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Rebuilding bridges
By salvaging his relationship with Trump, Zelensky has managed to turn the tables on Putin
Natasha Lindstaedt
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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
-
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
-
News
Russian drone strikes on Kyiv kill 3 and injure 10 on eve of Riyadh talks
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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News
Three killed in drone strikes as Russians pummel Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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News
Moscow and Kyiv trade blame as attack on Sudzha gas metering station causes major fire
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
News
Soviet-era dissident given 16 years in prison for social media post
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
News
Russian drone strikes on Kyiv kill 3 and injure 10 on eve of Riyadh talks
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
News
Three killed in drone strikes as Russians pummel Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
News
Moscow and Kyiv trade blame as attack on Sudzha gas metering station causes major fire
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
News
Soviet-era dissident given 16 years in prison for social media post
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
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
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
-
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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Comment
Placating Putin
History demonstrates that making unilateral concessions to a country that only respects raw power does not work
Christo Atanasov Kostov
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Analysis
Shell shock
What does the US decision to substitute ground-launched small diameter bombs for ATACMS missiles mean for Ukraine?
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Comment
Kremlin watching
With Kyiv signing up to a US-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine, all eyes are now on Putin’s next move
Tetyana Malyarenko,
Stefan Wolff
-
Comment
Placating Putin
History demonstrates that making unilateral concessions to a country that only respects raw power does not work
Christo Atanasov Kostov
-
Analysis
Shell shock
What does the US decision to substitute ground-launched small diameter bombs for ATACMS missiles mean for Ukraine?
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Comment
Kremlin watching
With Kyiv signing up to a US-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine, all eyes are now on Putin’s next move
Tetyana Malyarenko,
Stefan Wolff
-
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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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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Comment
An easy win
Washington has a historic opportunity to reap the benefits of regional peace in the South Caucasus
Joseph Epstein
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Comment
All that glitters
So-called ‘golden’ visa schemes are a glorified racket that do more harm than good
Saahil Menon
-
Stories
Epistolary romance
Knowing that letters sustain imprisoned playwright Svetlana Petriychuk, her husband has sent her 956 in under two years
Asya Moroz
-
Comment
An easy win
Washington has a historic opportunity to reap the benefits of regional peace in the South Caucasus
Joseph Epstein
-
Comment
All that glitters
So-called ‘golden’ visa schemes are a glorified racket that do more harm than good
Saahil Menon
-
Stories
Epistolary romance
Knowing that letters sustain imprisoned playwright Svetlana Petriychuk, her husband has sent her 956 in under two years
Asya Moroz
-
Stories
Doctor, heal thyself
Denying women anaesthesia during abortions is a legacy of the Soviet Union's obsessive pronatalism
Rustam Alexander
-
Comment
Novaya Gazeta Europe editorial statement in support of RFE/RL
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Stories
Doctor, heal thyself
Denying women anaesthesia during abortions is a legacy of the Soviet Union's obsessive pronatalism
Rustam Alexander
-
Comment
Novaya Gazeta Europe editorial statement in support of RFE/RL
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Comment
Ukraine’s true value
Putin will find it hard to achieve his imperialist goals without first harnessing Kyiv’s immense resources
Emilia Marshall,
Anastassia Fedyk
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Stories
Facing the future
How Ukrainian refugees in the EU view their prospects after three years of war
Yulia Akhmedova
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Comment
Seizing the moment
Europe can no longer afford to hide behind legalistic excuses for not using Russian assets to help Ukraine
Andrew Kosenko,
Joseph E. Stiglitz
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Comment
Ukraine’s true value
Putin will find it hard to achieve his imperialist goals without first harnessing Kyiv’s immense resources
Emilia Marshall,
Anastassia Fedyk
-
Stories
Facing the future
How Ukrainian refugees in the EU view their prospects after three years of war
Yulia Akhmedova
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Comment
Seizing the moment
Europe can no longer afford to hide behind legalistic excuses for not using Russian assets to help Ukraine
Andrew Kosenko,
Joseph E. Stiglitz
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Stories
The Russia bypass
How Russia’s neighbours ensure the country’s boundless appetite for luxury cars can be met in spite of sanctions
Eldiyar Arykbaev,
Eloïse Layan,
Olesya Shmagun,
Anastasia Korotkova,
Dajana Kollig
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Stories
The Russia bypass
How Russia’s neighbours ensure the country’s boundless appetite for luxury cars can be met in spite of sanctions
Eldiyar Arykbaev,
Eloïse Layan,
Olesya Shmagun,
Anastasia Korotkova,
Dajana Kollig
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Comment
Putin’s White House win
The Kremlin is the main beneficiary of Trump’s decision to turn on his own ally in front of the global media
Lena Surzhko Harned
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Stories
The return
Are Western brands really preparing to re-enter the Russian market as soon as the war ends?
