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Shell shock

What does the US decision to substitute ground-launched small diameter bombs for ATACMS missiles mean for Ukraine?

Ilya Volzhsky-

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

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

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

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

Party crashers

The Russian authorities are increasingly cracking down on queer venues in the name of ‘traditional values’

Alesya Sokolova-

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

Front money

Some Russian regions now spend more on funding the war in Ukraine than they do on healthcare

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

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

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

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

Death metal

Why the West is reluctant or unable to fully end its reliance on Russia’s natural resources

Denis Morokhin-

Analysis

The best defence

Why have Kyiv’s three separate counteroffensives against invading Russian forces failed to turn the tide of the war?

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

Parallel frontlines

Refusing to take the bait in the Kursk region, the Russian army is instead pressing home its advantage in eastern Ukraine

Ilya Volzhsky-

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

Death metal

Why the West is reluctant or unable to fully end its reliance on Russia’s natural resources

Denis Morokhin-

Analysis

The best defence

Why have Kyiv’s three separate counteroffensives against invading Russian forces failed to turn the tide of the war?

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

Parallel frontlines

Refusing to take the bait in the Kursk region, the Russian army is instead pressing home its advantage in eastern Ukraine

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

General breakdown

Who is Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, the man being blamed for Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region?

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

General breakdown

Who is Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, the man being blamed for Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region?

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

‘These are very dangerous old reactors’

How real is the threat of nuclear disaster as Ukrainian forces approach the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant?

Anastasia Olshanskaya-

Analysis

‘Russia has lost control of the border’

A Ukrainian military expert on the ongoing AFU incursion into Russia’s Kursk region

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

The Great Escape

Who were the 24 prisoners freed in the unprecedented exchange between Russia and the West?

Tom Masters-

Analysis

‘These are very dangerous old reactors’

How real is the threat of nuclear disaster as Ukrainian forces approach the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant?

Anastasia Olshanskaya-

Analysis

‘Russia has lost control of the border’

A Ukrainian military expert on the ongoing AFU incursion into Russia’s Kursk region

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

The Great Escape

Who were the 24 prisoners freed in the unprecedented exchange between Russia and the West?

Tom Masters-

Analysis

Forward at all costs

Russian troops are continuing to make costly advances in Ukraine in the hopes of freezing the conflict with optimal gains

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

Learned indifference

Researchers have found that Russians are increasingly uncertain of their future as the war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending

Novaya Gazeta Europe-

Analysis

Forward at all costs

Russian troops are continuing to make costly advances in Ukraine in the hopes of freezing the conflict with optimal gains

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

Learned indifference

Researchers have found that Russians are increasingly uncertain of their future as the war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending

Novaya Gazeta Europe-

Analysis

Indefensible

What’s known about the type of Russian cruise missile used to strike a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Monday?

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

Indefensible

What’s known about the type of Russian cruise missile used to strike a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Monday?

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

Shell shock

What does the US decision to substitute ground-launched small diameter bombs for ATACMS missiles mean for Ukraine?

Ilya Volzhsky-

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

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

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

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

Party crashers

The Russian authorities are increasingly cracking down on queer venues in the name of ‘traditional values’

Alesya Sokolova-

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

Front money

Some Russian regions now spend more on funding the war in Ukraine than they do on healthcare

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

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

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

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

Death metal

Why the West is reluctant or unable to fully end its reliance on Russia’s natural resources

Denis Morokhin-

Analysis

The best defence

Why have Kyiv’s three separate counteroffensives against invading Russian forces failed to turn the tide of the war?

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

Parallel frontlines

Refusing to take the bait in the Kursk region, the Russian army is instead pressing home its advantage in eastern Ukraine

Ilya Volzhsky-

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

Death metal

Why the West is reluctant or unable to fully end its reliance on Russia’s natural resources

Denis Morokhin-

Analysis

The best defence

Why have Kyiv’s three separate counteroffensives against invading Russian forces failed to turn the tide of the war?

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

Parallel frontlines

Refusing to take the bait in the Kursk region, the Russian army is instead pressing home its advantage in eastern Ukraine

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

General breakdown

Who is Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, the man being blamed for Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region?

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

General breakdown

Who is Colonel-General Alexander Lapin, the man being blamed for Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region?

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

‘These are very dangerous old reactors’

How real is the threat of nuclear disaster as Ukrainian forces approach the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant?

Anastasia Olshanskaya-

Analysis

‘Russia has lost control of the border’

A Ukrainian military expert on the ongoing AFU incursion into Russia’s Kursk region

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

The Great Escape

Who were the 24 prisoners freed in the unprecedented exchange between Russia and the West?

Tom Masters-

Analysis

‘These are very dangerous old reactors’

How real is the threat of nuclear disaster as Ukrainian forces approach the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant?

Anastasia Olshanskaya-

Analysis

‘Russia has lost control of the border’

A Ukrainian military expert on the ongoing AFU incursion into Russia’s Kursk region

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

The Great Escape

Who were the 24 prisoners freed in the unprecedented exchange between Russia and the West?

Tom Masters-

Analysis

Forward at all costs

Russian troops are continuing to make costly advances in Ukraine in the hopes of freezing the conflict with optimal gains

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

Learned indifference

Researchers have found that Russians are increasingly uncertain of their future as the war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending

Novaya Gazeta Europe-

Analysis

Forward at all costs

Russian troops are continuing to make costly advances in Ukraine in the hopes of freezing the conflict with optimal gains

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

Learned indifference

Researchers have found that Russians are increasingly uncertain of their future as the war in Ukraine shows no sign of ending

Novaya Gazeta Europe-

Analysis

Indefensible

What’s known about the type of Russian cruise missile used to strike a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Monday?

Ilya Volzhsky-

Analysis

Indefensible

What’s known about the type of Russian cruise missile used to strike a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Monday?

Ilya Volzhsky-

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