Russia forced them to fight. Ukraine tried them for treason
Russia has forcibly mobilised tens of thousands in Ukraine’s occupied territories to fight
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Published in:oDR: ExplainerHow Russia’s loyal ‘opposition’ parties support the war against UkraineOn Ukraine, little separates Putin’s United Russia from either the Communist Party of Russia or A Just Russia
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Published in:oDR: OpinionAre we seeing the end times of Russia’s police capitalism?By mobilising working class and minority ethnic men for war against Ukraine, Russia launched its first class war of...
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Published in:oDR: AnalysisDid Kyrgyzstan turn into an authoritarian state overnight?The country, once considered Central Asia's most democratic, has seen a media and civic crackdown sparked by a...
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Published in: oDR: OpinionRussia’s war has exposed the limits of liberal peaceRussia’s war against Ukraine and long-running border conflicts raise doubts about regional institutions – and how...
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Published in: oDR: FeatureAt COP27, Russia acted as though it had not invaded UkraineRussia urged international cooperation while ignoring its own role in making the climate crisis worse
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Published in: oDR: NewsBBC accused of ‘whitewashing’ autocratic Azerbaijan in BP-sponsored film‘Wonders of Azerbaijan’ film was made with BP funding and the help of the country’s controversial ruling Aliyev family
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Published in: oDR: FeatureThese must-read books are key to understanding the war in UkraineSpanning history, politics and society, five books offer a comprehensive look at Ukraine’s past – and its future
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Published in: oDR: OpinionUkraine’s debts to Western banks are destroying its social safety netOPINION: The reconstruction of Ukraine will be crippled by the debts it owes to the IMF and other institutions
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Published in: oDR: FeatureUkrainians who told Russian warship to ‘f*** yourself’ still in jailSnake Island became a powerful symbol of Ukraine’s resistance. But the prisoners’ families say they feel forgotten
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Published in: oDR: FeatureThe painful traces of Russian propaganda remain in eastern UkraineRussian disinformation is still causing distrust and resentment among residents of Ukraine’s ‘second Mariupol’
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Published in: Home: OpinionDown with Putin’s modern czarism! A response to Yanis VaroufakisOPINION: Russia was threatened by Ukraine’s emergent democracy. Here’s what that means for the path to peace
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkrainian government threatens confiscation of trade union propertyAs the government continues radical workplace reforms, it wants to seize unions’ prestigious Soviet-era buildings
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Published in: oDR: OpinionUkraine’s proposed new media law threatens press freedomOPINION: The government’s attempt to take control of the media is anti-democratic and dangerous
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Published in: oDR: FeatureUkrainian families’ fury at silence over Russia-held POWsSome 30 members of Ukraine’s 93rd Mechanised Brigade are thought to have been captured. But their families are in the dark
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Published in: oDR: ExplainerWho are the Russian security forces upholding Putin’s brutal regimeSome five million members of the siloviki are responsible for maintaining Putin's crackdown on any opposition
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Published in: oDR: OpinionPutin’s opponents are leaving Russia. Does that make change harder?A closer look at the world of some anti-Putin emigrants shows they are no great loss to any future revolution
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Published in: oDR: FeatureRoles flip as Russians become ‘migrant workers’ in Tajikistan (for now)For the first time in 30 years, Russians are heading to Central Asia rather than the other way around – to escape war
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Published in: oDR: NewsUK MPs demand ‘just reconstruction’ in Ukraine amid fears for workers’ rightsMoney for Ukraine’s recovery must ‘not disappear into the hands of oligarchs’, Nadia Whittome told openDemocracy
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkrainian miners win their wartime strike, but victory looks short-livedVictory may be fleeting for the miners in Novovolynsk, as they fear a reinstated director could be removed again
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Published in: oDR: FeatureRussian police are torturing anti-war activistsThose standing up to the war report horrific instances of abuse at the hands of the authorities
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Published in: oDR: Feature‘You can’t do anything useful in jail,’ says leading Russian street artistTimofey Radya talks to openDemocracy about anti-war resistance in the streets and his love for his country
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Published in: oDR: NewsUkraine wants Israel-style security guarantees from allies and the worldThirty years ago Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons in return for security assurances. Now, it wants ironclad...
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Published in: oDR: AnalysisWill Armenia and Azerbaijan reach a peace deal?There are efforts to end 30 years of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. But will they work?
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