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A bad peace
Any deal to end the war which sidelines the Ukrainian people risks rendering lives and dignity expendable
Oleksandra Matviichuk
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Stories
Tough luck
The impact on the Roma community in a Ukrainian border region as thousands are forced to flee and hundreds more die
Olga Musafirova
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Comment
A bad peace
Any deal to end the war which sidelines the Ukrainian people risks rendering lives and dignity expendable
Oleksandra Matviichuk
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Stories
Tough luck
The impact on the Roma community in a Ukrainian border region as thousands are forced to flee and hundreds more die
Olga Musafirova
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News
Russian woman charged with ‘discrediting’ the army for expletive-laden social media rant
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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News
Russian-Armenian billionaire detained in Yerevan after public criticism of PM Pashinyan
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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News
Russian domestic violence support centre designated ‘foreign agent’ on verge of closure
Oliver Fisk
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News
Kyiv death toll rises to 28 as rescue operations continue after Russian strikes
Tom Waugh
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News
Russian woman charged with ‘discrediting’ the army for expletive-laden social media rant
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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News
Russian-Armenian billionaire detained in Yerevan after public criticism of PM Pashinyan
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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News
Russian domestic violence support centre designated ‘foreign agent’ on verge of closure
Oliver Fisk
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News
Kyiv death toll rises to 28 as rescue operations continue after Russian strikes
Tom Waugh
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Stories
What’s in a name?
How Volgograd residents whose relatives were killed in Stalin’s purges feel about the dictator’s return to official favour
Mira Livadina
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Stories
What’s in a name?
How Volgograd residents whose relatives were killed in Stalin’s purges feel about the dictator’s return to official favour
Mira Livadina
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Comment
Practice what you preach
How Europe is failing Russians asylum seekers who have risked their lives to flee repression
Kevin Lick
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Comment
AI wars
While the current drone warfare between Ukraine and Russia will soon look antiquated, the West is even further behind the curve
Charles Ferguson
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Stories
No man’s land
As Russia begins to hand over the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers as part of an agreed exchange, many remain unaccounted for
Ilya Volzhsky
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Comment
Practice what you preach
How Europe is failing Russians asylum seekers who have risked their lives to flee repression
Kevin Lick
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Comment
AI wars
While the current drone warfare between Ukraine and Russia will soon look antiquated, the West is even further behind the curve
Charles Ferguson
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Stories
No man’s land
As Russia begins to hand over the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers as part of an agreed exchange, many remain unaccounted for
Ilya Volzhsky
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Stories
Ebb and flow
Two years after Ukraine’s Kakhovka hydroelectric power dam collapsed, local residents are still grappling with the aftermath
Olga Vasilyeva
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Stories
Ebb and flow
Two years after Ukraine’s Kakhovka hydroelectric power dam collapsed, local residents are still grappling with the aftermath
Olga Vasilyeva
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Stories
Into the fire
Recently exchanged Russian POWs are being sent back to the front in violation of international law
Natalia Glukhova
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Comment
The tributes of half-men
Why is Joseph Stalin’s blood-soaked reputation being so thoroughly restored in today’s Russia?
Rustam Alexander
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Analysis
Attack of the drones
Russian airstrikes on Ukraine are being carried out by increasingly complex drones that are harder than ever to stop
Marcel Plichta
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Stories
Into the fire
Recently exchanged Russian POWs are being sent back to the front in violation of international law
Natalia Glukhova
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Comment
The tributes of half-men
Why is Joseph Stalin’s blood-soaked reputation being so thoroughly restored in today’s Russia?
Rustam Alexander
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Analysis
Attack of the drones
Russian airstrikes on Ukraine are being carried out by increasingly complex drones that are harder than ever to stop
Marcel Plichta
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Comment
Cold War, warm memories
The hidden political agenda lurking behind a nostalgic social media trend
Jonas Heins
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Analysis
Dimming hopes
Five years after their only face-to-face meeting, the Ukrainian and Russian leaders are still miles apart on peace
Anna Batta
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Stories
Flying the flag
A stalwart of the Belarusian protest movement lives on to march another day
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
Cold War, warm memories
The hidden political agenda lurking behind a nostalgic social media trend
Jonas Heins
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Analysis
Dimming hopes
Five years after their only face-to-face meeting, the Ukrainian and Russian leaders are still miles apart on peace
Anna Batta
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Stories
Flying the flag
A stalwart of the Belarusian protest movement lives on to march another day
Iryna Khalip
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Stories
Honour among thieves
Moscow may not be willing to trade Assad’s head for its Syrian bases, but might it sacrifice a former ambassador?
Adam Salakhov
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Stories
Laying low in Budva
Montenegrin sanctions on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska haven’t ended his business interests in the country
Katya Orlova
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Stories
Honour among thieves
Moscow may not be willing to trade Assad’s head for its Syrian bases, but might it sacrifice a former ambassador?
Adam Salakhov
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Stories
Laying low in Budva
Montenegrin sanctions on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska haven’t ended his business interests in the country
Katya Orlova
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Comment
Method to his madness
Vladimir Putin’s bombing of Ukrainian civilians won’t end the war any faster. So, why is he doing it?
Mark Edele
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Stories
‘I couldn’t watch people die in silence’
The story of Alexey Rozhkov, sentenced to 16 years in prison for €14 worth of damage to a military recruitment office
Olesya Krivtsova
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Comment
Method to his madness
Vladimir Putin’s bombing of Ukrainian civilians won’t end the war any faster. So, why is he doing it?
Mark Edele
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Stories
‘I couldn’t watch people die in silence’
The story of Alexey Rozhkov, sentenced to 16 years in prison for €14 worth of damage to a military recruitment office
Olesya Krivtsova
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Comment
Lessons unlearnt
History shows that Donald Trump is making a serious error in appeasing Vladimir Putin
Tim Luckhurst
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Comment
Lessons unlearnt
History shows that Donald Trump is making a serious error in appeasing Vladimir Putin
Tim Luckhurst
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Stories
Stateless in Serbia
Former Russian citizens in Serbia explain how they got stuck in legal limbo
Yulia Akhmedova
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Interview
Charity begins at home
Exiled Russian activist Grigory Sverdlin discusses how the war in Ukraine is reshaping Russia’s charity sector
Veronica Neifakh
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Stories
Stateless in Serbia
Former Russian citizens in Serbia explain how they got stuck in legal limbo
Yulia Akhmedova
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Interview
Charity begins at home
Exiled Russian activist Grigory Sverdlin discusses how the war in Ukraine is reshaping Russia’s charity sector
Veronica Neifakh
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Comment
Double trouble
Why is the Kremlin showing no willingness to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine on highly favourable terms?
