The heterodox cabinet

Is Russia ready for life after Putin?

Russia

Many Russians, young or old, do not see the West as worthy of emulation

Jade McGlynn

What might be at stake is the Kremlin’s perception of Western unity

Tim Ogden and Vazha Tavberidze

Over the last two decades of being in power, Putin has blurred the boundaries between state, quasi-state, and non-state

Andrew Foxall

Many months after he gave his evidence, there are reasons to cast fresh doubt on the veracity of his dossier

Mary Dejevsky

Russia

The inside story of how it got the Skripal scoop

Owen Matthews

Europe
October 9, 2018
Laughing at the ineptitude of some Russian spies ignores how dangerous most are
The GRU is not a maverick service
Mark Galeotti
March 13, 2018
No, Britain shouldn’t invoke Article 5 of the NATO treaty
British Prime Minister Theresa May might regret using such strong language in her statement on the Skripal poisoned spy case last night. Saying that there had been the ‘unlawful use of force’ on British soil and that a response would be imminent has led to a lot of people invoking Article 5 of the NATO … Read more
Freddy Gray
Russia
March 12, 2018
What is behind the British PM’s threat to Russia?
British Prime Minister Theresa May has given Russia until Wednesday to explain why a nerve agent that it has developed was used in an attack in Salisbury, Wiltshire. She told the House of Commons that it was ‘highly likely’ that Russia was responsible for the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter. She said that … Read more
James Forsyth