Lyubov Borisenko
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Stories
Bad Russian
New legislation is set to make it harder for the children of migrants to enrol in Russian schools
Darya Skavronskaya
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Comment
Putin’s White House win
The Kremlin is the main beneficiary of Trump’s decision to turn on his own ally in front of the global media
Lena Surzhko Harned
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Stories
The return
Are Western brands really preparing to re-enter the Russian market as soon as the war ends?
Lyubov Borisenko
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Stories
Bad Russian
New legislation is set to make it harder for the children of migrants to enrol in Russian schools
Darya Skavronskaya
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Analysis
Unplugged
How much of a threat do Kremlin hybrid operations in the Baltic pose to the EU and NATO?
Nikolay Pershin
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Comment
New world order
Trump’s vision of a world divided up between himself, Putin and Xi Jinping is far more alarming than mere appeasement
Stefan Wolff
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Analysis
Unplugged
How much of a threat do Kremlin hybrid operations in the Baltic pose to the EU and NATO?
Nikolay Pershin
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Comment
New world order
Trump’s vision of a world divided up between himself, Putin and Xi Jinping is far more alarming than mere appeasement
Stefan Wolff
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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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Stories
Going it alone
Will European military support alone be sufficient if the US stops aid to Ukraine altogether?
Natalia Glukhova,
Ilya Volzhsky
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Comment
Trump’s costly Ukrainian peace
Rewarding the aggressor and punishing the victim will only set the stage for the next war
Gene Frieda
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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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Stories
Going it alone
Will European military support alone be sufficient if the US stops aid to Ukraine altogether?
Natalia Glukhova,
Ilya Volzhsky
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Comment
Trump’s costly Ukrainian peace
Rewarding the aggressor and punishing the victim will only set the stage for the next war
Gene Frieda
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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
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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
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Comment
The man who said no
Volodymyr Zelensky should not be left to resist US blackmail and Russian aggression alone
Kirill Martynov
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Comment
Imperium 2.0
Putin has spent 20 years attempting to achieve what Donald Trump has now handed to him on a plate
James Rodgers
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Stories
Mother courage
One Kherson woman’s tireless attempts to rescue her abducted husband from Russian captivity
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
The man who said no
Volodymyr Zelensky should not be left to resist US blackmail and Russian aggression alone
Kirill Martynov
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Comment
Imperium 2.0
Putin has spent 20 years attempting to achieve what Donald Trump has now handed to him on a plate
James Rodgers
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Stories
Mother courage
One Kherson woman’s tireless attempts to rescue her abducted husband from Russian captivity
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
Ending Munich’s curse
Unlike in 1938, the UK and France now have the means to avert catastrophe in Europe
Harold James
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Stories
About Ukraine without Ukraine
Two veteran Ukrainian soldiers reflect on the prospect of a US-brokered peace deal
Ilya Volzhsky
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Comment
Ending Munich’s curse
Unlike in 1938, the UK and France now have the means to avert catastrophe in Europe
Harold James
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Stories
About Ukraine without Ukraine
Two veteran Ukrainian soldiers reflect on the prospect of a US-brokered peace deal
Ilya Volzhsky
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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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Stories
Otherwise occupied
Life in Ukrainian-occupied Russia six months after Kyiv’s surprise incursion into the Kursk region
Viktoria Litvin
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Comment
Phone a friend
Rather than a Hague tribunal, the war in Ukraine is now set to end in a 21st-century Yalta Conference
Kirill Martynov
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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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Stories
Otherwise occupied
Life in Ukrainian-occupied Russia six months after Kyiv’s surprise incursion into the Kursk region
Viktoria Litvin
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Comment
Phone a friend
Rather than a Hague tribunal, the war in Ukraine is now set to end in a 21st-century Yalta Conference
Kirill Martynov
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Comment
Putin’s playground
While the world is distracted by Trump’s lunacy, the Kremlin is busy weakening European democracies
Stefan Wolff
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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
Putin’s playground
While the world is distracted by Trump’s lunacy, the Kremlin is busy weakening European democracies
Stefan Wolff
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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
Trump’s Russian revelation
The US president has come to understand how little he has to gain by supporting Moscow
James Horncastle
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Comment
Learning by dying
Why is Kim Jong Un allowing his troops to be used as cannon fodder in Russia’s war against Ukraine?
