Vladimir Putin

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

The Ukraine missile strikes he has permitted won’t change the war – but they must change minds in the EU and UK

Trump has nominated a “Russian agent of influence” to one of the most sensitive roles in US government

A rudderless EU ignored Trump’s threat and is now terrified and alone. It has two choices – go into overdrive or become irrelevant

And if he does give in to the Russian president, what will the consequences be for Ukraine and for Europe?

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 foreign secretary's language and persona during his UN address broke boundaries. Was the world listening?

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

Now the Russian money is leaving, Cyprus is turning against its eastern European expatriates

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

But can a country join that is still part-occupied by Russia?

The idea of a Trump victory that forces Ukraine to settle with Putin is too vile to contemplate

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?

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

If such a compromise between Kyiv and Moscow were achieved, it would most likely come about as a result of pressure from Washington and Beijing

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

Le Pen’s party is packed with Russia supporters – no wonder the Kremlin’s disinformation machine supported her

Conveniently, the Georgian press saw no reason to focus on the change of government in Britain

It aspires to be a beacon for democracy in Asia. But Putin’s invasion has left the nation in fear of attack from the Chinese mainland

The G7 and EU must make up their minds about what to do with €300 billion of Russia’s frozen assets

His ‘offer’ should be understood for what it is: an invitation to the west to sign its own death warrant

Putin is spinning the pro-Russian narrative of an unwinnable war for Ukraine and the west

Those who want to see Ukraine win, and not be destroyed, have a right to ask our politicians to get serious

Thousands of Georgians are protesting against the "Russian law", refusing to give up their hopes of joining the EU

The appeal of brutal Moscow governments is nothing new