Alexei Navalny

UN secretary general says war in Ukraine is ‘unwinnable’ for Russia

A new nine-year sentence for the Kremlin critics underlines the Russian president’s weakness

Opposition leader’s lawyers briefly detained immediately after court hearing

Fleeing Russian liberals fear national disaster under increasingly isolated president

Pope pleads for peace as Putin says campaign in Ukraine will not end until Kyiv stops fighting

BBC World News taken off air in country as work of journalists and staff temporarily suspended

Dublin embassy protests ‘really aggressive’, Yury Filatov says in Russian TV interview

The oligarch and owner of Chelsea FC has denied having financial links with Kremlin

Officials in western capitals concerned by ‘despotic mindset’ of Russian president

Ireland’s Nations League tie set to be moved, Champions League final and sanctions

Russian opposition leader charged with fraud and contempt of court

French president spoke to Vladimir Putin for over an hour in bid to de-escalate tensions

Russia’s ruling elite does not welcome scrutiny after two highly profitable decades in power

Memorial was founded in late 1980s to document repression under the Soviet regime

Moscow court also rules Meta must pay €20m in latest move against tech giants

Opposition leader could face another 10 years in jail if convicted on further charges

US tech giants have decided that free speech is worth less than market access in Russia

Google and Apple remove jailed campaigner Alexei Navalny's app as Russia opens polls

It would be foolish to expect a major upset in the elections to the lower house

German chancellor calls for release of Russian opposition leader a year after poisoning

Vladislav Surkov exhausts the cliches as the consummate Kremlin backroom operator

Meeting between US and Russian leaders will dictate shape of relations for at least a year

Mixture of pushing back and engaging with Moscow urged to stabilise relationship

American president says US will ‘respond in kind’ if Russia continues with cyberactivities

Expectations are low in advance of the meeting between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin

Moscow court labels organisations founded by Russian opposition leader as ‘extremist’

Moscow says arms control and cyber security on agenda next week as US allies look on warily

Cautious engagement – supping with a long spoon – is about as good as it will get

Blinken and Lavrov hold first meeting to pave way for possible Biden-Putin summit

The ‘American First’ legacy lives on in ways the Biden White House might not like to admit

Jailed Kremlin critic looks gaunt after hunger strike as he addresses court by video link

Talks offer came two days before US president announced sanctions against Moscow

Russian opposition politician thanks supporters as he halts strike over medical care

Large crowds protest at treatment of opposition figure who is on hunger strike in jail

Hundreds detained at rallies in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny

Speculation swirls over Putin’s intentions in Ukraine and Belarus amid tensions with West

The escalation in tit-for-tat expulsions of ’diplomats’ by the Czech Republic and Russia has all the hallmarks of a return to the days of the Cold War.

Czechs appeal for EU solidarity after accusing Moscow of involvement in 2014 explosion

Hunger-striking politician must receive medical aid, EU tells Russia

A bloody spiral of unintended consequences is just one miscalculation away