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Missile diplomacy
While Ukraine seeks a ceasefire, are Russian forces preparing for a large-scale summer offensive?
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Missile diplomacy
While Ukraine seeks a ceasefire, are Russian forces preparing for a large-scale summer offensive?
Ilya Volzhsky
-
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
-
Analysis
The never-ending war
How have Putin’s Victory Day speeches evolved over the past quarter of a century?
Daniil Martikainen-Iarlykovskii
-
Analysis
Sex education
And why Russia’s version of Big Brother might not have been so bad after all
Rustam Alexander
-
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
-
Analysis
The never-ending war
How have Putin’s Victory Day speeches evolved over the past quarter of a century?
Daniil Martikainen-Iarlykovskii
-
Analysis
Sex education
And why Russia’s version of Big Brother might not have been so bad after all
Rustam Alexander
-
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
-
Analysis
Soul occupation
The number of religious congregations in occupied Ukraine has halved in three years as Moscow cements its control
Maria Ehrlich
-
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
-
Analysis
Soul occupation
The number of religious congregations in occupied Ukraine has halved in three years as Moscow cements its control
Maria Ehrlich
-
Analysis
Class warfare
Veterans of the war in Ukraine are increasingly taking up teaching roles in Russian schools
Daria Talanova
-
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
-
Analysis
Swallowed whole
The Russian state has seized assets worth over €25bn from privately owned companies since the start of the war
Denis Morokhin
-
Analysis
Tanking it
Is Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ to blame for a recent spike in maritime accidents and oil spills?
Denis Morokhin
-
Analysis
Class warfare
Veterans of the war in Ukraine are increasingly taking up teaching roles in Russian schools
Daria Talanova
-
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
-
Analysis
Swallowed whole
The Russian state has seized assets worth over €25bn from privately owned companies since the start of the war
Denis Morokhin
-
Analysis
Tanking it
Is Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ to blame for a recent spike in maritime accidents and oil spills?
Denis Morokhin
-
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
-
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
-
Analysis
Shell shock
What does the US decision to substitute ground-launched small diameter bombs for ATACMS missiles mean for Ukraine?
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Unplugged
How much of a threat do Kremlin hybrid operations in the Baltic pose to the EU and NATO?
Nikolay Pershin
-
Analysis
One year on
On the first anniversary of Alexey Navalny’s sudden death in prison, Ben Noble considers his enduring political legacy
Ben Noble
-
Analysis
Shell shock
What does the US decision to substitute ground-launched small diameter bombs for ATACMS missiles mean for Ukraine?
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Unplugged
How much of a threat do Kremlin hybrid operations in the Baltic pose to the EU and NATO?
Nikolay Pershin
-
Analysis
One year on
On the first anniversary of Alexey Navalny’s sudden death in prison, Ben Noble considers his enduring political legacy
Ben Noble
-
Analysis
Assad management
Why a deal that would allow Russia to retain its military bases in Syria looks unlikely
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Pick your battles
Ukraine is prioritising holding its ground in Russia’s Kursk region as Russia continues to advance in Donbas
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Assad management
Why a deal that would allow Russia to retain its military bases in Syria looks unlikely
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Pick your battles
Ukraine is prioritising holding its ground in Russia’s Kursk region as Russia continues to advance in Donbas
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Quagmire or catastrophe
Experts are once again predicting the imminent collapse of the Russian economy, but how likely is it to happen next year?
Denis Morokhin
-
Analysis
Gaslighting
Change is afoot in Austria, one of the last EU countries to remain addicted to cheap Russian gas imports
Yana Fortuna
-
Analysis
Winging it
The number of safety incidents recorded by Russian airlines in 2024 has already reached a record high
Maria Ehrlich,
Sofya Kanevskaya
-
Analysis
Playing both sides
Russia’s attempts to forge closer ties with countries in Africa are unlikely to succeed without more substance
Nikolay Pershin
-
Analysis
Quagmire or catastrophe
Experts are once again predicting the imminent collapse of the Russian economy, but how likely is it to happen next year?
