Alexei Navalny’s chief of staff: “Putinism will now come to an end much sooner”
Leonid Volkov on how the war in Ukraine has given Russia’s opposition a new chance to shape the country’s future.
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Are Russian forces in Ukraine exploiting Western fears of a nuclear disaster?
The IAEA has warned of “potentially catastrophic consequences” after an attack on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.
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The perils of autocracy
Poor policies, once adopted, are difficult to abandon, as the leaders of Russia and China are demonstrating.
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Odesa grain shipment promises relief for countries reliant on Ukraine for wheat
The return of shipments being able to leave Ukrainian ports is a positive step in the fight to stave off…
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How Vladimir Putin views the world
Russian authoritarianism has added an extra dimension to its suppression of free speech: a sinister playfulness with fact and opinion.
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The war in Ukraine is reaching a critical moment
Kyiv’s battle for the Russian-occupied city of Kherson could push the war into a much more dynamic phase.
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Russia counterattacks in its economic war with the West
Moscow is exploiting the only significant leverage it has over European economies: energy.
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How big is occupied Ukraine? Use this interactive map to find out
Ukraine is so big that the territory it has lost to Russia so far is equivalent to a fifth of…
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