Tag: russia

• The New Propaganda War

  May 6, 2024

  Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world. This article was featured in the One Story… more ›

• A most wanted man: Fugitive Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek exposed as decade-long GRU spy

  March 3, 2024

    Fugitive Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek wasn’t just responsible for Germany’s largest financial fraud in history. He was also a decade-long Russian spy. This is a joint investigation with Der… more ›

• Wagner Group is now Africa Corps. What this means for Russia’s operations on the continent

  February 15, 2024

  In August 2023, Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin died after his private jet crashed about an hour after taking off in Moscow. He had been Russia’s pointman in Africa since… more ›

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• ‘We’re tired of being good girls’: Russia’s military wives and mothers protest against Putin

  December 25, 2023

  Against a backdrop of snow-capped birch trees, a group of women wearing white headscarves blend into the Russian winter landscape. In a country where public dissent is rare, their blunt… more ›

• How a burnt out, abandoned ship reveals the secrets of a shadow tanker network

  September 18, 2023

  Early in the afternoon of 1 May, Oleksandr Lepyoshkin entered his cabin to find it filled with smoke. Seconds later the glass exploded from his windows as the ship was… more ›

• Statue of founder of Soviet secret police unveiled in Moscow

  September 11, 2023

  Dzerzhinsky, a Polish noble turned revolutionary who helped lay the foundations of the repressive system over which Joseph Stalin was to preside, is reviled by dissidents but is a hero… more ›

• Russian women living in fear as convicted murderers freed to fight for Wagner return

  August 19, 2023

  The 2020 murder of Vera Pekhteleva, by her ex-boyfriend, was so gruesome that even in Russia, where violence against women often goes under the radar, it caused a media outcry.… more ›

• Financial Times

  May 26, 2023

  Journalists in 50+ countries explore developments in global commerce from every perspective. For Premium subscribers, we offer our dedicated ‘FT Free Trade’ newsletter every Tuesday and Thursday. https://www.ft.com/content/754adf6b-ff5f-4932-8b45-8403a948a6da#myft:my-news:rss more ›

• Leaked Documents Reveal Depth of U.S. Spy Efforts and Russia’s Military Struggles

  April 8, 2023

  WASHINGTON — A trove of leaked Pentagon documents reveals how deeply Russia’s security and intelligence services have been penetrated by the United States, demonstrating Washington’s ability to warn Ukraine about… more ›