Denis Morokhin
-
Analysis
Gaslighting
Change is afoot in Austria, one of the last EU countries to remain addicted to cheap Russian gas imports
Yana Fortuna
-
Analysis
Winging it
The number of safety incidents recorded by Russian airlines in 2024 has already reached a record high
Maria Ehrlich,
Sofya Kanevskaya
-
Analysis
Playing both sides
Russia’s attempts to forge closer ties with countries in Africa are unlikely to succeed without more substance
Nikolay Pershin
-
Analysis
Party crashers
The Russian authorities are increasingly cracking down on queer venues in the name of ‘traditional values’
Alesya Sokolova
-
Analysis
Party crashers
The Russian authorities are increasingly cracking down on queer venues in the name of ‘traditional values’
Alesya Sokolova
-
Analysis
Front money
Some Russian regions now spend more on funding the war in Ukraine than they do on healthcare
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Analysis
Dream statistics
Were claims of fraud in the Georgian election widespread enough to have the vote annulled?
Alesya Sokolova
-
Analysis
Say their names
Why remembering the victims of Soviet-era repression is more about Russia’s future than its past
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Analysis
Front money
Some Russian regions now spend more on funding the war in Ukraine than they do on healthcare
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Analysis
Dream statistics
Were claims of fraud in the Georgian election widespread enough to have the vote annulled?
Alesya Sokolova
-
Analysis
Say their names
Why remembering the victims of Soviet-era repression is more about Russia’s future than its past
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Analysis
Vested interest
How might the Central Bank’s decision to raise Russia’s key interest rate to 21% affect ordinary Russians?
Sofya Kanevskaya
-
Analysis
Cradle snatchers
The Kremlin is now targeting Russian children as young as three with its pro-war propaganda
Daria Talanova
-
Analysis
Vested interest
How might the Central Bank’s decision to raise Russia’s key interest rate to 21% affect ordinary Russians?
Sofya Kanevskaya
-
Analysis
Cradle snatchers
The Kremlin is now targeting Russian children as young as three with its pro-war propaganda
Daria Talanova
-
Analysis
Discordant
How one app’s popularity in Russia led the Kremlin to block it despite its important role in the war in Ukraine
Anastasia Gorokhova
-
Analysis
Paying the piper
The transit of Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine will end later this year unless an alternative can be found
Yana Fortuna
-
Analysis
Discordant
How one app’s popularity in Russia led the Kremlin to block it despite its important role in the war in Ukraine
Anastasia Gorokhova
-
Analysis
Paying the piper
The transit of Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine will end later this year unless an alternative can be found
Yana Fortuna
-
Analysis
Missile diplomacy
While Ukraine seeks a ceasefire, are Russian forces preparing for a large-scale summer offensive?
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Missile diplomacy
While Ukraine seeks a ceasefire, are Russian forces preparing for a large-scale summer offensive?
Ilya Volzhsky
-
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
-
Analysis
The never-ending war
How have Putin’s Victory Day speeches evolved over the past quarter of a century?
Daniil Martikainen-Iarlykovskii
-
Analysis
Sex education
And why Russia’s version of Big Brother might not have been so bad after all
Rustam Alexander
-
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
-
Analysis
The never-ending war
How have Putin’s Victory Day speeches evolved over the past quarter of a century?
Daniil Martikainen-Iarlykovskii
-
Analysis
Sex education
And why Russia’s version of Big Brother might not have been so bad after all
Rustam Alexander
-
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
-
Analysis
Soul occupation
The number of religious congregations in occupied Ukraine has halved in three years as Moscow cements its control
Maria Ehrlich
-
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
-
Analysis
Soul occupation
The number of religious congregations in occupied Ukraine has halved in three years as Moscow cements its control
Maria Ehrlich
-
Analysis
Class warfare
Veterans of the war in Ukraine are increasingly taking up teaching roles in Russian schools
Daria Talanova
-
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
-
Analysis
Swallowed whole
The Russian state has seized assets worth over €25bn from privately owned companies since the start of the war
Denis Morokhin
-
Analysis
Tanking it
Is Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ to blame for a recent spike in maritime accidents and oil spills?
Denis Morokhin
-
Analysis
Class warfare
Veterans of the war in Ukraine are increasingly taking up teaching roles in Russian schools
Daria Talanova
-
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
-
Analysis
Swallowed whole
The Russian state has seized assets worth over €25bn from privately owned companies since the start of the war
Denis Morokhin
-
Analysis
Tanking it
Is Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ to blame for a recent spike in maritime accidents and oil spills?
Denis Morokhin
-
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
-
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
-
Analysis
Shell shock
What does the US decision to substitute ground-launched small diameter bombs for ATACMS missiles mean for Ukraine?
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Unplugged
How much of a threat do Kremlin hybrid operations in the Baltic pose to the EU and NATO?
