Moscow concert hall attack: Why is ISIL targeting Russia?  | ISIL/ISIS News

Moscow concert hall attack: Why is ISIL targeting Russia?  | ISIL/ISIS News

ByNews Polite

More than 133 people have been killed and more than 100 others were injured following a brazen attack on concertgoers at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall before a performance by a Soviet-era rock band on Friday. Assailants dressed in camouflage uniforms opened fire and reportedly threw explosive devices inside the concert…

Russia-Ukraine two years on: towards an endless and wider war? | Russia-Ukraine war

Russia-Ukraine two years on: towards an endless and wider war? | Russia-Ukraine war

ByNews Polite

In an UpFront special, we discuss where the war in Ukraine currently stands and where it is heading. It’s been two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, causing mass destruction and a mounting civilian death toll. Even with support from the West, Ukraine is facing increased weapons…

The increasingly murky prospect of an end to Putin’s Ukraine war
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The increasingly murky prospect of an end to Putin’s Ukraine war

ByNews Polite

How is the Ukraine war going to end? This question bedevils smaller arguments over Western aid to the brave Ukrainian forces. Bringing it into tighter focus is Vladimir Putin’s decision to pass the winter with ever-more-brutal strikes on Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilian targets — such as last Saturday’s murderous missile…