Russia

The foundations of the Kremlin strongman’s ascent to power were forged in the ruins of Grozny a quarter of a century ago

The siege of Leningrad brought desperation, degradation and death – and a host of stories which shaped a future dictator

The case for confiscating $300bn worth of frozen Russian assets is clear

A French senator has given a powerful speech setting out how the continent must deal with the twin threats from America and Russia

GB News is not even pretending it isn't Putin-friendly any more. Is that why Boris Johnson has yet to clock in for his first shift?

Trump has shafted Ukraine. Now he threatens the security of the west

As Donald Trump begins his sell out of Ukraine, one novelist reflects how, despite Putin’s brutality, Zelensky has held Ukraine together. Is Trump’s America about to change this?

The Soviet Union’s negotiating victory at Yalta in February 1945 was secured through vintage wine and roast goose

For the west, when dealing with Russia, it turned out that the Cold War was our comfort zone. But after the Berlin Wall came down, how did the Russian dream die?

The Ukraine invasion and Musk’s Twitter buyout of Twitter show how weak accountability is in authoritarian regimes and among ultra-rich tech titans

There were huge advantages to being outside the Soviet Union, but the filmmaker's love of Russia bound him to home

A secret armada of condemned tankers is breaking sanctions by transporting Russian oil around the world. The threat to the environment is huge

The 23-year-old hopes to, one day, return to Russia and help make it a free country. She's certainly her father's daughter

Under Patriarch Kirill, Russia’s Orthodox Church has seen its power restored – but only by debasing the faith

Britain and Europe are up against an alliance of evil. Now is the time to resist Russia, and for the UK to lead by example

Giving frozen Russian assets to Ukraine would save Zelensky and send a defiant message to Trump

If you love children and happen to live in Russia, the kindest thing you could do would be not to have any

Russian victory spells disaster for Europe and without urgent support to Ukraine, this is inevitable

Moscow pumped huge amounts of money into Moldova’s EU vote – and lost

If Trump wins a second term, he will force Ukraine into a humiliating peace deal with Russia

Why do oligarchs – and their defamation lawyers – still have the power to silence all criticism?

The Russian leader remains an agent of chaos, and as Iran may soon find out, he only has one issue in mind – his own self-interest

The history of propaganda proves that the world should heed the warnings

The west now knows it must, and can, push back against Russia

Ukraine’s daring incursion into Kursk shows a dictator in crisis, with the Russian people and China turning their backs on him

Meet the defectors, who want a new life in Vladimir Putin’s ultra-conservative utopia

Ukraine’s invasion of Kursk has exposed yet more flaws at the heart of Russia. Could the dictator’s regime now fall?

Where did Putin come from?

Zelensky’s forces have invaded Russian territory, a move that shifts the whole dynamic of the conflict. But the risks are huge

Vadim Krasikov is a free man. Putin wanted his hitman back

The United States, then, has to live with the fact it helped free people serving time for crimes as severe as murder