Nina L. Khrushcheva
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Analysis
Missile diplomacy
While Ukraine seeks a ceasefire, are Russian forces preparing for a large-scale summer offensive?
Ilya Volzhsky
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Interview
Fighting on
Exiled Russian Indigenous rights activist on defending marginalised communities and resisting propaganda
Sofya Kanevskaya
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Comment
Double trouble
Why is the Kremlin showing no willingness to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine on highly favourable terms?
Nina L. Khrushcheva
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Analysis
Missile diplomacy
While Ukraine seeks a ceasefire, are Russian forces preparing for a large-scale summer offensive?
Ilya Volzhsky
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Interview
Fighting on
Exiled Russian Indigenous rights activist on defending marginalised communities and resisting propaganda
Sofya Kanevskaya
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Analysis
Fly for cover
Shutdowns at Russian airports due to drone activity are at a record high since the war began
Vladimir Loginov,
Denis Morokhin
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Stories
Generational oppression
A Crimean Tatar activist continues to defend minority rights on the peninsula despite being branded a ‘foreign agent’
Katya Alexander
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Analysis
Fly for cover
Shutdowns at Russian airports due to drone activity are at a record high since the war began
Vladimir Loginov,
Denis Morokhin
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Stories
Generational oppression
A Crimean Tatar activist continues to defend minority rights on the peninsula despite being branded a ‘foreign agent’
Katya Alexander
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Interview
Rowing it alone
How Southampton-based anaesthesiologist Leonid Krivsky rowed across the Atlantic, collected £50,000 for Ukraine and found himself along the way
Iryna Khalip
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Interview
Rowing it alone
How Southampton-based anaesthesiologist Leonid Krivsky rowed across the Atlantic, collected £50,000 for Ukraine and found himself along the way
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
Truth, accountability and justice
Relatives of victims hail UN aviation council ruling finding Russia responsible for downing flight MH17
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
Just a chat in the kitchen
One of Russia’s oldest human rights advocates faces trial in the Far East for a private conversation about political change
Pavel Kuznetsov
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Comment
Truth, accountability and justice
Relatives of victims hail UN aviation council ruling finding Russia responsible for downing flight MH17
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
Just a chat in the kitchen
One of Russia’s oldest human rights advocates faces trial in the Far East for a private conversation about political change
Pavel Kuznetsov
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Comment
Setting boundaries
Territorial concessions will be high on the agenda should Ukraine and Russia sit down to talk in Istanbul
Stefan Wolff,
Tetyana Malyarenko
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Stories
Unwilling signatories
Conscripts as young as 18 are being pressured to sign up for war at a garrison in the Russian Urals
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Interview
Not naming names
Ilya Politkovsky on Words of War, the first feature film about his mother, Anna Politkovskaya
Irina Karpova
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Comment
Setting boundaries
Territorial concessions will be high on the agenda should Ukraine and Russia sit down to talk in Istanbul
Stefan Wolff,
Tetyana Malyarenko
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Stories
Unwilling signatories
Conscripts as young as 18 are being pressured to sign up for war at a garrison in the Russian Urals
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Interview
Not naming names
Ilya Politkovsky on Words of War, the first feature film about his mother, Anna Politkovskaya
Irina Karpova
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Stories
Beyond humanity
Ukrainian prisoners of war recount the unspeakable torture they endured in Russian captivity in a new human rights report
Olga Musafirova
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Stories
Beyond humanity
Ukrainian prisoners of war recount the unspeakable torture they endured in Russian captivity in a new human rights report
Olga Musafirova
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Stories
Duelling on the Narva
Competing 9 May celebrations on the Estonian border underscore the deep divide between Russia and the EU
Jack Styler
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Comment
No peace without human rights
A statement by Russian human rights defenders on why humanitarian considerations should take centre stage in any deal
Council of Russian Human Rights Defenders
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Stories
Active defence
Poland may now have the strongest military in the EU, but are ordinary citizens ready to go to war should Russia attack?
Yulia Akhmedova
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Stories
Duelling on the Narva
Competing 9 May celebrations on the Estonian border underscore the deep divide between Russia and the EU
Jack Styler
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Comment
No peace without human rights
A statement by Russian human rights defenders on why humanitarian considerations should take centre stage in any deal
Council of Russian Human Rights Defenders
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Stories
Active defence
Poland may now have the strongest military in the EU, but are ordinary citizens ready to go to war should Russia attack?
Yulia Akhmedova
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Analysis
The never-ending war
How have Putin’s Victory Day speeches evolved over the past quarter of a century?
Daniil Martikainen-Iarlykovskii
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Analysis
The never-ending war
How have Putin’s Victory Day speeches evolved over the past quarter of a century?
Daniil Martikainen-Iarlykovskii
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Comment
Trumping Trump
Why Zelensky may have ‘won’ the US-Ukraine minerals deal
Olga Boichak,
Eve Warburton
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Stories
Putin’s revisionist gift
The heroic defence of Minsk that never happened
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
Big deal
The minerals agreement may look good for Kyiv, but Trump remains unpredictable
Andrew Gawthorpe
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Comment
Trumping Trump
Why Zelensky may have ‘won’ the US-Ukraine minerals deal
Olga Boichak,
Eve Warburton
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Stories
Putin’s revisionist gift
The heroic defence of Minsk that never happened
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
Big deal
The minerals agreement may look good for Kyiv, but Trump remains unpredictable
Andrew Gawthorpe
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Comment
Land for peace
What will it take for Trump to understand that Putin is playing him like a fool?
Serhiy Pakhomenko
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Comment
Land for peace
What will it take for Trump to understand that Putin is playing him like a fool?