Jennifer Mathers
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Stories
Online lifeline
With protest nowadays unthinkable in Belarus, Wikipedia remains a vital resource for Belarusians who value the truth
Sofya Kanevskaya
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Comment
Trump’s Russian revelation
The US president has come to understand how little he has to gain by supporting Moscow
James Horncastle
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Comment
Learning by dying
Why is Kim Jong Un allowing his troops to be used as cannon fodder in Russia’s war against Ukraine?
Jennifer Mathers
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Stories
Online lifeline
With protest nowadays unthinkable in Belarus, Wikipedia remains a vital resource for Belarusians who value the truth
Sofya Kanevskaya
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Stories
A costly compromise
Can conditions for ending the war in Ukraine be found to satisfy both sides?
Lyubov Borisenko
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Stories
A costly compromise
Can conditions for ending the war in Ukraine be found to satisfy both sides?
Lyubov Borisenko
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Stories
Anatomy of an airstrike
At least 14 people are now known to have died in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Poltava on Saturday morning
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
Ideological asylum
Russia is now granting permanent residency to citizens of ‘unfriendly’ countries trying to flee the woke West
Yulia Akhmedova
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Analysis
Assad management
Why a deal that would allow Russia to retain its military bases in Syria looks unlikely
Ilya Volzhsky
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Stories
Anatomy of an airstrike
At least 14 people are now known to have died in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Poltava on Saturday morning
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Stories
Ideological asylum
Russia is now granting permanent residency to citizens of ‘unfriendly’ countries trying to flee the woke West
Yulia Akhmedova
-
Analysis
Assad management
Why a deal that would allow Russia to retain its military bases in Syria looks unlikely
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Stories
Russophilia
What does Yura Borisov’s Oscar nomination tell us about the West’s supposed cancellation of Russian culture?
Andrey Sapozhnikov
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Stories
The accidental exile
Alexey Navalny’s lawyer addresses the ‘extremism’ verdict against her colleagues and talks collegiate solidarity
Mira Livadina
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Stories
Russophilia
What does Yura Borisov’s Oscar nomination tell us about the West’s supposed cancellation of Russian culture?
Andrey Sapozhnikov
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Stories
The accidental exile
Alexey Navalny’s lawyer addresses the ‘extremism’ verdict against her colleagues and talks collegiate solidarity
Mira Livadina
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Comment
The art of the deal
It’s still unclear if Moscow or Kyiv will accept any vision Donald Trump has for peace in Ukraine
Stefan Wolff
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Comment
Russia’s nostalgia machine
An idealised view of the Soviet past is preventing Russians from fighting for a better future
Nina L. Khrushcheva
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Stories
No through road
Villagers in the Russian Arctic have become angry about their months of isolation each year
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Comment
The art of the deal
It’s still unclear if Moscow or Kyiv will accept any vision Donald Trump has for peace in Ukraine
Stefan Wolff
-
Comment
Russia’s nostalgia machine
An idealised view of the Soviet past is preventing Russians from fighting for a better future
Nina L. Khrushcheva
-
Stories
No through road
Villagers in the Russian Arctic have become angry about their months of isolation each year
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Stories
The wrong hymn sheet
How priests suspended by the Russian Orthodox Church are paying the price for preaching peace
Oleg Tsyplakov
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Stories
Enemies of the state
How being branded a ‘foreign agent’ affects those who stay in Russia
Natalia Glukhova
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Stories
The wrong hymn sheet
How priests suspended by the Russian Orthodox Church are paying the price for preaching peace
Oleg Tsyplakov
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Stories
Enemies of the state
How being branded a ‘foreign agent’ affects those who stay in Russia
Natalia Glukhova
-
Stories
Global warning
As the Arctic ice melts at an astonishing rate, should scientific collaboration between Russia and the West be restarted?
Maria Reshetnikova
-
Stories
Global warning
As the Arctic ice melts at an astonishing rate, should scientific collaboration between Russia and the West be restarted?
Maria Reshetnikova
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Stories
Too much information
Changes to how DNA is collected are at the heart of Russia’s latest encroachment on civil liberties
Alfia Mustafina
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Stories
‘I had no hope of getting out’
One Yakut anti-war punk musician’s long journey to freedom in Berlin
Pavel Kuznetsov
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Interview
Illegal profession
What does the imprisonment of Navalny’s lawyers mean for Russia’s criminal justice system?
Mira Livadina
-
Stories
Too much information
Changes to how DNA is collected are at the heart of Russia’s latest encroachment on civil liberties
Alfia Mustafina
-
Stories
‘I had no hope of getting out’
One Yakut anti-war punk musician’s long journey to freedom in Berlin
Pavel Kuznetsov
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Interview
Illegal profession
What does the imprisonment of Navalny’s lawyers mean for Russia’s criminal justice system?
