Russian ruble to Pound sterling. Credit: Google

03/10/2022 - 7:43am

Putin blows up his own currency The ruble's value has fallen by 40% since Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Wednesday, March 9

Sorry Sheryl Sandberg, but women do go to war Meta's COO made a bizarre claim on International Women's Day

Katherine Bayford

Oil and gas sanctions hurt the West more than Russia A rise in price benefits the producer, not the consumer

Philip Pilkington

Welcome to the Bitcoin golden era The Russian invasion of Ukraine has accelerated a shift towards crypto

First Germany, now Japan leaves pacifism behind The Ukraine crisis has shattered the country's pacifist consensus

John Bercow was not just a bully, but a failure too His was arguably the worst Speakership in history

Tuesday, March 8

International Women’s Day: contrived, commercialised and cynical Companies have outdone themselves

Kristina Murkett

Leonid Ragozin: How I got Russia wrong The Russian journalist tells Freddie Sayers why he no longer recognises his homeland

The Ukraine crisis is dividing the Balkans Serbia is struggling to maintain a balancing act between East and West

New Pfizer data kills the case for universal child Covid vaccines The real-world trial in New York yielded disappointing results

Jay Bhattacharya

America’s worst kept secret The Supreme Court is shielding the CIA over a widely reported issue

Monday, March 7

Sanctions will push Russia onto the dark web A major state actor could now legalise internet piracy and hacking

Philip Pilkington

Africa’s food crisis pre-dates the war in Ukraine Revisionists are already trying to erase the impact of Covid policy on the continent

Gerhard Schröder’s legacy will be forever tainted The ex-Chancellor's position on Russia is indefensible

Europe is still bankrolling Russia The market value of gas exported from Russia to the EU is going up

Friday, March 4

Russian sanctions bring Kazakhstan to the brink On top of existing tensions and police brutality, my country may not survive

Emmanuel Macron’s party is filled with odd-balls and misfits En Marche has many colourful characters

Banning RT is a Soviet — not western — tactic Free speech and access to information gives Europe a competitive advantage

Jacob Mchangama

Is this the end of the G20? The international club has already ceased to function

Thursday, March 3

Why India abstained on UN resolution over Ukraine Ties between the two countries go back to the Cold War

Scotland’s Gender Recognition Act won’t help trans people Today's bill is as bad as feared

Is Ukraine breaking the Geneva Convention? Publishing videos of Russian soldiers for propaganda purposes may be a breach

How the Ukraine war took over TikTok Slav-centric content was filling the video platform long before Putin's invasion

Companies race to remove any mention of Russia From cancelled meerkats to a vodka ban, home-made sanctions are everywhere

Nicholas Harris

Wednesday, March 2

Is the Russian war machine broken? Freddie Sayers asks RUSI analyst Justin Bronk why the Russian airforce is still grounded

Whatever happens in Ukraine, China will emerge the victor The crisis has accelerated the shift of power from Washington to Beijing

Marshall Auerback

The mystery of Paris’s missing Voltaire statue The explanations for the absence are becoming increasingly bizarre

In his first State of the Union, Biden punches left The President made clear overtures to the centre ground

Park MacDougald

Banning Russia Today sets a dangerous precedent It's rarely a good sign when Big Tech and Western leaders agree

Tuesday, March 1

Andreas Umland: The real nuclear threat is not from weapons Could clashes around nuclear reactors in Ukraine end in another Chernobyl?

Why Ukraine should not join the EU Accession would only further destabilise the bloc

William Nattrass

In Ireland, it’s progressives who have the real power Working in the shadows, they are using NGOs to protect elite consensus

Conor Fitzgerald