Serhiy Pakhomenko
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Stories
How myths are made
Russian state media’s retelling of Operation Steam is war propaganda for the ages
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
Dubai Today
How Russia’s propaganda machine evaded sanction by relocating to the Gulf
Novaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department
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Stories
How myths are made
Russian state media’s retelling of Operation Steam is war propaganda for the ages
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
Dubai Today
How Russia’s propaganda machine evaded sanction by relocating to the Gulf
Novaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department
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Analysis
Sex education
And why Russia’s version of Big Brother might not have been so bad after all
Rustam Alexander
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Analysis
Sex education
And why Russia’s version of Big Brother might not have been so bad after all
Rustam Alexander
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Stories
Hidden cameras
Russian security forces are using a new definition of criminal pornography to target bloggers and sex workers
Matvey Leybin
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Comment
Broadening horizons
Why some Russians are increasingly seeking alternative passports
Saahil Menon
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Comment
War games
Putin’s 3-day ceasefire isn’t a genuine peace move, but Ukraine has to play along
Natasha Lindstaedt
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Stories
Hidden cameras
Russian security forces are using a new definition of criminal pornography to target bloggers and sex workers
Matvey Leybin
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Comment
Broadening horizons
Why some Russians are increasingly seeking alternative passports
Saahil Menon
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Comment
War games
Putin’s 3-day ceasefire isn’t a genuine peace move, but Ukraine has to play along
Natasha Lindstaedt
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Stories
Notes from the underground
American musician Joanna Stingray reflects on her extraordinary life at the heart of Leningrad’s late-eighties rock scene
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
The Kremlin’s court queers
Why the true target of Russia’s state-backed homophobia is subversion rather than sexuality
Rustam Alexander
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Stories
Notes from the underground
American musician Joanna Stingray reflects on her extraordinary life at the heart of Leningrad’s late-eighties rock scene
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
The Kremlin’s court queers
Why the true target of Russia’s state-backed homophobia is subversion rather than sexuality
Rustam Alexander
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Comment
Trump’s 100 days of failure
Putin has duped the US by voicing support for a peace process he has no intention of pursuing
Carl Bildt
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Stories
Camera shy
Young Muscovites identified by facial recognition systems are increasingly being coerced into joining the army
Natalia Glukhova
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Stories
‘Everyone is sick of this war’
How realistic do Ukrainian and Russian troops on the frontline think the prospect of a lasting peace is?
Ilya Volzhsky
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Comment
Trump’s 100 days of failure
Putin has duped the US by voicing support for a peace process he has no intention of pursuing
Carl Bildt
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Stories
Camera shy
Young Muscovites identified by facial recognition systems are increasingly being coerced into joining the army
Natalia Glukhova
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Stories
‘Everyone is sick of this war’
How realistic do Ukrainian and Russian troops on the frontline think the prospect of a lasting peace is?
Ilya Volzhsky
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Stories
Condemned
While Russia spends billions on its war machine, its own population is being left out in the cold
Irina Strelnikova
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Stories
Condemned
While Russia spends billions on its war machine, its own population is being left out in the cold
Irina Strelnikova
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Comment
Ukraine’s narrowing path to peace
As even a ceasefire appears unreachable, the chances of reaching a lasting peace look increasingly poor
Stefan Wolff,
Tetyana Malyarenko
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Comment
Bad faith actors
No party with a stake in the war in Ukraine wants the conflict to end in its current stalemate
Nina L. Khrushcheva
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Comment
Ukraine’s narrowing path to peace
As even a ceasefire appears unreachable, the chances of reaching a lasting peace look increasingly poor
Stefan Wolff,
Tetyana Malyarenko
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Comment
Bad faith actors
No party with a stake in the war in Ukraine wants the conflict to end in its current stalemate
Nina L. Khrushcheva
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Stories
Dusk over the empire
Repressive injustice in Putin’s Russia has led to a rebirth of regional opposition movements
Daniil Martikainen-Iarlykovskii
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Stories
Dusk over the empire
Repressive injustice in Putin’s Russia has led to a rebirth of regional opposition movements
Daniil Martikainen-Iarlykovskii
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Stories
Straight and narrow
How have Moscow’s queer spaces reacted to legal clampdowns and police raids?
Matvey Leybin
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Stories
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Why did the Russian military use a ballistic missile fitted with a projectile-filled warhead to attack Sumy?
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
Painting the town red
Who is the Georgian artist behind Volodymyr Zelensky’s controversial favourite painting?
Iya Barateli
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Stories
Straight and narrow
How have Moscow’s queer spaces reacted to legal clampdowns and police raids?
Matvey Leybin
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Stories
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Why did the Russian military use a ballistic missile fitted with a projectile-filled warhead to attack Sumy?
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
Painting the town red
Who is the Georgian artist behind Volodymyr Zelensky’s controversial favourite painting?
Iya Barateli
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Comment
Against the clock
Europe must move faster to defend itself and Ukraine from Moscow’s threats
Anastassia Fedyk,
Yuriy Gorodnichenko,
Ilona Sologoub
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Analysis
All quiet on the eastern front
If US efforts to broker a ceasefire continue to stall, what will the Russian military be planning to do next in Ukraine?
Ilya Volzhsky
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Comment
Against the clock
Europe must move faster to defend itself and Ukraine from Moscow’s threats
Anastassia Fedyk,
Yuriy Gorodnichenko,
Ilona Sologoub
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Analysis
All quiet on the eastern front
If US efforts to broker a ceasefire continue to stall, what will the Russian military be planning to do next in Ukraine?
Ilya Volzhsky
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Comment
The new Great Game
Does Russia and China’s rivalry in Central Asia risk rupturing their friendship?
Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva
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Stories
Ad blockers
A new law has banned Russian influencers from advertising on Instagram and Facebook
Sonia Mustaeva
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Analysis
Soul occupation
The number of religious congregations in occupied Ukraine has halved in three years as Moscow cements its control
Maria Ehrlich
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Comment
The new Great Game
Does Russia and China’s rivalry in Central Asia risk rupturing their friendship?
Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva
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Stories
Ad blockers
A new law has banned Russian influencers from advertising on Instagram and Facebook
Sonia Mustaeva
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Analysis
Soul occupation
The number of religious congregations in occupied Ukraine has halved in three years as Moscow cements its control
Maria Ehrlich
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Comment
Eternal vigilance
Fearing they may be next, Poland and the Baltic states are determined that the threat posed by Russia never be forgotten
Oliver Fisk
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Comment
Frontline diplomacy
Ending US military support for Ukraine could actually lead to an escalation in the fighting
Richard Haass
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Comment
Eternal vigilance
Fearing they may be next, Poland and the Baltic states are determined that the threat posed by Russia never be forgotten
Oliver Fisk
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Comment
Frontline diplomacy
Ending US military support for Ukraine could actually lead to an escalation in the fighting
Richard Haass
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Analysis
Class warfare
Veterans of the war in Ukraine are increasingly taking up teaching roles in Russian schools
Daria Talanova
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Analysis
Class warfare
Veterans of the war in Ukraine are increasingly taking up teaching roles in Russian schools
Daria Talanova
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Analysis
Laughing all the way to the bank
What are the Kremlin’s preconditions for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, and can they be met?
Denis Morokhin
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Comment
Friends ‘un-united’
Trump’s desire to drive a wedge between Russia and China could well backfire
Linggong Kong
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Interview
Heart of darkness
Veteran human rights activist Oleg Orlov on his recent mission to Ukraine to document Russian war crimes
Irina Kravtsova
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Analysis
Laughing all the way to the bank
What are the Kremlin’s preconditions for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, and can they be met?
Denis Morokhin
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Comment
Friends ‘un-united’
Trump’s desire to drive a wedge between Russia and China could well backfire
Linggong Kong
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Interview
Heart of darkness
Veteran human rights activist Oleg Orlov on his recent mission to Ukraine to document Russian war crimes
Irina Kravtsova
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Stories
No joke
How Russian stand-up comic Artemy Ostanin found himself facing six years behind bars for a 60-second comedy routine
Milana Ochirova
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Comment
Killing machines
Unnoticed by many, the ‘war of the future’ has begun in Ukraine
Kirill Martynov
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Stories
No joke
How Russian stand-up comic Artemy Ostanin found himself facing six years behind bars for a 60-second comedy routine
Milana Ochirova
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Comment
Killing machines
Unnoticed by many, the ‘war of the future’ has begun in Ukraine
Kirill Martynov
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Analysis
Swallowed whole
The Russian state has seized assets worth over €25bn from privately owned companies since the start of the war
Denis Morokhin
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Stories
The activist’s toolkit
How Russian dissidents in exile are building support networks that transcend borders
Fabio Lovati
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Comment
Falling silent
Will Russian and Chinese state-sponsored broadcasters step in to fill the gap left by Voice of America?
Valerie Cooper
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Analysis
Swallowed whole
The Russian state has seized assets worth over €25bn from privately owned companies since the start of the war
Denis Morokhin
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Stories
The activist’s toolkit
How Russian dissidents in exile are building support networks that transcend borders
Fabio Lovati
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Comment
Falling silent
Will Russian and Chinese state-sponsored broadcasters step in to fill the gap left by Voice of America?
Valerie Cooper
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Analysis
Tanking it
Is Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ to blame for a recent spike in maritime accidents and oil spills?
Denis Morokhin
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Stories
Erarta against the world
Russia’s largest private museum of contemporary art finds itself under attack from Russian ‘patriots’
Polina Troitskaya
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Analysis
Tanking it
Is Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ to blame for a recent spike in maritime accidents and oil spills?
Denis Morokhin
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Stories
Erarta against the world
Russia’s largest private museum of contemporary art finds itself under attack from Russian ‘patriots’
Polina Troitskaya
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Comment
Rebuilding bridges
By salvaging his relationship with Trump, Zelensky has managed to turn the tables on Putin
Natasha Lindstaedt
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Stories
Fathoming Filimonov
A neopagan Stalinist who hates abortion and Hollywood — meet Russia’s most controversial governor
Mira Livadina
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Stories
Unanswered questions
A year after the deadly terror attack on a Moscow concert venue, the authorities are yet to fill in the gaps
Andrey Serafimov,
Ilya Volzhsky
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Comment
Rebuilding bridges
By salvaging his relationship with Trump, Zelensky has managed to turn the tables on Putin
Natasha Lindstaedt
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Stories
Fathoming Filimonov
A neopagan Stalinist who hates abortion and Hollywood — meet Russia’s most controversial governor
Mira Livadina
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Stories
Unanswered questions
A year after the deadly terror attack on a Moscow concert venue, the authorities are yet to fill in the gaps
Andrey Serafimov,
Ilya Volzhsky
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Stories
Those who won’t
A teacher forced to flee Russia after refusing to indoctrinate her pupils starts a new life in France
Alyona Itskova
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Analysis
Made in the USA
Over 700 Ukrainian civilians have been killed by Russian weapons containing Western-made components
Olesya Shmagun,
Pyotr Bugaev,
Alexey Basmanov
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Stories
Those who won’t
A teacher forced to flee Russia after refusing to indoctrinate her pupils starts a new life in France
Alyona Itskova
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Analysis
Made in the USA
Over 700 Ukrainian civilians have been killed by Russian weapons containing Western-made components
Olesya Shmagun,
Pyotr Bugaev,
Alexey Basmanov
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Editor's picks
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A friend indeed
When Seda Suleymanova was abducted and likely killed by her own family, one St. Petersburg woman refused to remain silent
Milana Ochirova
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Stories
A friend indeed
When Seda Suleymanova was abducted and likely killed by her own family, one St. Petersburg woman refused to remain silent
Milana Ochirova
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Comment
Pinkwatching
A Russian Interior Ministry proposal to compile a database of LGBT people has been lifted straight from the KGB playbook
Rustam Alexander
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Comment
‘We swept into Moscow in Gorbachev’s limousine’
Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant on his love affair with Russia before the ‘cancer of Putin’
Andrey Sapozhnikov
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Stories
Under the influence
How foreign bloggers are stealthily promoting the image of a ‘free and safe’ Russia on the Kremlin‘s dime
Yulia Akhmedova
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Comment
Pinkwatching
A Russian Interior Ministry proposal to compile a database of LGBT people has been lifted straight from the KGB playbook
Rustam Alexander
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Comment
‘We swept into Moscow in Gorbachev’s limousine’
Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant on his love affair with Russia before the ‘cancer of Putin’
Andrey Sapozhnikov
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Stories
Under the influence
How foreign bloggers are stealthily promoting the image of a ‘free and safe’ Russia on the Kremlin‘s dime
Yulia Akhmedova
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A bad peace
Any deal to end the war which sidelines the Ukrainian people risks rendering lives and dignity expendable
Oleksandra Matviichuk
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Comment
A bad peace
Any deal to end the war which sidelines the Ukrainian people risks rendering lives and dignity expendable
Oleksandra Matviichuk
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Stories
Tough luck
The impact on the Roma community in a Ukrainian border region as thousands are forced to flee and hundreds more die
Olga Musafirova
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Stories
Tough luck
The impact on the Roma community in a Ukrainian border region as thousands are forced to flee and hundreds more die
Olga Musafirova
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News
Russian woman charged with ‘discrediting’ the army for expletive-laden social media rant
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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News
Russian woman charged with ‘discrediting’ the army for expletive-laden social media rant
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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News
Russian-Armenian billionaire detained in Yerevan after public criticism of PM Pashinyan
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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News
Russian-Armenian billionaire detained in Yerevan after public criticism of PM Pashinyan
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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News
Russian domestic violence support centre designated ‘foreign agent’ on verge of closure
Oliver Fisk
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News
Russian domestic violence support centre designated ‘foreign agent’ on verge of closure
Oliver Fisk
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News
Kyiv death toll rises to 28 as rescue operations continue after Russian strikes
Tom Waugh
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News
Kyiv death toll rises to 28 as rescue operations continue after Russian strikes
Tom Waugh
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Stories
What’s in a name?
