Putin’s speech to the Valdai Club on 24 October shows he no longer believes in the old international rules.
Will the new treaty being discussed between Abkhazia and Russia provide a blueprint for cooperation or something more like annexation?
On paper, Russia’s new laws on data storage seem to make business impossible for big internet companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter, and a wider range of online businesses.
Ukraine’s snap parliamentary elections have once again proved that the mainstream of society rejects the far right – not that the Russian government or media will care.
In Kirov, an incautious remark by Aleksei Navalny might result in five people going to prison for 10 years.
Sanctions have had a limited effect on the Russian population whose support towards the government’s Ukrainian policy does not seem to be eroding.
A recent clash with the police is a sign of the alienation felt by some young men from Moscow’s Muslim community. на русском языке
Putin has successfully managed to persuade his fellow citizens that he and Russia are one and the same. на русском языке
Transgender citizens in Ukraine have good reason to think that they are all but invisible. Even the EU is not pushing for inclusiveness; and then there is the sex change commission… на русском языке
How could this place where I grew up, which I knew so well as a part of Ukraine, suddenly change country!
One of Russia’s richest men, the owner of an oil company, has been arrested. There have been inevitable comparisons to Mikhail Khodorkovsky. На русском языке
Life has changed for Russia’s elite – and not just their holiday destinations… На русском языке
