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Andrei Troshev led fighters for years before falling out with his then-boss Yevgeny Prigozhin in June
Parties of former journalist Michal Šimečka and ex-premier Robert Fico are polling neck and neck ahead of Saturday’s vote
Condemning Moscow does not mean unthinking adherence to the west
Cyber security professionals assess how Russia’s war on Ukraine and wider geopolitical tensions change the security landscape
Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov is spearheading the use of sea drones against the Russian fleet
Penny Pritzker, appointed by Biden this month, backs one of Kyiv’s demands on post-war reconstruction
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Filmmakers are going beyond the news-bite to document the wider impact of the war in a variety of ways
Credit enhancements for debt issued by Kyiv would allow funds to be raised more quickly and on a larger scale
Shipments via third countries obscure Europe’s true reliance on Russian commodities
Metals oligarch tells FT of his ‘surprise’ at performance of economy in wake of invasion of Ukraine
A visual guide to the war
Moscow continues attacks aimed at hobbling Kyiv’s grain exports
Zelenskyy has hinted presidential vote may still be possible next year, alarming civil society groups
Shift in seaborne trade suggests Kremlin will benefit from rising prices despite west’s $60-a-barrel cap
Chair warns that 57-strong group ‘cannot function’ if Russia continues to block appointments and budget
European Commission ex-president José Manuel Barroso warns against ‘risky business’ of treaty change
Elections in the two central European countries will test support for Ukraine and measure the appeal of illiberalism
Washington will send a version of the weapon that uses cluster munitions, according to people familiar with the matter
Kremlin cites boosting ‘defence potential’ and integrating new regions for raising draft budget to $383bn
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Steelmaker constructs a Potemkin army of Soviet tanks, American howitzers and radars from wood and plastic
Legal judgments may at least be used by one nation to hold another to account
Democrats warn that Republican efforts to block more support will devastate Ukrainian war effort
One of Kyiv’s staunchest supporters is undermining its credibility, and the EU’s
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