Analysis: Russia’s forced ‘passportisation’ scheme is designed to reduce the number of Ukrainian citizens

Putin’s framing of the Ukraine war as an attack on Russia by the West could make it hard to end the violent stalemate

MP asks ‘what are ministers trying to hide?’, as government refuses to publish original sanctions guidance

OPINION: The Cold War may be over, but Russia’s nuclear threat is real and dangerous. We must act to avoid a crisis

A new online system means anyone who receives a military summons will be banned from leaving the country

The government is tightening its rules after openDemocracy revealed it helped a sanctioned warlord sue a journalist

One year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, surveys demonstrate that over two-thirds of Russians still...

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who leads the notorious Wagner army, sought to attack the BBC two months before the Ukraine invasion

OPINION: A pro-Russian president in the White House would shift the outcome of a prolonged war in Putin’s favour

OPINION: Some US army officials think the stalemate in Ukraine can be broken only through negotiations. Will they say so?

OPINION: West’s view that Putin is losing the war may overlook his appetite for – and ability to play – a long game

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Exclusive: Foreign Office has pledged to protect the privacy of those trying to get sanctions removed

Ministers are considering giving more political oversight to a process that allowed a warlord to sue a UK journalist

UK Treasury, then under Rishi Sunak’s control, let Yevgeny Prigozhin circumvent sanctions to target Eliot Higgins

OPINION: The US may think we’re in the end game in Ukraine, but a negotiated exit from war may be better for all

OPINION: Putin has many problems – not least that support for the war is flagging. But he may have a trump card

Russia has passed a controversial law banning the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality. Here’s what you need to know

Russia urged international cooperation while ignoring its own role in making the climate crisis worse

Are there prospects for peace in Ukraine amid Russian missile attacks and a winter battlefield stalemate?

OPINION: Russia was threatened by Ukraine’s emergent democracy. Here’s what that means for the path to peace