Mira Livadina
-
Comment
Europe’s hour
On the eve of Trump’s return to power, Europe must step in to ensure Ukraine can continue to resist Russian aggression
Daniel Gros
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Stories
The turncoat
How Belarusian opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich began whitewashing the regime’s crimes
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
Europe’s hour
On the eve of Trump’s return to power, Europe must step in to ensure Ukraine can continue to resist Russian aggression
Daniel Gros
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Stories
The turncoat
How Belarusian opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich began whitewashing the regime’s crimes
Iryna Khalip
-
Stories
Future proof
Sketches of life in a dying Russian village
Irina Garina
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Comment
Orbán’s mafia state
The EU cannot afford to turn a blind eye to Hungary’s attempts to subvert the rule of law
Sławomir Sierakowski
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Analysis
Pick your battles
Ukraine is prioritising holding its ground in Russia’s Kursk region as Russia continues to advance in Donbas
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Stories
Future proof
Sketches of life in a dying Russian village
Irina Garina
-
Comment
Orbán’s mafia state
The EU cannot afford to turn a blind eye to Hungary’s attempts to subvert the rule of law
Sławomir Sierakowski
-
Analysis
Pick your battles
Ukraine is prioritising holding its ground in Russia’s Kursk region as Russia continues to advance in Donbas
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Comment
Culture warriors
Some aspects of cultural decolonisation are vital if Ukraine is to resist Russia’s forced embrace
Ian Buruma
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Comment
Culture warriors
Some aspects of cultural decolonisation are vital if Ukraine is to resist Russia’s forced embrace
Ian Buruma
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Stories
Civil dissident
Tatyana Kotlyar’s tireless efforts to help the marginalised in Russian society have made her a target for the authorities
Irina Garina
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Stories
The night watch
How a Nemtsov Bridge volunteer ended up being sent to prison for 12 years on terror charges
Iryna Khalip
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Stories
Civil dissident
Tatyana Kotlyar’s tireless efforts to help the marginalised in Russian society have made her a target for the authorities
Irina Garina
-
Stories
The night watch
How a Nemtsov Bridge volunteer ended up being sent to prison for 12 years on terror charges
Iryna Khalip
-
Comment
Out in the cold
The end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine has not been without its victims
Stefan Wolff
-
Report
Miracle season
As the new year began, Russia launched its first attack of 2025 on Ukrainian cities
Olga Musafirova
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Stories
Writing wrongs
The journalists at the centre of the Kremlin effort to stifle press freedom in Russia for good
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Comment
Out in the cold
The end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine has not been without its victims
Stefan Wolff
-
Report
Miracle season
As the new year began, Russia launched its first attack of 2025 on Ukrainian cities
Olga Musafirova
-
Stories
Writing wrongs
The journalists at the centre of the Kremlin effort to stifle press freedom in Russia for good
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Comment
Peace in our time
Putin will smell weakness unless a deal to produce a sovereign and secure Ukraine can be brokered
Charles A. Kupchan,
Michael Froman
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Comment
Peace in our time
Putin will smell weakness unless a deal to produce a sovereign and secure Ukraine can be brokered
Charles A. Kupchan,
Michael Froman
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Editor’s picks
Stories
Russian roulette
Novaya Europe investigates how impoverished Nepalis are being unscrupulously lured into fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine
Irina Kravtsova
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Stories
Russian roulette
Novaya Europe investigates how impoverished Nepalis are being unscrupulously lured into fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine
Irina Kravtsova
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Stories
Hipster gulag
How an attempt to transform Moscow into a progressive European capital was sacrificed on the altar of Putinism
Andrey Sapozhnikov
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Analysis
Death metal
Why the West is reluctant or unable to fully end its reliance on Russia’s natural resources
Denis Morokhin
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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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Stories
Hipster gulag
How an attempt to transform Moscow into a progressive European capital was sacrificed on the altar of Putinism
Andrey Sapozhnikov
-
Analysis
Death metal
Why the West is reluctant or unable to fully end its reliance on Russia’s natural resources
Denis Morokhin
-
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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Rebuilding bridges
By salvaging his relationship with Trump, Zelensky has managed to turn the tables on Putin
Natasha Lindstaedt
-
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
-
Comment
Rebuilding bridges
By salvaging his relationship with Trump, Zelensky has managed to turn the tables on Putin
Natasha Lindstaedt
-
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
-
News
Russian drone strikes on Kyiv kill 3 and injure 10 on eve of Riyadh talks
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
News
Three killed in drone strikes as Russians pummel Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
News
Moscow and Kyiv trade blame as attack on Sudzha gas metering station causes major fire
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
News
Soviet-era dissident given 16 years in prison for social media post
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
News
Russian drone strikes on Kyiv kill 3 and injure 10 on eve of Riyadh talks
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
News
Three killed in drone strikes as Russians pummel Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
News
Moscow and Kyiv trade blame as attack on Sudzha gas metering station causes major fire
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
News
Soviet-era dissident given 16 years in prison for social media post
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Stories
Fathoming Filimonov
A neopagan Stalinist who hates abortion and Hollywood — meet Russia’s most controversial governor
Mira Livadina
-
Stories
Fathoming Filimonov
A neopagan Stalinist who hates abortion and Hollywood — meet Russia’s most controversial governor
Mira Livadina
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
Comment
Placating Putin
History demonstrates that making unilateral concessions to a country that only respects raw power does not work
Christo Atanasov Kostov
-
Analysis
Shell shock
What does the US decision to substitute ground-launched small diameter bombs for ATACMS missiles mean for Ukraine?