How Volgograd residents whose relatives were killed in Stalin’s purges feel about the dictator’s return to official favour
Mira Livadina
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Stories
What’s in a name?
How Volgograd residents whose relatives were killed in Stalin’s purges feel about the dictator’s return to official favour
Mira Livadina
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Comment
Practice what you preach
How Europe is failing Russians asylum seekers who have risked their lives to flee repression
Kevin Lick
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Comment
Practice what you preach
How Europe is failing Russians asylum seekers who have risked their lives to flee repression
Kevin Lick
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Comment
AI wars
While the current drone warfare between Ukraine and Russia will soon look antiquated, the West is even further behind the curve
Charles Ferguson
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Comment
AI wars
While the current drone warfare between Ukraine and Russia will soon look antiquated, the West is even further behind the curve
Charles Ferguson
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Stories
No man’s land
As Russia begins to hand over the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers as part of an agreed exchange, many remain unaccounted for
Ilya Volzhsky
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Stories
No man’s land
As Russia begins to hand over the bodies of Ukrainian soldiers as part of an agreed exchange, many remain unaccounted for
Ilya Volzhsky
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Stories
Ebb and flow
Two years after Ukraine’s Kakhovka hydroelectric power dam collapsed, local residents are still grappling with the aftermath
Olga Vasilyeva
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Stories
Ebb and flow
Two years after Ukraine’s Kakhovka hydroelectric power dam collapsed, local residents are still grappling with the aftermath
Olga Vasilyeva
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Stories
Into the fire
Recently exchanged Russian POWs are being sent back to the front in violation of international law
Natalia Glukhova
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Stories
Into the fire
Recently exchanged Russian POWs are being sent back to the front in violation of international law
Natalia Glukhova
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Comment
The tributes of half-men
Why is Joseph Stalin’s blood-soaked reputation being so thoroughly restored in today’s Russia?
Rustam Alexander
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Comment
The tributes of half-men
Why is Joseph Stalin’s blood-soaked reputation being so thoroughly restored in today’s Russia?
Rustam Alexander
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Analysis
Attack of the drones
Russian airstrikes on Ukraine are being carried out by increasingly complex drones that are harder than ever to stop
Marcel Plichta
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Analysis
Attack of the drones
Russian airstrikes on Ukraine are being carried out by increasingly complex drones that are harder than ever to stop
Marcel Plichta
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Comment
Cold War, warm memories
The hidden political agenda lurking behind a nostalgic social media trend
Jonas Heins
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Comment
Cold War, warm memories
The hidden political agenda lurking behind a nostalgic social media trend
Jonas Heins
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Analysis
Dimming hopes
Five years after their only face-to-face meeting, the Ukrainian and Russian leaders are still miles apart on peace
Anna Batta
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Analysis
Dimming hopes
Five years after their only face-to-face meeting, the Ukrainian and Russian leaders are still miles apart on peace
Anna Batta
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Stories
Flying the flag
A stalwart of the Belarusian protest movement lives on to march another day
Iryna Khalip
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Stories
Flying the flag
A stalwart of the Belarusian protest movement lives on to march another day
Iryna Khalip
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Stories
Honour among thieves
Moscow may not be willing to trade Assad’s head for its Syrian bases, but might it sacrifice a former ambassador?
Adam Salakhov
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Stories
Honour among thieves
Moscow may not be willing to trade Assad’s head for its Syrian bases, but might it sacrifice a former ambassador?
Adam Salakhov
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Stories
Laying low in Budva
Montenegrin sanctions on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska haven’t ended his business interests in the country
Katya Orlova
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Stories
Laying low in Budva
Montenegrin sanctions on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska haven’t ended his business interests in the country
Katya Orlova
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Comment
Method to his madness
Vladimir Putin’s bombing of Ukrainian civilians won’t end the war any faster. So, why is he doing it?
Mark Edele
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Comment
Method to his madness
Vladimir Putin’s bombing of Ukrainian civilians won’t end the war any faster. So, why is he doing it?
Mark Edele
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Stories
‘I couldn’t watch people die in silence’
The story of Alexey Rozhkov, sentenced to 16 years in prison for €14 worth of damage to a military recruitment office
Olesya Krivtsova
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Stories
‘I couldn’t watch people die in silence’
The story of Alexey Rozhkov, sentenced to 16 years in prison for €14 worth of damage to a military recruitment office
Olesya Krivtsova
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Comment
Lessons unlearnt
History shows that Donald Trump is making a serious error in appeasing Vladimir Putin
Tim Luckhurst
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Comment
Lessons unlearnt
History shows that Donald Trump is making a serious error in appeasing Vladimir Putin
Tim Luckhurst
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Stories
Stateless in Serbia
Former Russian citizens in Serbia explain how they got stuck in legal limbo
Yulia Akhmedova
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Stories
Stateless in Serbia
Former Russian citizens in Serbia explain how they got stuck in legal limbo
Yulia Akhmedova
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Interview
Charity begins at home
Exiled Russian activist Grigory Sverdlin discusses how the war in Ukraine is reshaping Russia’s charity sector
Veronica Neifakh
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Interview
Charity begins at home
Exiled Russian activist Grigory Sverdlin discusses how the war in Ukraine is reshaping Russia’s charity sector
Veronica Neifakh
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Comment
Double trouble
Why is the Kremlin showing no willingness to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine on highly favourable terms?
