Putin's Russia
Russia’s plunging currency sparks a rare Moscow outburst
Vladimir Putin’s chief economic adviser has criticised Russia’s central bank in a rare show of discord between top officials after a sudden decline in the rouble.
- by Bloomberg News
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Russia-Ukraine war
Putin sent this critic to prison as a birthday present. I spoke to him from his cell
He’s been sentenced to 8½ years in jail for discussing the massacre of Ukrainian civilians. His lawyer conveyed my questions to him and returned with his handwritten responses.
- by Peter Hartcher
Navalny sentenced to 19 years in prison colony for ‘extremism’
The extreme nature of the sentence – which bars him from family visits or even letters for 10 years – has shocked even pro-Kremlin figures.
- by Robyn Dixon
‘House of cards’: Russia’s booming economy could lead to big problems
A spending splurge has boosted Russia’s economy but there are fears it is threatening the country’s financial stability.
- by Anatoly Kurmanaev
Thousands of Wagner mercenaries have arrived in Belarus: monitoring group
Prigozhin registered a “real estate management company” in Belarus last week under the name Concord Management and Consulting in Belarus.
- by Yuras Karmanau
Join Putin’s army: The shadow hanging over Western companies still in Russia
Global giants Nestle and Unilever are under increasing pressure to pull out of Russia, with thousands of their workers at risk of being conscripted into the Ukraine war.
- by Alexa Phillips
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Russia-Ukraine war
Russian sentenced to life over MH17 attack arrested by Kremlin
Igor Girkin was detained by the Kremlin, his wife said, over his criticism of Vladmir Putin’s handling of the war in Ukraine.
- by Rob Harris
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Russia-Ukraine war
The food weapon: Putin eyes windfall after walking away from deal
Vladimir Putin’s decision has global implications for the food industry and could deliver a much-needed boost to Russia’s dwindling coffers.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Exits up in air as Russia takes control of ‘unfriendly’ beer and yoghurt
Moscow has seized control of the Russian subsidiaries of France’s Danone and Denmark’s Carlsberg under a decree by President Vladimir Putin aimed at Western companies.
- by Bloomberg News
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Russia-Ukraine war
There was no plan: An alternative theory of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny
The “Telegram mutiny” rapidly galvanised digital support. But like with other movements, its leader struggled to figure out what should come next.
- by Chris Zappone
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China relations
Paul Keating is wrong. Here’s why NATO matters to Australia and Asia
What happens in the Asia-Pacific matters to Europe, and vice versa. And China knows it.
- by Lavina Lee