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Comment
Kremlin watching
With Kyiv signing up to a US-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine, all eyes are now on Putin’s next move
Tetyana Malyarenko,
Stefan Wolff
-
Comment
Placating Putin
History demonstrates that making unilateral concessions to a country that only respects raw power does not work
Christo Atanasov Kostov
-
Analysis
Shell shock
What does the US decision to substitute ground-launched small diameter bombs for ATACMS missiles mean for Ukraine?
Ilya Volzhsky
-
Comment
Kremlin watching
With Kyiv signing up to a US-proposed ceasefire in Ukraine, all eyes are now on Putin’s next move
Tetyana Malyarenko,
Stefan Wolff
-
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
-
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
-
Comment
An easy win
Washington has a historic opportunity to reap the benefits of regional peace in the South Caucasus
Joseph Epstein
-
Comment
All that glitters
So-called ‘golden’ visa schemes are a glorified racket that do more harm than good
Saahil Menon
-
Stories
Epistolary romance
Knowing that letters sustain imprisoned playwright Svetlana Petriychuk, her husband has sent her 956 in under two years
Asya Moroz
-
Comment
An easy win
Washington has a historic opportunity to reap the benefits of regional peace in the South Caucasus
Joseph Epstein
-
Comment
All that glitters
So-called ‘golden’ visa schemes are a glorified racket that do more harm than good
Saahil Menon
-
Stories
Epistolary romance
Knowing that letters sustain imprisoned playwright Svetlana Petriychuk, her husband has sent her 956 in under two years
Asya Moroz
-
Stories
Doctor, heal thyself
Denying women anaesthesia during abortions is a legacy of the Soviet Union's obsessive pronatalism
Rustam Alexander
-
Comment
Novaya Gazeta Europe editorial statement in support of RFE/RL
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Stories
Doctor, heal thyself
Denying women anaesthesia during abortions is a legacy of the Soviet Union's obsessive pronatalism
Rustam Alexander
-
Comment
Novaya Gazeta Europe editorial statement in support of RFE/RL
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Comment
Ukraine’s true value
Putin will find it hard to achieve his imperialist goals without first harnessing Kyiv’s immense resources
Emilia Marshall,
Anastassia Fedyk
-
Stories
Facing the future
How Ukrainian refugees in the EU view their prospects after three years of war
Yulia Akhmedova
-
Comment
Seizing the moment
Europe can no longer afford to hide behind legalistic excuses for not using Russian assets to help Ukraine
Andrew Kosenko,
Joseph E. Stiglitz
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Comment
Ukraine’s true value
Putin will find it hard to achieve his imperialist goals without first harnessing Kyiv’s immense resources
Emilia Marshall,
Anastassia Fedyk
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Stories
Facing the future
How Ukrainian refugees in the EU view their prospects after three years of war
Yulia Akhmedova
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Comment
Seizing the moment
Europe can no longer afford to hide behind legalistic excuses for not using Russian assets to help Ukraine
Andrew Kosenko,
Joseph E. Stiglitz
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Stories
The Russia bypass
How Russia’s neighbours ensure the country’s boundless appetite for luxury cars can be met in spite of sanctions
Eldiyar Arykbaev,
Eloïse Layan,
Olesya Shmagun,
Anastasia Korotkova,
Dajana Kollig
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Stories
The Russia bypass
How Russia’s neighbours ensure the country’s boundless appetite for luxury cars can be met in spite of sanctions
Eldiyar Arykbaev,
Eloïse Layan,
Olesya Shmagun,
Anastasia Korotkova,
Dajana Kollig
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Comment
Putin’s White House win
The Kremlin is the main beneficiary of Trump’s decision to turn on his own ally in front of the global media
Lena Surzhko Harned
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Stories
The return
Are Western brands really preparing to re-enter the Russian market as soon as the war ends?
