Russia

The authorities came out quickly to say it wasn’t Russia. But if not them, then who? And was he giving them anything of any use?

Sending trained specialists on overseas operations is expensive and complicated. A new method has emerged. It’s easier – but far more dangerous

Mark Carney, the Canadian PM, was governor of the Bank of England during Brexit. He knows how to deal with Europe – and it shows

There’s no way for citizens to discuss the thing that’s ruining their lives – the war. At Russia’s parliamentary elections, there’s no way to vote against it either

The happy couple insist the Kremlin-linked oligarch is simply a “dear friend”. Nothing to see here

As the bombs fall, Oleksiy Kustovsky is turning the dictator into an object of ridicule

If Le Pen wins next year and goes through with a threat to step back from Nato, the consequences for western security could be dire

Norway has always been a hotbed of enemy spies, but most of them have always been Russian. The new threat is from the Chinese

Douglas Haig’s willingness to trade thousands of lives for a few miles of ground has proved sadly durable

Photographs of iron curtain research labs reveal the depth of communist ambition – and the fatal flaw buried within it

Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, so the Kremlin is boosting its disinformation campaign. Unfortunately for the next PM, the British left are falling for it

The Intelligence and Security Committee demanded a full inquiry into Russian meddling in British politics. It never happened. A new report makes clear that it needs to happen – now

Successful countries need alliances, but not to be shackled to old obligations. They need to be open to partners, but to push hard in their own interests. They need, in other words, to be more like India

Presidential victory for an ally of pro-Russia PM Robert Fico gives Zelensky and the EU a new headache

In a convoy supplying kit to Ukrainian soldiers at the frontline, I’ve seen beauty and horror, death and survival

Vladimir Putin’s brutal war has reached a pivotal moment. If the west does not back Ukraine to the hilt now, we will all regret it

An attempt to kayak the Northwest Passage turned into a close-up look at a new, very cold war

On the second anniversary of Putin’s invasion, the time for talk is over. If Ukraine is defeated, an entire continent will be next

Dictators are boring, as the US journalist Tucker Carlson belatedly discovered when he met Vladimir Putin

Populists in Europe and the US are running on a platform of defunding Zelensky. That brings a Russian victory closer than ever

By hacking journalists, Russia is trying to stifle our democracy’s information flow

The 1943 Battle of Kursk was the largest tank battle in history and left a landscape of apocalyptic destruction. It still holds lessons for the war in Ukraine

In Gagauzia, a former Soviet splinter caught between Ukraine and the EU, the pull of old bonds and certainties remains strong

The Master and Margarita author loved the Ukrainian capital, yet today attracts fierce opprobrium

The Kremlin is using history to justify its war in Ukraine. But Putin’s version could disappear with the flick of a switch

This is achievable. However, it will take an effort which seems alien to those in public life

The Arctic is no longer frozen, remote or harmonious. This should concern us all

The Godfather was hailed as a masterpiece from when it first aired 1972. And, it still is today

While Putin's invasion challenges not only Ukraine's democracy but our own democratic system, we have found ourselves in a war between truth and lies

If we don't stop with sanctions and retool our economy, we will be even more complicit in the next atrocity we enable

Two 1990s films made by a future Putin ally explain the national obsession with humiliation that led to Ukraine

Putin is the bad actor in the invasion of Ukraine, but we need to examine the role the West has played in allowing events to unfold