The Yale professor on why the west got Putin wrong — and what the past tells us about the war in Ukraine

Proposal would accelerate preparations in time for a February summit to show solidarity with Ukraine

Gustavo Petro’s allies suffer ‘punishment vote’ as opposition sweeps mayoral races in major cities

Pedro Sánchez, caretaker PM, reaches agreement with Pablo Iglesias’s radical movement

Dexamethasone and hydrocortisone offer hope in curbing death toll

Rightwing government’s surprise windfall tax on banks is branded a ‘major miscalculation’

Sánchez tells the FT that bloc faces emergency and must increase independence from Russia

First explicit acknowledgment of liabilities likely to avert Brexit talks clash

Europe’s new growth tiger

Head of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company pushes for investment in decarbonisation

City records a 1.2% decline in residents for first half of year as young people and families depart

Carles Puigdemont says Spanish government has underfunded local police

Amid widespread speculation about a coup attempt, the Biden administration pressured politicians and generals to respect the result

The Harvard economist on ‘the new economics of industrial policy’, China’s subsidies and Joe Biden’s record

Spate of killings blamed on drugs trade leads prime minister to consider calling on armed forces

Former transport minister to head leftwing coalition after Antti Rinne’s resignation

Peace talks with Putin are doomed, warns UK leader, as parts delivery puts 20 warplanes at Ukraine’s disposal

Letter reveals PM backed suspending the loan charge months before he entered No 10

Visa restrictions come amid growing international pressure to end brutal regional war

Memorial’s Oleg Orlov charged with ‘discrediting the armed forces’

ECB president’s words encapsulate rising anxiety among EU leaders about US election

Group of British MPs call for release of regime critic after he spends much of the past seven weeks in ‘inhumane’ conditions

Turkey’s president deepens Nato crisis over Mitsotakis’s appeal to US to halt provision of F-16 jets to Ankara

Verdict threatens Ekrem İmamoğlu’s potential challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in next year’s election

High-profile expulsion of anti-corruption senator puts South American country’s rule of law in doubt

Vladimir Putin could be arrested by country’s authorities enforcing an International Criminal Court warrant

Stock market and currency rattled as bribery scandal escalates

Officials stop short of signalling diplomatic or military assistance to defuse crisis in crucial waterway

Territory surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh is a central element in the stalled peace negotiations

US-based arbiter’s demand to halt proceedings regarding Akin Ipek and family is rejected

Also in this newsletter: Von der Leyen lands in Bosnia and is likely to both raise and damp hopes of accession to the union

Sale of German-owned newspaper group follows calls for ‘repolonisation’ by ruling party

Former US ambassador to the UN praised for ‘muscular foreign policy’ and electability

Prosecutors label Republican political operative a liar in case stemming from Mueller probe

Census shows 45.7% of people in the region identify as Catholic, 43.5% as Protestant

UK development minister says 3mn people face acute food shortage because of drought and civil war

Four Arab nations try to isolate nation they say supports terrorism

Turkish leader claims his close relationship with Russian president key to resumption of Black Sea shipments

Confiscating and deploying them for Ukraine’s benefit is the morally obvious next step

FBI identifies ‘antifeminist’ lawyer as ‘primary subject’ in shooting that killed Esther Salas’s son

Restrictions on John Lee’s campaign presence based on sanctions imposed by Washington in 2020

The Korean-American author on her love for the Neue Galerie, Thom Browne and Kerrygold

Declassified report reignites debate over whether China bears responsibility for pandemic’s origins

Tanks could help Kyiv expel Russia rather than just resist it, but escalation fears remain

Dissatisfied clerics voice anger over salary cuts and poor morale in letter to Pope Francis

Most recent Treasury forecast of £26bn reflects sharp drop in oil and gas prices in recent months

Our Green New Deal lets us plan for the trade-offs that come with such big changes

Francesca Gino on administrative leave at Harvard Business School after allegations of fraudulent data use

Lorenzo Fontana’s election highlights tensions between rightwing coalition leaders set to form government

The president of Ukraine embodies the resilience of his people and has become a standard bearer for liberal democracy

Banned candidate’s triumph in opposition primary adds to hurdles after sanctions eased

The British-Palestinian novelist on writing from life, the destruction in Gaza and whether artists have a role when catastrophe unfolds

Leftist president lends his voice to Beijing’s efforts to boost renminbi’s role in global commerce

Sweden still waiting for Turkey and Hungary to approve own bid to enter alliance

World’s second-largest economy has turned to trade to offset weak domestic consumption

Hopes that female MPs would take most seats in parliament dashed after late recounts

Investigators believe Pier Antonio Panzeri, the former MEP at the centre of Qatargate, also received bribes from Rabat

Human Rights Watch says government inaction has led to ‘pervasive’ discrimination against group

An unpredictable US, rising China and revanchist Russia pose serious strategic challenges 

Appearance seen as apparent show of defiance after International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant

Vincent Clerc says container ship attacks by Houthis could have ‘significant consequences’ for global growth

Vaccines and relaxing restrictions are ‘working magic’ on business and consumer morale

Judges find bloc had not gained sufficient consent from people of rebel territory when ratifying agreements