Lyubov Borisenko
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Stories
Bad Russian
New legislation is set to make it harder for the children of migrants to enrol in Russian schools
Darya Skavronskaya
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Comment
Putin’s White House win
The Kremlin is the main beneficiary of Trump’s decision to turn on his own ally in front of the global media
Lena Surzhko Harned
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Stories
The return
Are Western brands really preparing to re-enter the Russian market as soon as the war ends?
Lyubov Borisenko
-
Stories
Bad Russian
New legislation is set to make it harder for the children of migrants to enrol in Russian schools
Darya Skavronskaya
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Analysis
Unplugged
How much of a threat do Kremlin hybrid operations in the Baltic pose to the EU and NATO?
Nikolay Pershin
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Comment
New world order
Trump’s vision of a world divided up between himself, Putin and Xi Jinping is far more alarming than mere appeasement
Stefan Wolff
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Analysis
Unplugged
How much of a threat do Kremlin hybrid operations in the Baltic pose to the EU and NATO?
Nikolay Pershin
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Comment
New world order
Trump’s vision of a world divided up between himself, Putin and Xi Jinping is far more alarming than mere appeasement
Stefan Wolff
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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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Stories
Going it alone
Will European military support alone be sufficient if the US stops aid to Ukraine altogether?
Natalia Glukhova,
Ilya Volzhsky
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Comment
Trump’s costly Ukrainian peace
Rewarding the aggressor and punishing the victim will only set the stage for the next war
Gene Frieda
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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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Stories
Going it alone
Will European military support alone be sufficient if the US stops aid to Ukraine altogether?
Natalia Glukhova,
Ilya Volzhsky
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Comment
Trump’s costly Ukrainian peace
Rewarding the aggressor and punishing the victim will only set the stage for the next war
Gene Frieda
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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
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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
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Comment
The man who said no
Volodymyr Zelensky should not be left to resist US blackmail and Russian aggression alone
Kirill Martynov
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Comment
Imperium 2.0
Putin has spent 20 years attempting to achieve what Donald Trump has now handed to him on a plate
James Rodgers
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Stories
Mother courage
One Kherson woman’s tireless attempts to rescue her abducted husband from Russian captivity
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
The man who said no
Volodymyr Zelensky should not be left to resist US blackmail and Russian aggression alone
Kirill Martynov
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Comment
Imperium 2.0
Putin has spent 20 years attempting to achieve what Donald Trump has now handed to him on a plate
James Rodgers
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Stories
Mother courage
One Kherson woman’s tireless attempts to rescue her abducted husband from Russian captivity
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
Ending Munich’s curse
Unlike in 1938, the UK and France now have the means to avert catastrophe in Europe
Harold James
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Stories
About Ukraine without Ukraine
Two veteran Ukrainian soldiers reflect on the prospect of a US-brokered peace deal
Ilya Volzhsky
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Comment
Ending Munich’s curse
Unlike in 1938, the UK and France now have the means to avert catastrophe in Europe
Harold James
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Stories
About Ukraine without Ukraine
Two veteran Ukrainian soldiers reflect on the prospect of a US-brokered peace deal
Ilya Volzhsky
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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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Stories
Otherwise occupied
Life in Ukrainian-occupied Russia six months after Kyiv’s surprise incursion into the Kursk region
Viktoria Litvin
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Comment
Phone a friend
Rather than a Hague tribunal, the war in Ukraine is now set to end in a 21st-century Yalta Conference
Kirill Martynov
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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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Stories
Otherwise occupied
Life in Ukrainian-occupied Russia six months after Kyiv’s surprise incursion into the Kursk region
Viktoria Litvin
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Comment
Phone a friend
Rather than a Hague tribunal, the war in Ukraine is now set to end in a 21st-century Yalta Conference
Kirill Martynov
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Comment
Putin’s playground
While the world is distracted by Trump’s lunacy, the Kremlin is busy weakening European democracies
Stefan Wolff
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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
Putin’s playground
While the world is distracted by Trump’s lunacy, the Kremlin is busy weakening European democracies
Stefan Wolff
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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
Trump’s Russian revelation
The US president has come to understand how little he has to gain by supporting Moscow
James Horncastle
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Comment
Learning by dying
Why is Kim Jong Un allowing his troops to be used as cannon fodder in Russia’s war against Ukraine?
