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Shaun Walker

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Shaun Walker is a special correspondent for the Guardian. He covers eastern Europe, the war in Ukraine and intelligence matters. He is the author of The Illegals, about Russia's deep-cover spies

January 2026

  • a women and a men

    Zelenskyy names Canada’s ex-finance minister as economic adviser in Ukraine

    Chrystia Freeland takes on new role amid government shakeup in Kyiv as Ukrainian president replaces key figures
  • Yulia Lemeshchenko in court

    The weightlifting champion jailed by Russia for ‘plotting sabotage and assassinations’

    Yulia Lemeshchenko was defiant and did not deny the accusations, saying she had decided to fight against Russian military aggression
  • A Ukrainian visits a grave covered in flags and flowers on a snowy day

    New year, new deal? Why peace still feels elusive for Ukraine

    The US may be making positive noises, but exhausted Ukrainians remain wary after nearly four years of war

December 2025

  • A handout still image taken from video provided on 30 December 2025 by the Russian defence ministry press service shows a unit equipped with the Russian Oreshnik missile system that began combat duty in an undisclosed location in Belarus.

    Ukraine war live
    Russia says it has moved its nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles into Belarus – as it happened

  • Sergei Lavrov and Vladimir Putin

    Did Ukraine target Putin’s residence or is Russian claim a ploy to sway Trump?

  • Donald Trump and Volodimr Zelensky

    Is claim Ukraine deal is ‘95% done’ just another empty assertion from Trump?

  • President Donald Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky shake hands during a press conference following talks at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on 28 December.

    Ukraine war live
    Trump and Zelenskyy meet in Florida – as it happened

  • Poland preparing €2bn anti-drone fortifications along its eastern border amid Russian threat

  • ‘Dancing on bones’: Mariupol theatre to reopen with staging of Russian fairytale

  • Russian attacks kill three and cut power to freezing Ukrainian regions

  • ‘Teach your daughter to speak Polish’: Ukrainians in Poland face growing resentment

  • The Guardian picture essay
    The bleakest winter: Ukrainians face exhaustion and uncertainty as Trump demands concessions

  • Peace plans ready to be presented to Russia in days, says Zelenskyy

  • Europe ready to lead ‘multinational force’ in Ukraine as part of US peace plan

  • Europe live with Jakub Krupa
    Belgian PM meets Starmer in London as debate continues on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine – as it happened

  • US wants Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy

  • Europe live with Jakub Krupa
    US pushing Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy – as it happened

  • Ukraine war: Trump criticises European leaders on eve of crunch coalition meeting

  • Europe live
    Starmer, Merz and Macron take phone call with Trump on Ukraine peace talks – as it happened

  • Zelenskyy ‘ready for elections’ after Trump questions Ukrainian democracy

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