Nina L. Khrushcheva
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Comment
Double trouble
Why is the Kremlin showing no willingness to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine on highly favourable terms?
Nina L. Khrushcheva
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Analysis
Missile diplomacy
While Ukraine seeks a ceasefire, are Russian forces preparing for a large-scale summer offensive?
Ilya Volzhsky
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Analysis
Missile diplomacy
While Ukraine seeks a ceasefire, are Russian forces preparing for a large-scale summer offensive?
Ilya Volzhsky
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Interview
Fighting on
Exiled Russian Indigenous rights activist on defending marginalised communities and resisting propaganda
Sofya Kanevskaya
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Interview
Fighting on
Exiled Russian Indigenous rights activist on defending marginalised communities and resisting propaganda
Sofya Kanevskaya
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Analysis
Fly for cover
Shutdowns at Russian airports due to drone activity are at a record high since the war began
Vladimir Loginov,
Denis Morokhin
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Analysis
Fly for cover
Shutdowns at Russian airports due to drone activity are at a record high since the war began
Vladimir Loginov,
Denis Morokhin
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Stories
Generational oppression
A Crimean Tatar activist continues to defend minority rights on the peninsula despite being branded a ‘foreign agent’
Katya Alexander
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Stories
Generational oppression
A Crimean Tatar activist continues to defend minority rights on the peninsula despite being branded a ‘foreign agent’
Katya Alexander
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Interview
Rowing it alone
How Southampton-based anaesthesiologist Leonid Krivsky rowed across the Atlantic, collected £50,000 for Ukraine and found himself along the way
Iryna Khalip
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Interview
Rowing it alone
How Southampton-based anaesthesiologist Leonid Krivsky rowed across the Atlantic, collected £50,000 for Ukraine and found himself along the way
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
Truth, accountability and justice
Relatives of victims hail UN aviation council ruling finding Russia responsible for downing flight MH17
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Comment
Truth, accountability and justice
Relatives of victims hail UN aviation council ruling finding Russia responsible for downing flight MH17
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
Just a chat in the kitchen
One of Russia’s oldest human rights advocates faces trial in the Far East for a private conversation about political change
Pavel Kuznetsov
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Stories
Just a chat in the kitchen
One of Russia’s oldest human rights advocates faces trial in the Far East for a private conversation about political change
Pavel Kuznetsov
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Comment
Setting boundaries
Territorial concessions will be high on the agenda should Ukraine and Russia sit down to talk in Istanbul
Stefan Wolff,
Tetyana Malyarenko
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Comment
Setting boundaries
Territorial concessions will be high on the agenda should Ukraine and Russia sit down to talk in Istanbul
Stefan Wolff,
Tetyana Malyarenko
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Stories
Unwilling signatories
Conscripts as young as 18 are being pressured to sign up for war at a garrison in the Russian Urals
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
Unwilling signatories
Conscripts as young as 18 are being pressured to sign up for war at a garrison in the Russian Urals
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Interview
Not naming names
Ilya Politkovsky on Words of War, the first feature film about his mother, Anna Politkovskaya
Irina Karpova
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Interview
Not naming names
Ilya Politkovsky on Words of War, the first feature film about his mother, Anna Politkovskaya
Irina Karpova
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Stories
Beyond humanity
Ukrainian prisoners of war recount the unspeakable torture they endured in Russian captivity in a new human rights report
Olga Musafirova
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Stories
Beyond humanity
Ukrainian prisoners of war recount the unspeakable torture they endured in Russian captivity in a new human rights report
Olga Musafirova
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Stories
Duelling on the Narva
Competing 9 May celebrations on the Estonian border underscore the deep divide between Russia and the EU
Jack Styler
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Stories
Duelling on the Narva
Competing 9 May celebrations on the Estonian border underscore the deep divide between Russia and the EU
Jack Styler
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Comment
No peace without human rights
A statement by Russian human rights defenders on why humanitarian considerations should take centre stage in any deal
Council of Russian Human Rights Defenders
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Comment
No peace without human rights
A statement by Russian human rights defenders on why humanitarian considerations should take centre stage in any deal
Council of Russian Human Rights Defenders
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Stories
Active defence
Poland may now have the strongest military in the EU, but are ordinary citizens ready to go to war should Russia attack?
Yulia Akhmedova
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Stories
Active defence
Poland may now have the strongest military in the EU, but are ordinary citizens ready to go to war should Russia attack?
Yulia Akhmedova
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Analysis
The never-ending war
How have Putin’s Victory Day speeches evolved over the past quarter of a century?
Daniil Martikainen-Iarlykovskii
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Analysis
The never-ending war
How have Putin’s Victory Day speeches evolved over the past quarter of a century?
Daniil Martikainen-Iarlykovskii
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Comment
Trumping Trump
Why Zelensky may have ‘won’ the US-Ukraine minerals deal
Olga Boichak,
Eve Warburton
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Comment
Trumping Trump
Why Zelensky may have ‘won’ the US-Ukraine minerals deal
Olga Boichak,
Eve Warburton
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Stories
Putin’s revisionist gift
The heroic defence of Minsk that never happened
Iryna Khalip
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Stories
Putin’s revisionist gift
The heroic defence of Minsk that never happened
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
Big deal
The minerals agreement may look good for Kyiv, but Trump remains unpredictable
Andrew Gawthorpe
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Comment
Big deal
The minerals agreement may look good for Kyiv, but Trump remains unpredictable
Andrew Gawthorpe
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Comment
Land for peace
What will it take for Trump to understand that Putin is playing him like a fool?
Serhiy Pakhomenko
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Comment
Land for peace
What will it take for Trump to understand that Putin is playing him like a fool?
