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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Deportation, genocide and a brutal lesson from history

Published by The Daily Mail (14th February, 2022) As the military forces of a modern Russian dictator menacingly encircle Ukraine, they stir chilling memories from the past of […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

As the threat of war mounts, Britons vow to stay in Ukraine

Published by The Daily Mail (13th February, 2022) Defiant Britons insist they are staying in Ukraine – despite airlines starting to stop flights, diplomats pulling out of the […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Putin must be stopped from meddling in Ukraine

Published by The Daily Mail (11th February, 2022) When I arrived in Ukraine three weeks ago to report on the escalating fears of war in Europe, I went […]

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Belarus / Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Ukraine bares its teeth in the shadow of Chernobyl

Published by The Daily Mail (5th February, 2022) The warning boomed down from a drone flying over our heads: ‘The enemy is in town. You must stay inside. […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Kremlin plot to spark war with fake film of attack by Ukraine

Published by The Daily Mail (4th February, 2022) An alarming Kremlin plan to create a fake film of an attack by Ukrainian troops was revealed last night. Russia […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Former nursery teacher who’s ready for war says: Many Russians will die

Published by The Daily Mail (29th January, 2022) A sudden burst of machine-gun fire echoed over the fields, followed by a strange buzzing over our heads as we […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Kremlin steps up its propaganda war

Published by The Daily Mail (27th January, 2022) The Kremlin is pumping out disinformation saying Nato troops are in Ukraine preparing to attack Russian allies and facilities. It claims […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

It’s minus 8C on the frontline. All that stands between me and 127,000 Russian troops is a six-foot moat and razor wire

Published by The Daily Mail (26th January, 2022) AS Lieutenant-Colonel Yuriy Trubachiov crunched through the thick snow, he pointed out to me the camera tower, the anti-tank moat, […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

‘This is our land and I’ve no other option than to fight for it’

Published by The Daily Mail (22nd January, 2022) Maksym Bilyk is a young man who thinks carefully before speaking, works with computers and has never fired a gun […]

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Europe / Russia / Ukraine

Fears and fighting spirit of nation in Kremlin crosshairs

Published by The Daily Mail (19th January, 2022) Oksana Lanskaya, a mother and successful Ukrainian food entrepreneur, admits being scared now that Russian military forces have encircled her […]

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China / Covid19 / World

Will China’s ‘Zero Covid’ crackdown ruin the Olympics?

Published by The Daily Mail (17th January, 2022) The timing could not be worse. Omicron has seeped into China on the eve of the Winter Olympics, forcing the government […]

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China / Covid19 / Health / Policy / World

So why did the science establishment try so hard to silence those who feared Covid leaked from a Chinese lab?

Published by The Daily Mail (12th January, 2022) Sir Jeremy Farrar, director of the world-famous Wellcome Trust, has condemned the policy failures of politicians in the pandemic while […]

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Ian Birrell is an award-winning columnist, foreign correspondent, feature writer and investigative journalist. He is contributing editor of The Mail on Sunday, a weekly columnist in The i Paper and writes frequently for other papers and platforms. He is also co-founder with Damon Albarn of Africa Express, the acclaimed collaborative music project. (Pictured: Talking to refugees in Iraq fleeing Islamic State)... Read More.

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