From Lenin to Putin: Russia’s turbulent history as told by the foreign press
The way foreign correspondents cover Russia tells the story of its relations with the rest of the world.
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Can the US and Russia talk their way out of crisis in Ukraine?
Talks between US secretary of state John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Paris, followed after a week of high-level diplomacy, including a phone call between presidents Obama and Putin…
Putin’s nuclear threats aim to scare the west – but Ukraine’s allies are now calling his bluff
The Russian media is obsessed with western reactions to Putin’s nuclear rhetoric.
How the EU is handling Russia’s food import ban
The European Commission has announced emergency EU funding of €125m for fruit and vegetable growers hit by the ban imposed by Russia on imported Western food in retaliation for the West’s own sanctions…
Ukraine elections: Russia sidelined as comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy leads, but long‑term laughter may yet come from Moscow
Ukrainians have lost faith in the political class – and are looking for new alternatives. Populism and Russia may benefit.
Russia’s borders: Turkey treading carefully over the wars in Syria and Ukraine
In this latest instalment in our series on Russia’s relations with its neighbours, we head south-east to Turkey. The former centre of the Ottoman Empire has been booming in the past decade – and Russia…
How Russia is using international students as a weapon in the new Cold War
Russia is aiming to triple international students numbers to more than 700,000 by 2025.
Nato isn’t ready to take on Russia – but the problem is political, not military
On July 31, while it remained unclear exactly how directly involved in the Ukrainian crisis Russia is, the British media ominously reported that Nato had been deemed unready to fight a war with Russia…
Russia is building a closer alliance with the world’s autocracies – the west should beware
Under pressure, Vladimir Putin is trying to establish stronger alliances with North Korea and China.
Jailing Greenpeace activists will harden attitudes to Russia
Russia’s overreaction in prosecuting Greenpeace protesters, including the two journalists, is set to unfold into an international scandal that will seriously damage country’s global reputation. So far…
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