
All wars escalate
When weapons corner politics, only the spiral of violence governs. We see it between Ukraine and Russia, between Hamas and Israel, and this Wednesday in the attack that killed over a hundred people in Iran

When weapons corner politics, only the spiral of violence governs. We see it between Ukraine and Russia, between Hamas and Israel, and this Wednesday in the attack that killed over a hundred people in Iran

The barrage extended Russian attacks that began Friday with its largest single assault since the war started. At least 41 civilians were killed since the weekend

The restrictions imposed on Moscow have reduced its military capacity, but after almost two years they have not caused the bankruptcy predicted by the West

European solidarity cannot give in to the fatigue of a war that Putin is prolonging in search of a favorable horizon

The correspondent for EL PAÍS unveils (and tastes) the food preferred by soldiers and civilians in combat zones

Moscow targeted Kharkiv with a hail of drones and missiles

The mayor of Kyiv says that Russia’s massive attack on Friday, which killed at least 31 people, is ‘the deadliest’ the capital has seen in terms of civilian casualties

Ukrainians and Palestinians are bearing the brunt of the death, destruction and uncertainty about the future

An analysis by Kyiv sent to its allies, to which EL PAÍS has had access, states that without the promised funds a further million people will be left without social assistance

The historian criticizes the U.S. government’s inability to deter attacks by the Taliban, Putin and Hamas, and warns that AI may negatively affect our cognitive abilities

The general, who is becoming increasingly distant from Ukraine’s leader, claims to be dissatisfied with the offices in charge of mobilizing soldiers

His spokesperson says Navalny is ‘doing well’ and a lawyer has visited him. His team had been unable to reach him since December 6

Journalists from different origins have come together to trace the origins of fake news and combat the most viral misinformation being circulated in Spanish. These fact-checkers have detected how toxic media especially affects Latino communities in the United States

As Western support for Kyiv has faltered, the counteroffensive has collapsed and citizens are beginning to feel fatigue. The Kremlin has taken the opportunity to float the idea of a pause in fighting

The attacks were aimed at southern and central regions of Ukraine, but that no casualties were immediately known

After consolidating in Mali, Moscow is strengthening its collaboration with Burkina Faso and Niger through an armed structure intended to replace the Wagner Group

The U.S. State Department said Russia rejected several proposals for freeing Paul Whelan, an American convicted of espionage, and ‘Wall Street Journal’ reporter Evan Gershkovich

The Unites States and other countries imposed a $60 a barrel limit last year on Russian oil. Firms in the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong were identified for sanctions

The president of Ukraine is considering mobilizing up to half a million people for the war against Russia, admitting that ‘no one knows when it will end’

The EU headquarters said the latest measures would “deliver a further blow to Putin’s ability to wage war by targeting high-value sectors of the Russian economy

Putin’s fiercest foe had multiple hearings scheduled, some of which were suspended since the unknown location of the politician precluded his participation
The move on Sunday came just a day after supporters formally nominated the Kremlin leader on Saturday to run in the 2024 presidential election as an independent

There should be little doubt about the legitimacy of Ukraine’s response to Russia’s aggression, and Israel’s to the Hamas attacks. The problem lies in the limits
Western support has helped Kyiv survive so far but it desperately needs more money and a new strategy

Unhappy soldiers and women waiting for their men to come home from war can have a much heavier social impact than opposition movements

UEFA plans to amend its statutes on presidential term limits — something already done by FIFA for president Gianni Infantino in relative secrecy in Moscow in 2018

Kyiv has rapidly reformed a multitude of laws over the past two years so that the European Council would give free rein to discussions over membership of the bloc