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  • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
    OutlookAustria
    Austria reverts to type as microscandals proliferate

    Everything in the Alpine nation’s politics seems at some point to turn into an operetta

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Military briefing: ‘anaemic’ Russian advance heralds long war of attrition

    Moscow’s slow progress in south-eastern Ukraine could be deliberate, say analysts

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    InterviewEU enlargement
    Austria says EU must consider radical treaty change over Ukraine

    Foreign minister calls for bloc to consider granting neighbouring states rapid access to ‘parts of the common market’

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
    EU energy
    EU energy groups prepare to meet Putin’s terms for Russian gas

    Germany’s Uniper and Austria’s OMV plan to use rouble accounts for payments while Eni of Italy weighs options

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    Inside BusinessSwitzerland
    The riddle of Russian money in Switzerland

    Low level of sanctioned funds belies assumptions that it is a treasure house of Putin kleptocracy

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    Europe Express
    Plans for EU oil embargo against Russia still raise questions Premium content

    Officials in Brussels are working on the sixth sanctions package in response to the war in Ukraine

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    Europe Express
    Austrian chancellor tells Putin his soldiers commit war crimes Premium content

    Karl Nehammer becomes first EU leader to visit Russian president since Ukraine invasion

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Austria’s Nehammer says Putin meeting left ‘no positive impression’

    Chancellor’s talks were ‘direct, open and tough’ but visit breaks with diplomatic effort to portray Russian leader as isolated

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    US and Kyiv warn of new Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine

    Pentagon says Kremlin is resupplying and reinforcing units for use in Donbas push

  • Sunday, 10 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Austrian chancellor Karl Nehammer to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow

    First European leader to hold in-person talks with Russian president since Ukraine invasion

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Military briefing: west raises effort to arm Ukraine as Donbas battle looms

    Nato countries consider how best to provide heavy weapons ahead of next phase of war

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    Military technology22 min
    Ukraine's battle of the airwaves

    What do intercepted radio communications tell us about the war in Ukraine?

  • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
    Europe
    Ukraine war sparks European debate on merits of neutrality

    Countries with history of military non-engagement consider whether it is time to dump the policy

  • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
    Germany
    Germany and Austria plan for gas rationing over payment stand-off with Russia

    Berlin activates emergency law as west refuses to comply with Moscow’s demand for roubles

  • Sunday, 27 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine: free to read
    ‘Tip of the iceberg’: rise in Russian spying activity alarms European capitals

    Intelligence agencies have been slow to respond to the growing scope of covert Kremlin operations overseas

  • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Military briefing: Russia turns to brute force in struggle to subdue Ukraine

    Moscow shifts to artillery barrages and ‘dumb’ bombs after failing to make expected advances

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: how the battle for Ukraine became a battle for its cities

    Russian forces have become bogged down owing to their inability to take big urban centres including the capital Kyiv

  • Sunday, 20 March, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: Russian losses mask Ukraine’s vulnerabilities

    Putin’s forces may move to an attritional phase as dearth of information dogs assessment of Kyiv’s capabilities

  • Friday, 18 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Military briefing: why Ukraine needs air defence, not a no-fly zone

    Ramping up ways for Kyiv to contest the skies may better serve its needs in the war

  • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine’s demands for security guarantees blindside western allies

    Kyiv wants permanent members of UN security council — including Russia — to act as guarantors along with Germany and Turkey

  • Thursday, 17 March, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Military briefing: why Russia is deploying more troops to Ukraine

    Reinforcements suggest efforts to replace heavier than expected casualties — or a surge for a future offensive

  • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Chechen ‘wild card’ Ramzan Kadyrov joins Russian war effort

    Forces loyal to the Caucasian warlord-leader have been an integral part of the Kremlin’s military plan from the start

  • Saturday, 12 March, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    ‘A serious failure’: scale of Russia’s military blunders becomes clear

    First phase of offensive held back by intelligence weaknesses and poor planning and logistics

  • Wednesday, 9 March, 2022
    Coronavirus treatment
    Austria drops compulsory Covid vaccine mandate

    Suspension to apply for three months despite rise in coronavirus cases

  • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    China shifts stance on Ukraine

    The Nord Stream 2 pipeline that was to bring Russian gas to Europe is reportedly insolvent

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