Journalist Yelena Kostyuchenko responds to what another Russian journalist wrote when he left Russia.

War crimes have strategic consequences that will shape the course of the war.

Independent journalists have almost ceased to exist in Russia.

The head of the Fifth Service of the FSB was brought to Lefortovo Prison under an false name.

A regional deputy from the Communist Party spoke out about the war. Now she has left Russia.

Vladimir Putin's first policies as president supported economic growth. Now they have brought war and disaster.

Russians need more than anyone a full investigation into the crimes committed in Bucha and other Ukrainian cities.

Obvious failures in discipline tend to reflect soldiers who are not only hungry, but angry and out of control.

The state caps the price of essential goods and stores compensate by raising the price on everything else.

The widespread withdrawal of Western companies from their Russian operations has major implications for political risk.

Nabiullina's policies have not provided stability, but effectively destroyed the institution she was appointed to lead.

Putinism destroys not only the legitimacy of its own regime, but also the foundation of the nation's identity.

Vladimir Putin has not achieved his objectives in Ukraine, and his people won't support him for long.

It's not too early to consider how to establish relations with a new Russian leadership.

How did so many people get this wrong?

As the situation becomes more volatile and less predictable, is escalation the only way forward for a weakened Putin?

Both the secular and religious power in Russia are promoting division in an increasingly bi-polar world.

Russia will have two ways to cope: spies and Chinese technology.