Russia

A new exhibition explores his radical transformation from law professor to abstract art rebel

After four years of war, Putin isn't winning. So why does the president insist he is?

If the Kremlin has to spin defeat in Ukraine as a victory, it might need other, quick victories to distract from its losses. That means a beaten Russia will be just as dangerous

Shadow attorney general Lord Wolfson is part of the legal team representing the former owner of Chelsea FC in his court battle with the Jersey government

David Coburn, a former MEP and leader of UKIP in Scotland, has a long history of speaking out in support of the Kremlin

Putin and Trump want to destroy liberal democracy. Only Europe now stands in their way. Can the continent hold out against the twin threats from east and west?

The dictator’s threats and dirty tricks go unanswered and unpunished. We can’t keep rolling over like this

A new advert has appeared on an East London street depicting the Reform leader and Russian despot

The actor turned far right activist has said he would rather fight for Russia than the UK. What's stopping him?

Most politicians remain oblivious to the threat, especially on the left. But they must realise Putin could do to us what he’s done to Ukraine, without firing a shot

Nigel Farage’s former man in Wales was given 10-and-a-half years for accepting Russian cash, but the British media were more interested in Strictly Come Dancing

Thirteen years after the ‘punk prayer’ that saw her jailed, Maria Alyokhina’s new book details how the art collective continues the fight against Putin

A tweet by the disgraced MEP about the BBC has come back to haunt him

Questions abound about what senior party figures knew, and when, about the disgraced former Welsh leader’s links to Vladimir Putin’s regime

The right wing magazine follows up defences of Tommy Robinson and the Tate brothers by lauding life under a murderous dictatorship

Exceedingly wealthy and close to the Kremlin, the infamous Vladimir Solovyov has become a dominating voice on airwaves since Putin's invasion of Ukraine

This month Russia is staging huge joint military exercises with Belarus. History suggests Putin is getting ready to stage another invasion

Today, the west sees Putin as a bloodthirsty dictator hellbent on destroying peace democracy in Europe. 25 years ago, the picture was very different

Donald Trump has favoured Ukraine over Russia in recent weeks. But when he meets Putin in Alaska, all that could change

The vast landmass has the oil, gas, metals and water that China craves – and Moscow may be too weak to stop them

Chechen human rights investigator Natalia Estemirova defied Russia - and was killed. Now her daughter is keeping her fight alive

A pair of middle-aged men from either side of the iron curtain maintain their friendship through Scalextric racing, codewords and shared nostalgia. And beer

Trump has cut all funds to US media outlets across the continent. As the west takes itself off the airwaves, others are moving in

China, Russia and the US hard right now all look at Europe in the same way - as an opponent to be countered

The protest band got an ecstatic welcome in Dresden, the city where a young Vladimir Putin was stationed as KGB officer

Under the shadow of war, the LGBTQ community and other minorities are fighting for equality in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin banned Aleksandr Sokurov’s Fairytale - and the director has retired in protest. But the power of what might be his final movie, assembled with found footage, cannot be dimmed

The Russian president got exactly what he wanted out of the latest round of talks in Istanbul

Russian missiles have fallen on Ukraine just as Nazi rockets once struck London. Despite Putin’s military pageantry, he cannot obscure his guilt

After months of defending his hero, the former prime minister has finally realised the president has no interest in aiding the war-ravaged country

Across the river from Russia, the Estonian city of Narva is part of the European Union. But Vladimir Putin is watching and waiting

Whether or not they were involved in the Heathrow fire, the Russians revel in the mayhem their hybrid actions cause