Nikolay Pershin
-
Analysis
One year on
On the first anniversary of Alexey Navalny’s sudden death in prison, Ben Noble considers his enduring political legacy
Ben Noble
-
Analysis
Shell shock
What does the US decision to substitute ground-launched small diameter bombs for ATACMS missiles mean for Ukraine?
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Unplugged
How much of a threat do Kremlin hybrid operations in the Baltic pose to the EU and NATO?
Nikolay Pershin
-
Analysis
One year on
On the first anniversary of Alexey Navalny’s sudden death in prison, Ben Noble considers his enduring political legacy
Ben Noble
-
Analysis
Assad management
Why a deal that would allow Russia to retain its military bases in Syria looks unlikely
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Pick your battles
Ukraine is prioritising holding its ground in Russia’s Kursk region as Russia continues to advance in Donbas
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Assad management
Why a deal that would allow Russia to retain its military bases in Syria looks unlikely
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Pick your battles
Ukraine is prioritising holding its ground in Russia’s Kursk region as Russia continues to advance in Donbas
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Analysis
Quagmire or catastrophe
Experts are once again predicting the imminent collapse of the Russian economy, but how likely is it to happen next year?
Denis Morokhin
-
Analysis
Gaslighting
Change is afoot in Austria, one of the last EU countries to remain addicted to cheap Russian gas imports
Yana Fortuna
-
Analysis
Winging it
The number of safety incidents recorded by Russian airlines in 2024 has already reached a record high
Maria Ehrlich,
Sofya Kanevskaya
-
Analysis
Playing both sides
Russia’s attempts to forge closer ties with countries in Africa are unlikely to succeed without more substance
Nikolay Pershin
-
Analysis
Quagmire or catastrophe
Experts are once again predicting the imminent collapse of the Russian economy, but how likely is it to happen next year?
Denis Morokhin
-
Analysis
Gaslighting
Change is afoot in Austria, one of the last EU countries to remain addicted to cheap Russian gas imports
Yana Fortuna
-
Analysis
Winging it
The number of safety incidents recorded by Russian airlines in 2024 has already reached a record high
Maria Ehrlich,
Sofya Kanevskaya
-
Analysis
Playing both sides
Russia’s attempts to forge closer ties with countries in Africa are unlikely to succeed without more substance
Nikolay Pershin
-
Analysis
Party crashers
The Russian authorities are increasingly cracking down on queer venues in the name of ‘traditional values’
Alesya Sokolova
-
Analysis
Party crashers
The Russian authorities are increasingly cracking down on queer venues in the name of ‘traditional values’
Alesya Sokolova
-
Analysis
Front money
Some Russian regions now spend more on funding the war in Ukraine than they do on healthcare
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Analysis
Dream statistics
Were claims of fraud in the Georgian election widespread enough to have the vote annulled?
Alesya Sokolova
-
Analysis
Say their names
Why remembering the victims of Soviet-era repression is more about Russia’s future than its past
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Analysis
Front money
Some Russian regions now spend more on funding the war in Ukraine than they do on healthcare
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Analysis
Dream statistics
Were claims of fraud in the Georgian election widespread enough to have the vote annulled?
Alesya Sokolova
-
Analysis
Say their names
Why remembering the victims of Soviet-era repression is more about Russia’s future than its past
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Analysis
Vested interest
How might the Central Bank’s decision to raise Russia’s key interest rate to 21% affect ordinary Russians?
Sofya Kanevskaya
-
Analysis
Cradle snatchers
The Kremlin is now targeting Russian children as young as three with its pro-war propaganda
Daria Talanova
-
Analysis
Vested interest
How might the Central Bank’s decision to raise Russia’s key interest rate to 21% affect ordinary Russians?
Sofya Kanevskaya
-
Analysis
Cradle snatchers
The Kremlin is now targeting Russian children as young as three with its pro-war propaganda
Daria Talanova
-
Analysis
Discordant
How one app’s popularity in Russia led the Kremlin to block it despite its important role in the war in Ukraine
Anastasia Gorokhova
-
Analysis
Paying the piper
The transit of Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine will end later this year unless an alternative can be found
Yana Fortuna
-
Analysis
Discordant
How one app’s popularity in Russia led the Kremlin to block it despite its important role in the war in Ukraine
Anastasia Gorokhova
-
Analysis
Paying the piper
The transit of Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine will end later this year unless an alternative can be found
Yana Fortuna
-
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