Jennifer Mathers
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Stories
Online lifeline
With protest nowadays unthinkable in Belarus, Wikipedia remains a vital resource for Belarusians who value the truth
Sofya Kanevskaya
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Comment
Trump’s Russian revelation
The US president has come to understand how little he has to gain by supporting Moscow
James Horncastle
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Comment
Learning by dying
Why is Kim Jong Un allowing his troops to be used as cannon fodder in Russia’s war against Ukraine?
Jennifer Mathers
-
Stories
Online lifeline
With protest nowadays unthinkable in Belarus, Wikipedia remains a vital resource for Belarusians who value the truth
Sofya Kanevskaya
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Stories
A costly compromise
Can conditions for ending the war in Ukraine be found to satisfy both sides?
Lyubov Borisenko
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Stories
A costly compromise
Can conditions for ending the war in Ukraine be found to satisfy both sides?
Lyubov Borisenko
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Stories
Anatomy of an airstrike
At least 14 people are now known to have died in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Poltava on Saturday morning
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
Ideological asylum
Russia is now granting permanent residency to citizens of ‘unfriendly’ countries trying to flee the woke West
Yulia Akhmedova
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Analysis
Assad management
Why a deal that would allow Russia to retain its military bases in Syria looks unlikely
Ilya Volzhsky
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Stories
Anatomy of an airstrike
At least 14 people are now known to have died in a Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Poltava on Saturday morning
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Stories
Ideological asylum
Russia is now granting permanent residency to citizens of ‘unfriendly’ countries trying to flee the woke West
Yulia Akhmedova
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Analysis
Assad management
Why a deal that would allow Russia to retain its military bases in Syria looks unlikely
Ilya Volzhsky
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Stories
Russophilia
What does Yura Borisov’s Oscar nomination tell us about the West’s supposed cancellation of Russian culture?
Andrey Sapozhnikov
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Stories
The accidental exile
Alexey Navalny’s lawyer addresses the ‘extremism’ verdict against her colleagues and talks collegiate solidarity
Mira Livadina
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Stories
Russophilia
What does Yura Borisov’s Oscar nomination tell us about the West’s supposed cancellation of Russian culture?
Andrey Sapozhnikov
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Stories
The accidental exile
Alexey Navalny’s lawyer addresses the ‘extremism’ verdict against her colleagues and talks collegiate solidarity
Mira Livadina
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Comment
The art of the deal
It’s still unclear if Moscow or Kyiv will accept any vision Donald Trump has for peace in Ukraine
Stefan Wolff
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Comment
Russia’s nostalgia machine
An idealised view of the Soviet past is preventing Russians from fighting for a better future
Nina L. Khrushcheva
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Stories
No through road
Villagers in the Russian Arctic have become angry about their months of isolation each year
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Comment
The art of the deal
It’s still unclear if Moscow or Kyiv will accept any vision Donald Trump has for peace in Ukraine
Stefan Wolff
-
Comment
Russia’s nostalgia machine
An idealised view of the Soviet past is preventing Russians from fighting for a better future
Nina L. Khrushcheva
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Stories
No through road
Villagers in the Russian Arctic have become angry about their months of isolation each year
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Stories
The wrong hymn sheet
How priests suspended by the Russian Orthodox Church are paying the price for preaching peace
Oleg Tsyplakov
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Stories
Enemies of the state
How being branded a ‘foreign agent’ affects those who stay in Russia
Natalia Glukhova
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Stories
The wrong hymn sheet
How priests suspended by the Russian Orthodox Church are paying the price for preaching peace
Oleg Tsyplakov
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Stories
Enemies of the state
How being branded a ‘foreign agent’ affects those who stay in Russia
Natalia Glukhova
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Stories
Global warning
As the Arctic ice melts at an astonishing rate, should scientific collaboration between Russia and the West be restarted?
Maria Reshetnikova
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Stories
Global warning
As the Arctic ice melts at an astonishing rate, should scientific collaboration between Russia and the West be restarted?
Maria Reshetnikova
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Stories
Too much information
Changes to how DNA is collected are at the heart of Russia’s latest encroachment on civil liberties
Alfia Mustafina
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Stories
‘I had no hope of getting out’
One Yakut anti-war punk musician’s long journey to freedom in Berlin
Pavel Kuznetsov
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Interview
Illegal profession
What does the imprisonment of Navalny’s lawyers mean for Russia’s criminal justice system?