Serhiy Pakhomenko
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Stories
How myths are made
Russian state media’s retelling of Operation Steam is war propaganda for the ages
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
How myths are made
Russian state media’s retelling of Operation Steam is war propaganda for the ages
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
Dubai Today
How Russia’s propaganda machine evaded sanction by relocating to the Gulf
Novaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department
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Stories
Dubai Today
How Russia’s propaganda machine evaded sanction by relocating to the Gulf
Novaya Gazeta Europe’s investigations department
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Analysis
Sex education
And why Russia’s version of Big Brother might not have been so bad after all
Rustam Alexander
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Analysis
Sex education
And why Russia’s version of Big Brother might not have been so bad after all
Rustam Alexander
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Stories
Hidden cameras
Russian security forces are using a new definition of criminal pornography to target bloggers and sex workers
Matvey Leybin
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Stories
Hidden cameras
Russian security forces are using a new definition of criminal pornography to target bloggers and sex workers
Matvey Leybin
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Comment
Broadening horizons
Why some Russians are increasingly seeking alternative passports
Saahil Menon
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Comment
Broadening horizons
Why some Russians are increasingly seeking alternative passports
Saahil Menon
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Comment
War games
Putin’s 3-day ceasefire isn’t a genuine peace move, but Ukraine has to play along
Natasha Lindstaedt
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Comment
War games
Putin’s 3-day ceasefire isn’t a genuine peace move, but Ukraine has to play along
Natasha Lindstaedt
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Stories
Notes from the underground
American musician Joanna Stingray reflects on her extraordinary life at the heart of Leningrad’s late-eighties rock scene
Iryna Khalip
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Stories
Notes from the underground
American musician Joanna Stingray reflects on her extraordinary life at the heart of Leningrad’s late-eighties rock scene
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
The Kremlin’s court queers
Why the true target of Russia’s state-backed homophobia is subversion rather than sexuality
Rustam Alexander
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Comment
The Kremlin’s court queers
Why the true target of Russia’s state-backed homophobia is subversion rather than sexuality
Rustam Alexander
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Comment
Trump’s 100 days of failure
Putin has duped the US by voicing support for a peace process he has no intention of pursuing
Carl Bildt
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Comment
Trump’s 100 days of failure
Putin has duped the US by voicing support for a peace process he has no intention of pursuing
Carl Bildt
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Stories
Camera shy
Young Muscovites identified by facial recognition systems are increasingly being coerced into joining the army
Natalia Glukhova
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Stories
Camera shy
Young Muscovites identified by facial recognition systems are increasingly being coerced into joining the army
Natalia Glukhova
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Stories
‘Everyone is sick of this war’
How realistic do Ukrainian and Russian troops on the frontline think the prospect of a lasting peace is?
Ilya Volzhsky
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Stories
‘Everyone is sick of this war’
How realistic do Ukrainian and Russian troops on the frontline think the prospect of a lasting peace is?
Ilya Volzhsky
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Stories
Condemned
While Russia spends billions on its war machine, its own population is being left out in the cold
Irina Strelnikova
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Stories
Condemned
While Russia spends billions on its war machine, its own population is being left out in the cold
Irina Strelnikova
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Comment
Ukraine’s narrowing path to peace
As even a ceasefire appears unreachable, the chances of reaching a lasting peace look increasingly poor
Stefan Wolff,
Tetyana Malyarenko
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Comment
Ukraine’s narrowing path to peace
As even a ceasefire appears unreachable, the chances of reaching a lasting peace look increasingly poor
Stefan Wolff,
Tetyana Malyarenko
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Comment
Bad faith actors
No party with a stake in the war in Ukraine wants the conflict to end in its current stalemate
Nina L. Khrushcheva
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Comment
Bad faith actors
No party with a stake in the war in Ukraine wants the conflict to end in its current stalemate
Nina L. Khrushcheva
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Stories
Dusk over the empire
Repressive injustice in Putin’s Russia has led to a rebirth of regional opposition movements
Daniil Martikainen-Iarlykovskii
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Stories
Dusk over the empire
Repressive injustice in Putin’s Russia has led to a rebirth of regional opposition movements
Daniil Martikainen-Iarlykovskii
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Stories
Straight and narrow
How have Moscow’s queer spaces reacted to legal clampdowns and police raids?
Matvey Leybin
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Stories
Straight and narrow
How have Moscow’s queer spaces reacted to legal clampdowns and police raids?
Matvey Leybin
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Stories
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Why did the Russian military use a ballistic missile fitted with a projectile-filled warhead to attack Sumy?
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Why did the Russian military use a ballistic missile fitted with a projectile-filled warhead to attack Sumy?
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
Painting the town red
Who is the Georgian artist behind Volodymyr Zelensky’s controversial favourite painting?
Iya Barateli
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Stories
Painting the town red
Who is the Georgian artist behind Volodymyr Zelensky’s controversial favourite painting?
Iya Barateli
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Comment
Against the clock
Europe must move faster to defend itself and Ukraine from Moscow’s threats
Anastassia Fedyk,
Yuriy Gorodnichenko,
Ilona Sologoub
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Comment
Against the clock
Europe must move faster to defend itself and Ukraine from Moscow’s threats
Anastassia Fedyk,
Yuriy Gorodnichenko,
Ilona Sologoub
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Analysis
All quiet on the eastern front
If US efforts to broker a ceasefire continue to stall, what will the Russian military be planning to do next in Ukraine?
Ilya Volzhsky
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Analysis
All quiet on the eastern front
If US efforts to broker a ceasefire continue to stall, what will the Russian military be planning to do next in Ukraine?
Ilya Volzhsky
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Comment
The new Great Game
Does Russia and China’s rivalry in Central Asia risk rupturing their friendship?
Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva
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Comment
The new Great Game
Does Russia and China’s rivalry in Central Asia risk rupturing their friendship?
