Russia

Sarah Hurst on how the far-right activist visited Russia to praise Putin and spread Islamophobic and racist propaganda about the UK.

As Putin rewrites the past in order to control the future, Kseniya Kirillova reveals what it tells us about Russia’s strategic goals.

Peter Jukes on the kompromat in the first Whittingdale Scandal and the strange confluence of interests between the tabloids and Vladimir Putin.

CJ Werleman reports on continuing attempts by Vladimir Putin to destabilise Europe by killing and displacing Syrian civilians in support of the Bashar al-Assad regime.

Turlough Conway investigates a new network of connections with the Prime Minister which lead back, via senior Russian oligarchs, to the alleged agent Joseph Mifsud

A Ukrainian official alleges that the country's security services may have been involved in the murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet.

Steve Shaw reports on an exclusive event in the heart of London's Mayfair which brings together politicians, businessman and media personalities.

As Vladimir Putin moves to secure his political future, Sarah Hurst reports on the country's new political party.

A Ukrainian MP claims that Volodymyr Zelensky met Vladislav Surkov in Oman. Stephen Komarnyckyj looks at the evidence.

As Putin seeks to extend his power in perpetuity, Sarah Hurst reports how a comedian is forced to flee the country for mocking the Russian President.

As Vladimir Putin tries extend his reign, Belarus, a country of nine and a half million people, may soon be absorbed by Russia reports Stephen Komarnyckyj.

Otto English considers whether the early years of the Prime Minister's top advisor explain his disruptive career and ultimate motives.

Sarah Hurst reports on Putin's increasingly desperate attempts to suppress dissent in Russia, where nothing is what it seems.

Chris Sullivan reviews the latest documentary from Academy Award-winning Alex Gibney which follows the story of one of Russia's richest men, now exiled in the UK.

Boris Johnson's friend Aleksandr Temerko is one of a number of wealthy London-based Russians who, while opposing Vladimir Putin, are linked to organisations that are potentially useful to the Kremlin dictator.

Caroline Orr on how the Inspector General's report is bad news for the US President and his fake narratives around his extensive Russian ties.

With the news that Russian President Vladimir Putin has passed a law classifying journalist, bloggers and even social media users as 'foreign agents', Sarah Hurst has been keeping track of those paying the ultimate price.

Steve Komarnyckyj sums up the UK connections of the oligarch at the centre of the Trump impeachment scandal, and finds new links to Brexit Britain.

Tamsin Shaw explains how anti-market Russian oligarchy has spread to the US, and that Big Tech may be the prime beneficiary.

With Boris Johnson having suppressed a report into how Russian spies penetrated the Conservative Party and UKIP, Peter Jukes looks at how Russian interference in Brexit online campaigning set the stage for Donald Trump.