2023’s most important election: Turkey – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. For Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, next month’s election is of massive historical significance.…
The end of Boris Johnson – POLITICO
Tanya Gold is a freelance journalist. Boris Johnson’s political career ended on Wednesday, with stuttering and fake politesse. Seated before a U.K. House of Commons…
UN climate report shows world is flying blind into the storm – POLITICO
TL;DR, global warming is bad and getting worse. But a sprawling assessment of tens of thousands of scientific papers on the state of the planet,…
Putin’s Russia summons Stalin from the grave as a wartime ally – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. MOSCOW — As Russia enters the second year of its war against Ukraine, fans…
How Putin persuades Russians to cheer the war – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. MOSCOW — Among the perks offered to those stamping their feet to stay warm…
Can Putin win? – POLITICO
“I am wicked and scary with claws and teeth,” Vladimir Putin reportedly warned David Cameron when the then-British prime minister pressed him about the use of…
Red carpet war as Ukrainians and Russians scrap over Oscar nominations – POLITICO
The Oscars are wading into a Russian-Ukrainian geopolitical minefield. Of the five films shortlisted by the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for…
Heads roll in Ukraine graft purge, but defense chief Reznikov rejects rumors he’s out – POLITICO
KYIV — Heads are rolling in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s expanding purge against corruption in Ukraine, but Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov is denying rumors that he’s…
Luke Skywalker to sell signed Star Wars posters for Ukraine: May the funds be with you! – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Love Star Wars? Hate Vladimir Putin? Then there’s good news as Luke Skywalker is…
The Ukrainian journalists’ dilemma – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. When a major corruption scandal broke in Ukraine last weekend, reporters faced an excruciating…
Manpower will be crucial for Russia to mount a spring offensive – POLITICO
Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. It appears it’s only a matter of time before the Kremlin orders another draft to replenish its…
A very special Christmas mass for Orthodox Church of Ukraine – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. KYIV — On a frosty Saturday morning, several altar boys posed for group selfies…
How Musk’s Twitter takeover is playing out worldwide – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Confusion. Frustration. Bewilderment. Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion in late October, online rights campaigners,…
Ukrainian church allows December 25 celebrations for first time – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. KYIV — Ukraine’s Orthodox worshippers have always celebrated Christmas on January 7 — but that…