Vladimir Putin

People in Tbilisi are protesting Georgia’s Russification. Instead, they want to be part of the EU

In the age of the drone and the ballistic missile, national security does not come cheap

The conflict is being fought on four fronts: military, psychological, judicial and diplomatic. Could it be about to enter a new phase?

Barrister Geoffrey Robertson dramatises what might happen within the walls of a future courtroom

A flood of Russian money has undeniably corrupted British politics – but to what extent? It is now time for an inquiry to find out

Viktor Orbán’s support for Trump and Putin could give rise to a terrifying axis, and with it bring about the end of liberal democracy

Ten years since its annexation, Putin’s miscalculations have put the status of Crimea in doubt again

The polls opened at the Russian embassy in Paris – what I saw there gave me hope

There are no signs that the commitment to the truth of Alexei Navalny’s allies will be deterred by violence

Pope Francis may have called for a settlement, but those who have lived through the invasion are standing firm

A West Point professor of Russian politics and foreign policy looks at the future of Russia without Putin

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

Nations can achieve more when they work with allies – Britain must remember this

Yulia Navalnaya is keeping her husband’s work alive, making hundreds of thousands of Russians feeling less alone

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

Navalny knew that every syllable he uttered was a potential death sentence, but he spoke anyway

We could have helped him become Russia’s Mandela – but instead we preferred performative scolding and mindless culture wars

Tucker Carlson’s interview with Putin did nothing but inflate the dictator’s ego and advertise his own version of history

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

The country’s army is full of middle-aged volunteers hoping to save the next generation from fighting

The families of Russian soldiers killed in the Ukraine war pose an increasingly delicate problem for the Kremlin

This extract from Martin Sixsmith’s new book explores how Putinism emerged from the country’s brutal history

The Rajapaksa government may have gone, but Sri Lanka is still happy to welcome Moscow’s money

Putin will be pleased by developments in the middle east

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

For the bereaved citizens of Ukraine, the holiday season is the cruellest time of all

The west must understand that when it comes to Putin, there are only binary outcomes

Putin’s Russia is a chaos engine and we are letting him get away with it

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

He’s fighting for freedom – and that’s what the Kremlin can’t stand

Recent FSB revelations are a reminder that our society is open to the Russian threat

The scale of the global crisis means the time for pacifism is long gone