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    Ben Hall is Europe editor of the FT, writing interviews, analysis and comment and managing the European network of correspondents. He has worked at the FT since 2000. He was previously world news editor, Europe news editor, Paris correspondent, UK political correspondent, deputy comment editor and a leader writer.
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    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      InterviewWar in Ukraine
      China yet to decide on Ukraine peacemaker role, says Kyiv

      Beijing wants a weak Russia but will prevent its collapse, foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba claims

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: why Ukraine wants to neutralise Russia’s bases in Crimea

      Kyiv’s strikes on assets in the occupied peninsula are crucial to its counter-offensive

    • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      No more ‘dangerous’ money printing to fund war, vows Ukraine central bank chief

      Andriy Pyshnyy says move had ‘created huge risks for macro-financial stability’

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      Saving Ukraine’s economy: the grain giant fighting for survival

      Nibulon helped turn the country into the ‘breadbasket of the world’. The Russian invasion has brought it to its knees

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukrainian Black Sea grain export deal extended

      The agreement first launched in July has brought 25mn tonnes of grains and cooking oil to global markets

    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Kyiv’s cave monasteries become flashpoint in struggle against Russia

      Zelenskyy’s government wades into battle among Orthodox churches, ordering priests and monks to vacate holy site

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Slovakia joins Poland in sending Soviet-era jets to Ukraine

      Decisions set to bolster Kyiv’s air force with additional MiG-29s and spare parts

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: Russian hypersonic missiles bring new menace to Ukraine

      Barrage of high-velocity projectiles reinforces need for better Ukrainian air defences

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: Ukraine’s battle of diminishing returns for Bakhmut

      Eastern Ukrainian city has become an attritional trap where both sides seek to deplete each other’s ranks

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      News in-depthNuclear proliferation
      Russia’s ‘dangerous’ move raises fears of new nuclear arms race

      Putin’s decision leaves few incentives for countries such as China to adhere to a global anti-proliferation regime

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      The economics of Russia’s war in Ukraine

      Investors ramp up bets on ECB lifting interest rates to all-time high

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Behind the Money podcast31 min listen
      The costs of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

      FT reporters reflect on how much Ukraine and global markets have changed since Russia’s invasion began one year ago

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: why Zelenskyy is pressing for western weaponry

      Ukraine will have to switch away from Soviet-era equipment which has few and finite sources of spares and ammunition

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Russia launches fresh missile bombardment on Ukraine

      One projectile crosses neighbouring Moldovan airspace, highlighting risks of conflict spilling over

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: how the UK took a vanguard role on arms for Ukraine

      British leaders have been feted in Kyiv for their role in galvanising allies to provide weapons

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: what the west’s shifting red lines mean for Ukraine

      Allies wary of risk of Russian escalation even as arms decisions reflect Kyiv’s changing battlefield requirements

    • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukraine prepares for renewed Russian offensive

      Warnings multiply of Kremlin’s plans for imminent attack in eastern Donbas region

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      EU officials praise Ukraine for anti-graft raids

      Security forces raided the home of Ihor Kolomoisky, a top oligarch who was previously close to president Zelenskyy

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: does Ukraine need western fighter jets?

      Top-gun pilot ‘Juice’ says his Soviet-era plane cannot intercept Russian missiles

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      France open to sending fighter jets to Ukraine

      President Emmanuel Macron says ‘nothing is excluded’ after US rules out supplying F-16s

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      Will tanks set up Ukraine for a spring offensive?

      After months of pressure, western allies agreed this week to send more battle tanks, but Ukrainian forces will need lots of training

    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      ExplainerWar in Ukraine
      Why are Ukraine’s allies arguing about tanks?

      Heavy fighting vehicles would give Kyiv a military advantage against Russia

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Instant InsightWar in Ukraine
      Scholz not ready to lead from front on deploying tanks to Ukraine

      Germany’s refusal to send Leopard 2s is a blow to Kyiv

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Military briefing: Western allies at ‘inflection point’ on tank deliveries to Ukraine

      Tanks could help Kyiv expel Russia rather than just resist it, but escalation fears remain

    • Saturday, 14 January, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Military briefing: Soledar victory could cost Russia dear

      Ukraine may be deliberately wearing down its foe ahead of a counter-offensive, although both sides suffered heavy losses

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