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Teachers, neighbours and even family members are turning to Soviet-style denunciations in wartime Russia
Beijing wants a weak Russia but will prevent its collapse, foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba claims
Vladimir Putin’s reliance on China gives Xi Jinping leverage that he should use
Zelenskyy’s government wades into battle among Orthodox churches, ordering priests and monks to vacate holy site
Chinese leader to affirm strong ties with Moscow despite Ukraine invasion
Opposition figures rally around Mikhail Fridman
US and Brussels say ‘foreign agent’ bill was incompatible with efforts to join EU and Nato
If you were Putin, where would you put your hard currency energy revenues?
Russian currency has lost about 20% of its value in gradual decline since start of December
Some officials worry defence forum could turn into a western echo chamber
Public attitudes towards the US are becoming more positive despite antipathies rooted in history and cultural outlook
Focusing on a strip of countries from Mali to Sudan, it is challenging the west and opening what some call a ‘second front’
Washington accuses Moscow of blocking inspections and missing compliance meetings
Advisers warn that Kremlin favourites could hijack sales of subsidiaries
Russia’s minister of finance admits to worsening public finances
Fraught legacies of colonisation are returning to haunt a multinational state founded as an empire
Assault on town of Soledar could deliver Moscow its first military victory since last summer
Missile strike in Russian-occupied Makiivka revives questions over military’s capacity to learn from past mistakes
Ukrainians prepare to celebrate the new year despite fresh barrage of attacks
Putin had claimed Moscow would not deal with countries observing the restriction
Putin’s relentless missile strikes on infrastructure indicate that mere containment of Russia will not achieve a secure peace
Russian Viktor Bout was serving a 25-year sentence in the US for conspiring to kill American citizens
Strike comes day after Moscow accused Kyiv of launching raids on air bases hundreds of kilometres behind front line
Nato unlikely to engage in knee-jerk reaction as alliance tries to ascertain source of deadly incident
Increasing use of atomic power would not necessarily free economies from Moscow’s influence
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