Our reporters are answering readers’ questions about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Many of you have asked about sentiments in Ukraine about the West.
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Your Tuesday Briefing: Russia’s Faltering Campaign
Plus climate’s role in Australia’s upcoming election and a Covid-19 protest at Peking University.
Russia Planned a Major Military Overhaul. Ukraine Shows the Result.
Russia wanted to build a leaner, more flexible fighting force and eliminate waste, bureaucracy and corruption. But entrenched, Soviet-era practices endure.
Estonia’s Tough Voice on Ukraine Urges No Compromise With Putin
Kaja Kallas, the prime minister, remembers the repression of life under Soviet rule and sees the same brutality in occupied Ukraine, which she believes is fighting for all of Europe.
Putin’s New Problems
An update on the second phase of the war in Ukraine.
In Rebirth for NATO, Europe Unites in Face of Putin’s Ambition
Sweden’s and Finland’s embrace of NATO after decades of neutrality is a clear statement that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ended an era of European illusions about Moscow.
NATO Leaders Say They Will Speed Finland and Sweden Membership Bids
In another setback for Moscow, top officials from alliance nations met over the weekend in Berlin to discuss admitting Finland and Sweden and supporting Ukraine.
Sweden’s Governing Party Says It Will Vote to Join NATO
The announcement was a shift for the Social Democratic Party, which has supported Swedish neutrality since before the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Finland Launches Bid to Join NATO, Declaring a ‘New Era’
The Nordic nation would end decades of nonalignment if, as widely expected, it is admitted to the alliance.
For Putin, a Nordic Nightmare Is Springing to Life
With Finland and Sweden likely to request NATO membership, and Ukraine counterattacking in the east, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is facing more setbacks.