Mira Livadina
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Stories
Too much information
Changes to how DNA is collected are at the heart of Russia’s latest encroachment on civil liberties
Alfia Mustafina
-
Stories
‘I had no hope of getting out’
One Yakut anti-war punk musician’s long journey to freedom in Berlin
Pavel Kuznetsov
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Interview
Illegal profession
What does the imprisonment of Navalny’s lawyers mean for Russia’s criminal justice system?
Mira Livadina
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Comment
Europe’s hour
On the eve of Trump’s return to power, Europe must step in to ensure Ukraine can continue to resist Russian aggression
Daniel Gros
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Stories
The turncoat
How Belarusian opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich began whitewashing the regime’s crimes
Iryna Khalip
-
Comment
Europe’s hour
On the eve of Trump’s return to power, Europe must step in to ensure Ukraine can continue to resist Russian aggression
Daniel Gros
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Stories
The turncoat
How Belarusian opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich began whitewashing the regime’s crimes
Iryna Khalip
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Stories
Future proof
Sketches of life in a dying Russian village
Irina Garina
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Comment
Orbán’s mafia state
The EU cannot afford to turn a blind eye to Hungary’s attempts to subvert the rule of law
Sławomir Sierakowski
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Analysis
Pick your battles
Ukraine is prioritising holding its ground in Russia’s Kursk region as Russia continues to advance in Donbas
Ilya Volzhsky
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Stories
Future proof
Sketches of life in a dying Russian village
Irina Garina
-
Comment
Orbán’s mafia state
The EU cannot afford to turn a blind eye to Hungary’s attempts to subvert the rule of law
Sławomir Sierakowski
-
Analysis
Pick your battles
Ukraine is prioritising holding its ground in Russia’s Kursk region as Russia continues to advance in Donbas
Ilya Volzhsky
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Comment
Culture warriors
Some aspects of cultural decolonisation are vital if Ukraine is to resist Russia’s forced embrace
Ian Buruma
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Comment
Culture warriors
Some aspects of cultural decolonisation are vital if Ukraine is to resist Russia’s forced embrace
Ian Buruma
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Stories
Civil dissident
Tatyana Kotlyar’s tireless efforts to help the marginalised in Russian society have made her a target for the authorities
Irina Garina
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Stories
The night watch
How a Nemtsov Bridge volunteer ended up being sent to prison for 12 years on terror charges
Iryna Khalip
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Stories
Civil dissident
Tatyana Kotlyar’s tireless efforts to help the marginalised in Russian society have made her a target for the authorities
Irina Garina
-
Stories
The night watch
How a Nemtsov Bridge volunteer ended up being sent to prison for 12 years on terror charges
Iryna Khalip
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Comment
Out in the cold
The end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine has not been without its victims
Stefan Wolff
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Report
Miracle season
As the new year began, Russia launched its first attack of 2025 on Ukrainian cities
Olga Musafirova
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Stories
Writing wrongs
The journalists at the centre of the Kremlin effort to stifle press freedom in Russia for good
Novaya Gazeta Europe
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Comment
Out in the cold
The end of Russian gas transit through Ukraine has not been without its victims
Stefan Wolff
-
Report
Miracle season
As the new year began, Russia launched its first attack of 2025 on Ukrainian cities
Olga Musafirova
-
Stories
Writing wrongs
The journalists at the centre of the Kremlin effort to stifle press freedom in Russia for good
Novaya Gazeta Europe
-
Comment
Peace in our time
Putin will smell weakness unless a deal to produce a sovereign and secure Ukraine can be brokered
Charles A. Kupchan,
Michael Froman
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Comment
Peace in our time
Putin will smell weakness unless a deal to produce a sovereign and secure Ukraine can be brokered
Charles A. Kupchan,
Michael Froman
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Editor’s picks
Stories
Russian roulette
Novaya Europe investigates how impoverished Nepalis are being unscrupulously lured into fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine
Irina Kravtsova
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Stories
Russian roulette
Novaya Europe investigates how impoverished Nepalis are being unscrupulously lured into fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine
Irina Kravtsova
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Stories
Hipster gulag
How an attempt to transform Moscow into a progressive European capital was sacrificed on the altar of Putinism
Andrey Sapozhnikov
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Analysis
Death metal
Why the West is reluctant or unable to fully end its reliance on Russia’s natural resources
Denis Morokhin
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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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Stories
Hipster gulag
How an attempt to transform Moscow into a progressive European capital was sacrificed on the altar of Putinism
Andrey Sapozhnikov
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Analysis
Death metal
Why the West is reluctant or unable to fully end its reliance on Russia’s natural resources
Denis Morokhin
-
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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