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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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