A system of fuzzy borders, in which powerful states treat territory as negotiable and sovereignty as conditional, is not a viable alternative to the liberal world order.

Major attacks on Kyiv, followed by warnings of more, come as Moscow is stalled on the battlefield and at the negotiating table.

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The director of Britain’s electronic surveillance agency warned that Moscow was getting more brazen, adding that estimates suggested 500,000 Russian soldiers had been killed in the Ukraine war.

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