Russia

We are already at war with Russia

War with Russia is not just a matter for Ukraine. Putin understands this. The West does not.

Censored in Russian, anti-war activists turn to indigenous languages

Ethnic minority activists see similarities between the invasion of Ukraine and Russian suppression of their own cultures.

Why Putin’s war in Ukraine turned into a military disaster

The Russian president is a prisoner of his own delusions – and the similarities with Hitler are hard to ignore.

Don’t count on sanctions to push Putin from power

Isolating Russia economically may not have the intended effect, as the examples of Iraq, South Africa and Myanmar show.

What’s going on inside the Kremlin, with Andrei Soldatov

Vladimir Putin’s inner circle seems increasingly isolated.

10 January 1942: Why Russia would be an ally both during and after the war.

The possibility of a Marine Le Pen victory in France is a boost for Vladimir Putin

Russia is losing on the battlefield, but elsewhere events are moving in its president’s favour.

UK voters are the losers from the government’s energy strategy

People could die next winter if they can’t heat their homes. The Tories’ latest plan fails to address rising bills…

The problem isn’t just Putin – it’s Russia

There is little prospect of Russia becoming a liberal democracy if defeated – and what follows the present regime could…

The long road to prosecuting war crimes

Calling for the investigation of war crimes is one thing. Actually prosecuting war criminals is another.

Could Putin’s great gamble turn Russia into a Chinese vassal state?

The war in Ukraine might well force Moscow to bid for new fossil-fuel trading partners – but Beijing’s geopolitical strength…

War at the end of history

Will Putin’s invasion of Ukraine lead to a new world order, or an era of grinding compromise?

Leader: Putin must accept he cannot win

Mr Putin sees himself as a great leader who will be remembered alongside the tsars. He must now be convinced…

Putin’s war in Ukraine threatens to spark a new space race

Russia is turning its back on peaceful partnerships in the face of Western sanctions.

The EU is still paying Russia hundreds of millions of euros a day for gas

Europe has imported up to €18bn of gas from Russia since the war in Ukraine started.

Why a wrong step from Biden on energy could put Trump back in the White House

Realpolitik obliges the US president to focus on the energy crisis, but he mustn’t forget the climate one.

I escaped Russian atrocities in Bucha. My neighbours weren’t so lucky

Mass graves. Murdered civilians. A Ukrainian journalist recounts her final days in the town where Putin’s forces have been accused…

Putin’s war aims are in disarray, as the Donbas debacle shows

Annexing part of eastern Ukraine is not a satisfactory consolation prize, but a recipe for continued instability.

With Russia tied down in Ukraine, other frozen conflicts are thawing

From the Caucasus to the western Pacific, Russia’s opponents are eyeing their chances of redressing the balance of power.

Britain must increase its military spending

The UK needs an army closer to its Cold War size to fight the systemic conflict that Vladimir Putin is…