A mix of propaganda, payouts and prison are keeping the Russian population quiet
Move in retaliation over sanctions could affect western nuclear reactors, many of which rely on Russian supplies
Alisa Khazanova embodies women who have faced jail for speaking freely in an oppressive society
Russian authorities have long pushed message that the full-scale invasion of Ukraine is far away from everyday life
Fighting will drag on while the prospects for diplomacy remain slim
Russia confident Ulan Bator will not act despite being an International Criminal Court member
Foreign minister Tobias Billström says incursion into Russian region has more political than territorial value
The fortunes of the Kremlin caterer turned Russian mercenary chief were inextricably — and fatally — tied to Putin’s patronage
Russia may be forced to rethink its claim that any peace deal must take account of who controls territory on the ground
Governor of Belgorod region reports ‘enemy activity on the border’
There is no indication that the Kremlin is ready to negotiate in good faith on Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has taken an increasingly belligerent stance on the Paris Olympics
The demand to ban a satirical novel underlines the shrinking space for free expression under Putin
Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls Indian PM’s trip to Russia a ‘devastating blow to peace efforts’
Vladimir Putin is seeking reckless new ways to impose costs on the US and its allies
Hungarian PM says positions of Moscow and Kyiv remain ‘very far from one another’
Also in this newsletter: Germany and Turkey locked in diplomatic spat over a hand gesture
Hungary’s PM seeks to broker peace talks after opposing western support for Ukraine in Russia’s invasion
Musa Bazhaev, who was placed on western sanctions lists, transferred luxury Forte Village to relative in February 2022
North Korean leader’s deepening ties with Russian president could increase his sense of independence from Beijing
‘This is about succession’: Russian president appoints family members and friends to senior positions
Tensions rise on Korean peninsula after Russian president raises giving Pyongyang high-precision weapons
Mutual defence pledge marks one of Moscow’s strongest commitments in Asia
Despite sanctions, Russian companies are building more than a third of the new reactors around the world, which is gaining Moscow new friends
Russian leader receives lavish welcome on first trip to Pyongyang in more than two decades
