Ukraine recap – 23 November 2023
The Conversation's correspondents review the Ukraine conflict ahead of this winter.
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Ukraine, Russia, NATO
A requiem for Putin’s victims
Dr Helmut Hubel is inspired by Shostakovich’s ‘Requiem’ to give a requiem to some individual victims...
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The Wagner link
Helmut Hubel comments on the parallels between 2 sinister revenge killings, and the Wagnerian thread linking...
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Putin’s Killing Squad – the Wagner Group
Dr Helmut Hubel lays bare the origins and aims of the Wagner Group supporting Vladimir Putin’s...
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Hyvää Suomi (well done, Finland)! Finland has now joined NATO!
Now that Finland has joined NATO, on 4 April 2023, Helmut updates his November 2022 article...
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How war criminals come to their end
The chances that the indictment of Vladimir Putin by the International Criminal Court will lead to...
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Gazprom – Putin’s strategic weapon
Dr Helmut Hubel reviews an Arte TV documentary on Vladimir Putin’s use of energy as a...
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The U.S. and Germany promise to deliver heavy tanks to Ukraine – Is this the end of “scholzing”?
German Chancellor Scholz’s behaviour in eventually agreeing to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine has spawned...
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Who is betraying Ukraine? – It’s the German Social Democrats from Hanover!
As Germany’s Chancellor Scholz hesitates to deliver Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Helmut Hubel asks where...
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No, No, and No again – don’t whitewash the war criminal Putin!
Our Russia expert calls out the 'Independent' Russia 'specialist' for defending Putin's aggression in Ukraine. Mary...
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Putin, Ukraine, and the US Republican Party
There are now very strong reasons for NATO to widen and become more pro-active in securing...
Read moreHyvää Suomi (well done, Finland)! Finland applies to join NATO
We can only hope that Western support of Ukraine will remain strong, that they will not...
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A New Deal with Europe?
The present is grim. The future looks dire. A better deal with Europe is at least...
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The UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme is failing both refugees and their hosts – here’s why
Six months of the UK government’s Homes for Ukraine refugee hosting scheme shows how poorly implemented...
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Ukrainian refugee crisis: what is West England doing?
This video chronicles the generosity of West England folk in donating and contributing to relieve the...
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The Bear and the Dove
Richard's poem portrays dark days but a hopeful outcome to the tussle between Russia and Ukraine...
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