Dilnoza Ubaydullaeva
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Stories
Ad blockers
A new law has banned Russian influencers from advertising on Instagram and Facebook
Sonia Mustaeva
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Stories
Ad blockers
A new law has banned Russian influencers from advertising on Instagram and Facebook
Sonia Mustaeva
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Analysis
Soul occupation
The number of religious congregations in occupied Ukraine has halved in three years as Moscow cements its control
Maria Ehrlich
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Analysis
Soul occupation
The number of religious congregations in occupied Ukraine has halved in three years as Moscow cements its control
Maria Ehrlich
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Comment
Eternal vigilance
Fearing they may be next, Poland and the Baltic states are determined that the threat posed by Russia never be forgotten
Oliver Fisk
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Comment
Eternal vigilance
Fearing they may be next, Poland and the Baltic states are determined that the threat posed by Russia never be forgotten
Oliver Fisk
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Comment
Frontline diplomacy
Ending US military support for Ukraine could actually lead to an escalation in the fighting
Richard Haass
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Comment
Frontline diplomacy
Ending US military support for Ukraine could actually lead to an escalation in the fighting
Richard Haass
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Analysis
Class warfare
Veterans of the war in Ukraine are increasingly taking up teaching roles in Russian schools
Daria Talanova
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Analysis
Class warfare
Veterans of the war in Ukraine are increasingly taking up teaching roles in Russian schools
Daria Talanova
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Analysis
Laughing all the way to the bank
What are the Kremlin’s preconditions for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, and can they be met?
Denis Morokhin
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Analysis
Laughing all the way to the bank
What are the Kremlin’s preconditions for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, and can they be met?
Denis Morokhin
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Comment
Friends ‘un-united’
Trump’s desire to drive a wedge between Russia and China could well backfire
Linggong Kong
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Comment
Friends ‘un-united’
Trump’s desire to drive a wedge between Russia and China could well backfire
Linggong Kong
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Interview
Heart of darkness
Veteran human rights activist Oleg Orlov on his recent mission to Ukraine to document Russian war crimes
Irina Kravtsova
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Interview
Heart of darkness
Veteran human rights activist Oleg Orlov on his recent mission to Ukraine to document Russian war crimes
Irina Kravtsova
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Stories
No joke
How Russian stand-up comic Artemy Ostanin found himself facing six years behind bars for a 60-second comedy routine
Milana Ochirova
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Stories
No joke
How Russian stand-up comic Artemy Ostanin found himself facing six years behind bars for a 60-second comedy routine
Milana Ochirova
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Comment
Killing machines
Unnoticed by many, the ‘war of the future’ has begun in Ukraine
Kirill Martynov
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Comment
Killing machines
Unnoticed by many, the ‘war of the future’ has begun in Ukraine
Kirill Martynov
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Analysis
Swallowed whole
The Russian state has seized assets worth over €25bn from privately owned companies since the start of the war
Denis Morokhin
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Analysis
Swallowed whole
The Russian state has seized assets worth over €25bn from privately owned companies since the start of the war
Denis Morokhin
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Stories
The activist’s toolkit
How Russian dissidents in exile are building support networks that transcend borders
Fabio Lovati
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Stories
The activist’s toolkit
How Russian dissidents in exile are building support networks that transcend borders
Fabio Lovati
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Comment
Falling silent
Will Russian and Chinese state-sponsored broadcasters step in to fill the gap left by Voice of America?
Valerie Cooper
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Comment
Falling silent
Will Russian and Chinese state-sponsored broadcasters step in to fill the gap left by Voice of America?
Valerie Cooper
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Analysis
Tanking it
Is Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ to blame for a recent spike in maritime accidents and oil spills?
Denis Morokhin
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Analysis
Tanking it
Is Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ to blame for a recent spike in maritime accidents and oil spills?
Denis Morokhin
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Stories
Erarta against the world
Russia’s largest private museum of contemporary art finds itself under attack from Russian ‘patriots’
Polina Troitskaya
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Stories
Erarta against the world
Russia’s largest private museum of contemporary art finds itself under attack from Russian ‘patriots’
Polina Troitskaya
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Comment
Rebuilding bridges
By salvaging his relationship with Trump, Zelensky has managed to turn the tables on Putin
Natasha Lindstaedt
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Comment
Rebuilding bridges
By salvaging his relationship with Trump, Zelensky has managed to turn the tables on Putin
Natasha Lindstaedt
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Stories
Fathoming Filimonov
A neopagan Stalinist who hates abortion and Hollywood — meet Russia’s most controversial governor
Mira Livadina
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Stories
Fathoming Filimonov
A neopagan Stalinist who hates abortion and Hollywood — meet Russia’s most controversial governor
Mira Livadina
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Stories
Unanswered questions
A year after the deadly terror attack on a Moscow concert venue, the authorities are yet to fill in the gaps
Andrey Serafimov,
Ilya Volzhsky
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Stories
Unanswered questions
A year after the deadly terror attack on a Moscow concert venue, the authorities are yet to fill in the gaps
Andrey Serafimov,
Ilya Volzhsky
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Stories
Those who won’t
A teacher forced to flee Russia after refusing to indoctrinate her pupils starts a new life in France
Alyona Itskova
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Stories
Those who won’t
A teacher forced to flee Russia after refusing to indoctrinate her pupils starts a new life in France
Alyona Itskova
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Analysis
Made in the USA
Over 700 Ukrainian civilians have been killed by Russian weapons containing Western-made components
Olesya Shmagun,
Pyotr Bugaev,
Alexey Basmanov
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Analysis
Made in the USA
Over 700 Ukrainian civilians have been killed by Russian weapons containing Western-made components
Olesya Shmagun,
Pyotr Bugaev,
Alexey Basmanov
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A friend indeed
When Seda Suleymanova was abducted and likely killed by her own family, one St. Petersburg woman refused to remain silent
Milana Ochirova
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Stories
A friend indeed
When Seda Suleymanova was abducted and likely killed by her own family, one St. Petersburg woman refused to remain silent
Milana Ochirova
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Comment
Pinkwatching
A Russian Interior Ministry proposal to compile a database of LGBT people has been lifted straight from the KGB playbook
Rustam Alexander
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Comment
‘We swept into Moscow in Gorbachev’s limousine’
Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant on his love affair with Russia before the ‘cancer of Putin’
Andrey Sapozhnikov
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Stories
Under the influence
How foreign bloggers are stealthily promoting the image of a ‘free and safe’ Russia on the Kremlin‘s dime
Yulia Akhmedova
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Comment
Pinkwatching
A Russian Interior Ministry proposal to compile a database of LGBT people has been lifted straight from the KGB playbook
Rustam Alexander
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Comment
‘We swept into Moscow in Gorbachev’s limousine’
Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant on his love affair with Russia before the ‘cancer of Putin’
Andrey Sapozhnikov
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Stories
Under the influence
How foreign bloggers are stealthily promoting the image of a ‘free and safe’ Russia on the Kremlin‘s dime
Yulia Akhmedova
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