In his second column, Joe Tresidder explores Russian President Vladimir Putin and his outright rejection of surrender in Ukraine.

Current Affairs Editor Akshar Abhyankar explores how the invasion of Ukraine has changed the Indo-Russian relationship - and what this means for the world.

Lucy McCulloch interrogates the relationship between warfare and social media in this spirited piece, critiquing the nature of ‘chocolate-box-ified’ solidarity with Ukraine in the West.