambles over Russian provocation
Ivo Daalder
How serious is the Russian threat to Europe?

Sun 28 Sept 2025

How serious is the Russian threat to Europe?
Miles Ellingham
Art, raves and four-minute warnings: 24 hours in Kyiv

Fri 26 Sept 2025

Art, raves and four-minute warnings: 24 hours in Kyiv
Nina Kuryata
The Russians are coming – will someone tell Trump?

Thu 18 Sept 2025

The Russians are coming – will someone tell Trump?
Catherine Neilan
Reform conference sponsors may have breached company law

Thu 11 Sept 2025

Reform conference sponsors may have breached company law
Kate Maltby
Putin’s fear of death is his weak spot

Sun 7 Sept 2025

Putin’s fear of death is his weak spot
Liz Cookman
The Ukrainian unit with one task: shoot all Russian drones down

Sat 6 Sept 2025

The Ukrainian unit with one task: shoot all Russian drones down
The diva and the dictator: opera at war

28 mins • S1, E322

The diva and the dictator: opera at war
Vanessa Thorpe
Anna Netrebko’s Putin problem looms over Royal Opera return

Thu 28 Aug 2025

Anna Netrebko’s Putin problem looms over Royal Opera return
Liz Cookman
We want peace – but not on Putin’s terms, Ukrainians say

Sat 23 Aug 2025

We want peace – but not on Putin’s terms, Ukrainians say
Jack Watling
Europe has three options for involvement with Ukraine

Sat 23 Aug 2025

Europe has three options for involvement with Ukraine
Philip Collins
Trump: empty-handed because there is still no deal to do

Sun 17 Aug 2025

Trump: empty-handed because there is still no deal to do
Hugh Tomlinson
Red carpet or not, Zelensky faces uphill struggle with Trump

Sat 16 Aug 2025

Red carpet or not, Zelensky faces uphill struggle with Trump
Nina Kuryata
Trump and Putin meet to end Ukraine war – without Ukraine

Fri 15 Aug 2025

Trump and Putin meet to end Ukraine war – without Ukraine
Hugh Tomlinson
Europe left in the cold as Trump plans to offer Putin deal

Sun 10 Aug 2025

Europe left in the cold as Trump plans to offer Putin deal
The Observer leader
There can be no end to the war without Ukraine

Sun 10 Aug 2025

There can be no end to the war without Ukraine
Nina Kuryata
The world is none the wiser as Trump’s sanction deadline looms

Thu 7 Aug 2025

The world is none the wiser as Trump’s sanction deadline looms
Emma Haslett
Controversy over how to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine

Sun 3 Aug 2025

Controversy over how to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine
Liz Cookman
Pregnant, panicking… then the bomb struck

Sat 2 Aug 2025

Pregnant, panicking… then the bomb struck
Katherine Plummer
It’s refined in India, but Russian crude is still gushing into the UK

Sat 2 Aug 2025

It’s refined in India, but Russian crude is still gushing into the UK
Giles Whittell
The journalists enlisted in Putin’s information war

Sat 2 Aug 2025

The journalists enlisted in Putin’s information war
Adam Hsakou
The honeymoon is over for Poland’s Ukrainian refugees

Sun 20 Jul 2025

The honeymoon is over for Poland’s Ukrainian refugees
Patrick Kidd
Roman Starovoit, politician who fell out of favour with Putin

Fri 11 Jul 2025

Roman Starovoit, politician who fell out of favour with Putin
Peter Pomerantsev
Trump’s feel-bad foreign policy is guided by emotion, not logic

Sat 28 Jun 2025

Trump’s feel-bad foreign policy is guided by emotion, not logic
Nina Kuryata
Inside the drone attack that left Russia’s top brass humiliated

Wed 11 Jun 2025

Inside the drone attack that left Russia’s top brass humiliated
Nina Kuryata
Russian drone pilots are hunting Ukrainian civilians

Thu 5 Jun 2025

Russian drone pilots are hunting Ukrainian civilians
Nina Kuryata
Trump calls Putin ‘crazy’ for mass drone attack

Tue 27 May 2025

Trump calls Putin ‘crazy’ for mass drone attack
Fred Harter
Ukraine looks to Europe for a way of defeating Putin without Trump

Sun 25 May 2025

Ukraine looks to Europe for a way of defeating Putin without Trump
Steve Bloomfield
In pictures: Putin’s power on parade

Thu 15 May 2025

In pictures: Putin’s power on parade
Kim Willsher
I fled Moscow with my laptop, three lipsticks and a can of hairspray

Sat 10 May 2025

I fled Moscow with my laptop, three lipsticks and a can of hairspray

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