There is a deliberate policy by the Kremlin to exile, neutralise, and effectively erase alternative political life within the country, reports Denis Mikhailov
Ukrainians are enduring a significant increase in the scale and frequency of Russian attacks, reports George Llewelyn
Following the UN and Human Rights Watch identifying Russian drone attacks in Kherson as war crimes and crimes against humanity—the Russian military launched a massive combined assault on the city’s central district
Zarina Zabrisky, who first exposed the “human safari” in Kherson for Byline Times in July 2024, reports on the UN’s historic confirmation that Russia deliberately targeted civilians in a campaign of terror.
Paul Conroy surveys the scale of the destruction to the Svaytoshinsky neighbourhood, fifteen minutes from downtown Kyiv
Zarina Zabrisky speaks exclusively to Ukrainian officers from the ‘Elves’ unit about how Putin’s agents waged a decades-long hybrid war against their country
In his latest dispatch from Kyiv, Chris York has tales of occupied territories, tariffs, stalled talks – and storks!
If we are to build a broad consensus in Europe against Trump, we need to bring Palestine into equal focus with Ukraine, argues Martin Shaw
In his latest dispatch, Chris York reports on overnight attacks on Kyiv, Trump’s diplomacy and the latest drone and media manoeuvres
If Europeans come from Venus, Peter Jukes observes, it’s only because they are aware (unlike Elon Musk) of the bleak devastation of Mars
For all its chaos in operation, Trump’s regime has a strategic rationale and must be fought strategically, argues Jon Bloomfield
“Let the Trumpists come and spend a few days [here] and feel, hear, and see how Putin ‘wants peace’” a mother of a fallen Ukrainian soldier tells Kris Parker
With the increasingly bizarre compliance of the US President to the Russian President, Zarina Zabrisky wonders if the KGB/FSB tradition of assassination and mafia-style intimidation may be key
With the US potentially allied to Russia over the fate of Ukraine, there needs to be a root and branch rethinking of British and European security
The former senior diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall sees signs of Trumpist culture wars and a woeful lack of realism in the opposition leader’s foreign policy set piece speech
The spread of war in Europe is now a greater possibility than it has been since the height of the Cold War, writes AC Grayling
Zarina Zabrisky explores Trump’s new alliance with Putin and the dark economic and ideological forces behind this new phase in the war
Chris York explores the mood in the capital as Ukrainians try to make sense of the US President’s support for the Kremlin
The US President’s attempts to extort Ukraine for its natural resources, while abandoning its fate to Russia, is a return to the worst imperial politics of the past, argues Aleksandar Djokic
Sergei Cristo, the whistleblower behind the new podcast series Sergei and the Westminster Spy Ring, warns about the real threats from abroad
Donald Trump’s pledge to end Putin’s war “in 24 hours” is a fantasy that will be quickly met by painful reality
European leaders fear Donald Trump could soon open Europe’s doors to Moscow
As tensions mount over long range missile attacks on Russia, Chris York explains the daily routine for Ukrainians living in the capital Kyiv
Paul Niland explains why Trump’s talk of a ‘deal’ for peace will never work
Some of the loudest voices in the US are starting to say the quiet part out loud, reports Chris York
US Swing states are not the only focus of Russian interference, with the Kremlin’s attempts to swing elections in Moldova and Georgia in stark relief
Peter Jukes looks at the mounting evidence that Elon Musk is using his social media platform as a vector to attack Ukraine and support Putin’s murderous invasion
Amid mounting authoritarianism and widespread allegations of election-rigging, will Georgia’s democracy survive parliamentary polls scheduled for 26 October?
The Foreign Secretary’s attack on Russian President was in stark contrast to Joe Biden’s final speech at the UN General Assembly on 24 September
“Ukraine played a role.” Once again Russian disinformation networks are weaponising an attempt on the life of a US President
Following the largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, the UK is being urged to adopt a policy on hostage cases and establish a point of contact for families involved
During the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia’s prized fleet has been decimated, with one-third of its naval vessels either sunk or damaged
Islamophobia, the Great Replacement Theory, and GB News are key elements in the Russian propaganda networks supporting the Reform Party
When Putin tried to mobilise an army to boost troops in his war on Ukraine, some 700,000 people fled. More than two years on, many have returned home. Why?
Tbilisi Pride says that it is in the ‘ultimate battle for our lives… and if we lose, we will have to go into exile’
As the media provides the Reform Leader with a prominent platform, Peter Jukes considers all the concerning lines of enquiry that journalists never confront him with
Protests against a Russian-style law on ‘foreign influence’ have been touted as signs that Georgia is heading for its ‘Maidan’ moment – but experts say the reality is more complex