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Thursday, 5 Mar 2026

The ruins of a police station that is struck during U.S.-Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on March 3, 2026. Photo: Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The wars of misconstrued opportunities and bad choices

Trump’s assertion of an “imminent threat” from Iran is no more convincing than President Vladimir Putin’s perennial claim that he had no other choice but to invade Ukraine.

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Wednesday, 25 Feb 2026

Putin at a meeting in the Kremlin, February 2026. Photo: The Kremlin, Moscow

Kremlin struggles to project global relevance amid peace talks

Vladimir Putin may persist with his “military victory” war plan, but he also wants to keep the diplomatic attention of U.S. President Donald Trump, who wants to bring the war against Ukraine to an end.

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Wednesday, 4 Feb 2026

Emergency heating points set up in a neighborhood where many buildings have been without heating and very little electricity for weeks due to Russian air attacks, on January 25, 2026 in the Dniprovskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: Elise Blanchard/Getty Images

‘Energy truce’ could be preamble to Ukraine peace deal

In the January 30 “energy truce” Russia and Ukraine agreed to halt strikes on energy infrastructure until at least February 1.

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