Vladimir Putin

Putin’s previously ironclad reputation has sustained serious damage in recent times – how can he regain his mojo?

A master documentarian returns to Ukraine to show the effects of Putin’s bloody invasion on the lives of ordinary people

Europe is edging closer to nuclear war. How would we behave in the world that remained?

Moscow is in a hurry to get into Georgia – again

Ukrainian Railways has refused to be shunted aside by Russian aggression, continuing to evacuate people and get them home again, both safely and on time

The question is no longer whether Putin can win, but how many more people will die before he loses

The city's graffiti sketches out Georgia's role in the conflict in Ukraine

Jutland, at the edge of the EU, has found itself in the centre of the bloc's response to Vladimir Putin's aggression

Nato’s flag in Ukraine would send a strong signal to Russia. It’s a big step that needs to be taken

Authoritarian rulers have often used body doubles – what are they trying to hide?

It's time for Putin to cut his losses. Except he doesn't see it this way

Russia seems too tired and depleted to be able to resist tyrannical leaders

In Kyiv, defiance is tempered with the depressing reality that the west might not be prepared to let Ukraine win

Failing in Ukraine and undermined by his allies: make no mistake, this is the beginning of the end for Vladimir Putin

The window of opportunity for victory against Russia is open. If Zelensky does not succeed, pressure for a deal will grow

Vladimir Putin’s next offensive in Ukraine will have a lethal digital component as cyberwar escalates across the world

Moscow likes to pretend that HIV is not a problem. Now it has an epidemic on its hands

Will Lithuania be the next Ukraine?

In Kyiv, as the invasion anniversary looms, Ukrainians are still asking ‘What can I do to help?’

War and a devastating earthquake have put Putin and Erdogan under pressure but can they ride out these crises in an increasingly authoritarian world?

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has brought shame on Russia, yet there is still no big internal push for his removal. Will the anniversary change that?

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

Jailed for being too political, Mikhail Khodorkovsky says it will take a generation for Russia to recover from his former friend’s vicious and disastrous rule

He used to organise Vladimir Putin’s meals. How did he become such a threat to Russia's dictator?

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

Volodymyr Zelensky, the unlikely hero who faced down a tyrant, is the New European’s European Of The Year

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

The Kerch Strait bridge will never be the same again. The patched-up bridge may end up looking like the original, but it will now have very different connotations

Russian draft-refusers crossing the Georgian border are bringing back uncomfortable memories for locals

The spirit of Kyiv has been tested by Putin once again. But inside this indomitable city, life continues. A report from celebrated Ukrainian author Andrey Kurkov

Elon Musk’s 'peace plan poll' would trample Ukraine’s right to defend its own people from Vladimir Putin’s onslaught

Whatever comes next for Russia, it will not be liberal democracy