Will Vladimir Putin declare war on 9 May?
Fears are rising that the Russian president will use the annual Victory Day holiday to escalate his offensive in Ukraine,…
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Echo of Moscow radio was independent to the end – its spirit will survive
Even Vladimir Putin will suffer from its closure, because he will no longer know what the opposition is talking about.
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“My flight out of Moscow was full of fleeing Russians”: Felix Light leaves Russia
The Moscow-based correspondent on his decision to depart the country amid war, media clampdown and rumours of martial law.
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“Scared, hopeless and silent”: anti-war Russians are pessimistic about mass protests
Popular dissatisfaction is unlikely to cause the Russian president to change course.
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Dispatch: Ordinary Russians don’t want war with Ukraine
Despite aggressive rhetoric the internationalist Soviet past — visible in statues and Metro stations — still holds clout.
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Russia’s Covid death toll is even worse than it appears
The Russian authorities and the wider public are in denial about the severity of the pandemic.
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