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An analysis of tweets shows that Vladimir Putin has sent Twitter users into deep despairhttps://econ.st/3q3H1ax 

“My generation is passionate about protecting our planet, but many of us aren’t equipped with adequate knowledge or skills to handle the problems we’ll soon inherit.” @vanessa_vash explains why “gender-equal climate education” is part of the solutionhttps://econ.st/3MTSN1h 

Also know as “vacuum bombs”, these horrifying weapons can suck the air out of victims’ lungshttps://econ.st/3Ctt1fr 

Ordinary folk have yet to feel the full effects of rising petrol bills, empty stomachs and political instability. But make no mistake, those things are cominghttps://econ.st/3Jg9vWn 

The EU now estimates that up to 7m people may seek refuge abroadhttps://econ.st/3weNZh7 

How far a country can support a proxy war against a nuclear power is uncertain, but history suggests the boundaries are widehttps://econ.st/3tbdzla 

Why should education be prioritised in times of crisis? Our editor-in-chief @zannymb talks to @Malala about the war in Ukraine and Afghanistan’s humanitarian emergency, on “The Economist Asks”https://econ.st/3vUvSNd 

London used to be by far the most important gateway to Britain. It ought to reclaim that statushttps://econ.st/35ZWfGT 

Vladimir Putin is a “pathological liar”, writes Lithuania’s prime minister @IngridaSimonyte. The West was too delusional in its negotiations with him, and “Russian money smelled too good”https://econ.st/3q8f958 

They have been mockingly dubbed by Western analysts as “emotional-support armour” or “cope cages”https://econ.st/37qrCux 

Evidence suggests Russian people have been buying more cryptohttps://econ.st/3tY4Im3 

Wealth equivalent to 28% of Russia’s GDP in 2021 came from crony sectors, up from 18% in 2016. But many Russian oligarchs will be taking haircuts on their empires as sanctions bitehttps://econ.st/3CLWscU 

The official global toll is 6m. But we find that there is a 95% chance that the true value lies between 14m and 23.7m additional deathshttps://econ.st/35ZYcTN 

The war in Ukraine has brought into focus the financial-crime risks that crypto poses, but also the advantages of speed and ease of transfer it offers over fiat currencyhttps://econ.st/3t7cPNN 

Want to do pioneering work at the intersection of data science, journalism and computational social science? Apply to join our data-journalism teamhttps://econ.st/35KjjZy 

“The appeasement of autocrats today only emboldens them tomorrow,” writes @VjosaOsmaniPRKS. The president of Kosovo argues that concessions to tyrants never bring lasting peacehttps://econ.st/3KJIoDh 

“It’s an eerie, strange mood, but people in Kyiv have got used to it already.” On “The Intelligence” @timjudah1 speaks with residents of Ukraine’s capitalhttps://econ.st/3wd6CBR 

The shock and adrenaline of the first two weeks have developed into a focused determinationhttps://econ.st/36fZiKQ 

“It’s an eerie, strange mood, but people in Kyiv have got used to it already.” On “The Intelligence” @timjudah1 speaks with residents of Ukraine’s capitalhttps://econ.st/3ircOhL 

Ukraine is relying on pensioners to help repel one of the world’s most powerful armieshttps://econ.st/3MPn8hf