Europe

The paralysis of power

Is this the beginning of the end of the Putin system – or will the autocrat endure?

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The war in Ukraine has broken the Franco-German axis that once defined Europe as the UK and Poland take charge.

By Maurice Glasman

The Chechen governor remains loyal to the Russian president.

By Harold Chambers

The truth is out there: there is no Russian state.

By Bruno Maçães

What Yevgeny Prigozhin’s armed mutiny means for the future of Vladimir Putin’s regime.

By Katie Stallard

The Wagner Group commander’s rebellion will have far-reaching implications.

By Lawrence Freedman

Kyrylo Budanov, chief of Ukraine’s military intelligence, warns of a dangerous escalation.

By Bruno Maçães

The French president is increasingly adrift in a changing continent.

By Ben Judah