What Russia can teach us
From Tolstoy to Shostakovich, Russian culture shaped Europe. We must not lose it.
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Discover the latest New Statesman content on Russia, exploring the politics, culture and economy of the nation. Insightful coverage and analysis of the war in Ukraine and Putin’s presidency.
Steve Rosenberg: the last man in Moscow
The BBC reporter talks courting Putin, playing piano with Gorbachev, and the rising tensions of a nation at war.
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Vladimir Putin is winning in Riyadh
Handed an advantage by Donald Trump, the talks so far are bringing Russia closer to victory.
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The EU is becoming an engine of war
Building the union was never a “peace project”. But European hard power is now its leaders’ greatest priority.
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Putin’s endgame
With a fractured West and a pliable US president, he sees no reason to abandon his war on Ukraine.
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The NHS England power grab
Also this week: The miracle of organ donation and the beauty of the bullfinch.
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European leaders still aren’t facing reality on Ukraine
No matter how they spin it, there is no practical alternative to American military power.
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How Russia uses sex to ensnare Western diplomats
Even in our age of high-tech cyber espionage, the oldest tricks can be the most effective.
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Volodymyr Zelensky’s war of wills
For those fighting for their country’s survival, the president’s defiance is prized above his diplomacy.
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The Tories’ anti-Farage opportunity
Donald Trump has given the Conservatives a new dividing line with Reform.
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Trump cuts Ukraine off
The US president has halted military aid to Volodymyr Zelensky’s war-torn country, effective immediately.
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The strange rise of the pro-Russia right
Sympathy for Vladimir Putin among conservatives is both a threat and an opportunity for liberals.
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Xi and Putin vie to exploit the second Trump age
By voting for Russia and against Ukraine at the UN, the US president has shown which side of the war…
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Paying the costs of war
Keir Starmer’s defence spending increase is a very expensive lesson in failing to plan ahead.
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The godfather of the Maga right
Steve Bannon on a US-Russia alliance, kinship with Blue Labour, and his war on modernity.
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What can Starmer get out of Trump on Russia?
As they queue up to meet Trump, Europe’s leaders shouldn’t be cowed by the brutality of his realpolitik.
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Vladimir Putin’s wildest dreams are coming true
Donald Trump turns on Volodymyr Zelensky as he sides with Russia over Ukraine.
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The end of the alliance
With Donald Trump threatening to rip up Europe’s post-Cold War security architecture, the continent’s leaders must assume responsibility for their…
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Europe faces its fate as an American colony
From Trump’s Ukraine proposals to JD Vance’s Munich speech, it’s clear that the US wants to rule like an empire.
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America’s new plutocracy
The second Trump administration will be the wealthiest democratically elected government in history.
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