Ukraine
All quiet on the western front
Zoe Strimpel talks to the anti-Putin Russian artists who have been cancelled since the invasion of Ukraine
Hawks vs Trump
His opponents need to prove him wrong on Ukraine
Baltic view
Lithuania’s Prime Minister on what a Ukrainian victory would look like
Putin’s last laugh
There was much mirth in the West this week when Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day parade through Red Square included just…
Should Ukrainians stop speaking Russian?
A young woman called Lyudmila walks into a cafe in Odessa, the southern Ukrainian city. Her phone is switched on…
After his trip to Moscow, Xi Jinping still holds all the cards
After his arrival in Moscow on Monday, President Xi Jinping said that China is ready, along with Russia, ‘to stand…
China is playing the long game over peace in Ukraine
At the Munich Security Conference over the weekend, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi announced that his country was currently in…
Are Brits losing sympathy for Ukraine?
Britons were keen to punish Russia for invading Ukraine. A month into the war, more than half thought we hadn’t gone far enough.…
Why Putin needs Prigozhin
It’s been a tense couple of weeks for Yevgeny Prigozhin, the businessman and founder the of Wagner Group of mercenaries.…
Germany’s missteps in Ukraine have left Scholz fighting for his political life
Difficult though it may be to believe, there is chaos at the top of the German government over its mishandling…
Ukraine needs more than tanks
What weapons will Ukraine get next? It’s a crucial question that matters perhaps more than anything else for understanding how…
Xi’s nuclear warnings are a coup for Scholz
Checks and balances on Vladimir Putin don’t come from inside Russia. The people around him supported forced mobilisation, pushed his…
No more Mr Nice Guy
Volodymyr Zelensky is one of the few leaders of modern times whose charisma, determination and sheer cojones can be said,…
What does Russia really want?
The question of ‘why’ Russia invaded Ukraine has been forgotten amid war’s fog. Greed and malice partially explains it. History, geopolitics…
The US knows the main threat is China
China’s President Xi Jinping opened the CCP’s 20th party congress by doubling down on four key issues: no let up…
Tsar Vladimir brings in martial law
Martial law can arrive with a bang: tanks on the streets, Swan Lake on the TV. It can also creep…
The Spectator’s Notes
Thought for the Day appears every morning on BBC Radio 4. This preachy slot is hallowed by longevity, if not…
Arms’ reach
Will guns from Ukraine end up on the streets of Britain?
Nuclear options
How should the West respond to Putin’s threats?
Portrait of the week
Home Liz Truss, the Prime Minister, came up with a message for the Conservative party conference: ‘Whenever there is change,…
What Elon Musk doesn’t get about peace
The power one person can hold should never be underestimated. They can take people’s lives, as Vladimir Putin does, or…
Putin at 70: How The Spectator has covered his life
Vladimir Putin turns 70 today. Since he became Prime Minister of Russia in 1999, some of The Spectator’s greatest contributors…
Does Ukrainian exist?
After six months of war in Ukraine, most observers agree that the roots of Russian aggression lie in the country’s…
