The situation has not been this dire since the early days of the full-scale invasion. But the difference is that Western resolve is far weaker.

Reforms sweeping Russia will hit the levels of government Russians are most likely to interact with and strengthen the power of local elites.

Moscow used to say that political prisoners were common criminals. But the acknowledgement that they exist has an ulterior motive.

Moscow risks losing its foothold in the Middle East as Syria has other options beyond turning to the pariah state.

Despite staging one of Russia's largest wartime protests, Altai's peoples are set to lose political representation and in some cases their livelihoods...

Both Google and Apple have been making VPNs inaccessible at Moscow's request. Thankfully, there are still ways Russians can use the internet freely.

The St Petersburg International Economic Forum used to be a hub of global dealmaking. Now it is a glitzy playground wrapped in state propaganda.

Vladimir Putin has long managed to maintain relations with the Middle Eastern powers despite them standing at loggerheads.

Russia weaponizes psychiatry to control anyone who does not fit in, catching autistic people in the crossfire.

A recent opposition event revealed the unhealthy power dynamic between the ethnic Russian majority and the few Indigenous attendees present.

Putin's alleged daughter living in France is far from the only example.

It is unsurprising that regional forces are becoming disillusioned with Russian guns for hire that promise security but bring chaos.

Armenia has learned the hard way that Moscow doesn't keep its promises. It is done waiting for a protector that never delivers.

While most international businesses pulled out of Russia over the war, Italian companies with large appetites for risk have stayed.

Unpacking a mystifying move by the Kremlin-loyal head of Bashkortostan.

Putin's obsession with control is killing Russia's chances for innovation as tech talent flees abroad and homegrown alternatives fail.