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Putin wants to be seen as ‘unifier of Russia’, says Finland’s former PM, Alexander Stubb

At ThePrint's Off the Cuff, Stubb also spoke to Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta about India's 'centrality' in world affairs amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine and Finland joining NATO.

A nuclear threat hangs over the world until the Russian invasion is rolled back

The dangerous factor is whether Putin will misjudge NATO’S actions and attempt greater risks to speedily throttle the spirited Ukrainian resistance.

Girls can’t escape Taliban abyss, and besieged Boris Johnson’s missile-dodging dance

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

‘Give me 1% of your planes, 1% of your tanks, 1%!’ Zelenskyy tells NATO

Biden joins western leaders for emergency meets of NATO, G7 and EU Thursday to decide ‘what next’ in the Russia-Ukraine chapter.

Ukraine has given an opening. Ancient civilisations India & China can now help end the war

Ukraine’s recent indication of abandoning its NATO ambitions perhaps provides the greatest opening for the war to be replaced by diplomacy.

War in Ukraine is getting worse. A China-India initiative to bring peace is a good idea

China says abandon Cold War logic, UN asks "to stop war" but the Ukraine-Russia conflict is only growing. What should India be doing?

Why blaming NATO for Ukraine war is Vladimir Putin’s biggest lie

Russia didn’t need that pretext to seek renewed hegemony in in its near-abroad. Soviet Union & Russian empire had traditionally sought to control countries along their frontiers.

SubscriberWrites: The Russia-Ukraine crisis is the result of clash of egos of two presidents

A deep look at that led to the conflict and the subsequent war will show that the cause is the mutual distrust of Russia and Ukraine, writes Sibu K Das.

How anti-tank missiles & Russian ‘mistakes’ worked to Ukraine’s advantage, and lessons for India

Ukraine has effectively championed strategies any smaller military would incorporate against larger enemy — avoid big, open, battles and conflicts, and focus on targeting supply chains.

More honesty, less grandstanding can prevent Ukraine war from ballooning into a world war

The West must recognise that Russia is a declining power, but if pushed hard, it will react – just like Germany did after a humiliating peace at Versailles.

On Camera

India will absorb Trump tariff impact due to its Achilles’ heel

Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Was Pahalgam a trap by Pakistan to lure India into a conflict? An Army officer thinks so

Speaking at tri-service seminar, Major General SP Vishwasrao also said farmers’ protest, anti-CAA agitation & situation in Manipur was part of ‘larger ploy’ to destabilise India.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.