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Ben Hall is Europe editor of the FT, writing interviews, analysis and comment and managing the European network of correspondents. He has worked at the FT since 2000. He was previously world news editor, Europe news editor, Paris correspondent, UK political correspondent, deputy comment editor and a leader writer.
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  • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
    InterviewWar in Ukraine
    China yet to decide on Ukraine peacemaker role, says Kyiv

    Beijing wants a weak Russia but will prevent its collapse, foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba claims

  • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: why Ukraine wants to neutralise Russia’s bases in Crimea

    Kyiv’s strikes on assets in the occupied peninsula are crucial to its counter-offensive

  • Sunday, 26 March, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    No more ‘dangerous’ money printing to fund war, vows Ukraine central bank chief

    Andriy Pyshnyy says move had ‘created huge risks for macro-financial stability’

  • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
    The Big Read
    Saving Ukraine’s economy: the grain giant fighting for survival

    Nibulon helped turn the country into the ‘breadbasket of the world’. The Russian invasion has brought it to its knees

  • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Ukrainian Black Sea grain export deal extended

    The agreement first launched in July has brought 25mn tonnes of grains and cooking oil to global markets

  • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Kyiv’s cave monasteries become flashpoint in struggle against Russia

    Zelenskyy’s government wades into battle among Orthodox churches, ordering priests and monks to vacate holy site

  • Friday, 17 March, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Slovakia joins Poland in sending Soviet-era jets to Ukraine

    Decisions set to bolster Kyiv’s air force with additional MiG-29s and spare parts

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: Russian hypersonic missiles bring new menace to Ukraine

    Barrage of high-velocity projectiles reinforces need for better Ukrainian air defences

  • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: Ukraine’s battle of diminishing returns for Bakhmut

    Eastern Ukrainian city has become an attritional trap where both sides seek to deplete each other’s ranks

  • Friday, 24 February, 2023
    News in-depthNuclear proliferation
    Russia’s ‘dangerous’ move raises fears of new nuclear arms race

    Putin’s decision leaves few incentives for countries such as China to adhere to a global anti-proliferation regime

  • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    The economics of Russia’s war in Ukraine

    Investors ramp up bets on ECB lifting interest rates to all-time high

  • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
    Behind the Money podcast31 min listen
    The costs of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

    FT reporters reflect on how much Ukraine and global markets have changed since Russia’s invasion began one year ago

  • Monday, 13 February, 2023
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: why Zelenskyy is pressing for western weaponry

    Ukraine will have to switch away from Soviet-era equipment which has few and finite sources of spares and ammunition

  • Friday, 10 February, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Russia launches fresh missile bombardment on Ukraine

    One projectile crosses neighbouring Moldovan airspace, highlighting risks of conflict spilling over

  • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: how the UK took a vanguard role on arms for Ukraine

    British leaders have been feted in Kyiv for their role in galvanising allies to provide weapons

  • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: what the west’s shifting red lines mean for Ukraine

    Allies wary of risk of Russian escalation even as arms decisions reflect Kyiv’s changing battlefield requirements

  • Sunday, 5 February, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine prepares for renewed Russian offensive

    Warnings multiply of Kremlin’s plans for imminent attack in eastern Donbas region

  • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    EU officials praise Ukraine for anti-graft raids

    Security forces raided the home of Ihor Kolomoisky, a top oligarch who was previously close to president Zelenskyy

  • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: does Ukraine need western fighter jets?

    Top-gun pilot ‘Juice’ says his Soviet-era plane cannot intercept Russian missiles

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    France open to sending fighter jets to Ukraine

    President Emmanuel Macron says ‘nothing is excluded’ after US rules out supplying F-16s

  • Friday, 27 January, 2023
    The Big Read
    Will tanks set up Ukraine for a spring offensive?

    After months of pressure, western allies agreed this week to send more battle tanks, but Ukrainian forces will need lots of training

  • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
    ExplainerWar in Ukraine
    Why are Ukraine’s allies arguing about tanks?

    Heavy fighting vehicles would give Kyiv a military advantage against Russia

  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
    Instant InsightWar in Ukraine
    Scholz not ready to lead from front on deploying tanks to Ukraine

    Germany’s refusal to send Leopard 2s is a blow to Kyiv

  • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: Western allies at ‘inflection point’ on tank deliveries to Ukraine

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

  • Saturday, 14 January, 2023
    War in Ukraine
    Military briefing: Soledar victory could cost Russia dear

    Ukraine may be deliberately wearing down its foe ahead of a counter-offensive, although both sides suffered heavy losses

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