$50 for your first 3 months Get the print edition and steer from crisis to recovery
Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox
Interview in which new leader of Germany’s CDU attacks ‘anti-Putin populism’ resurfaces
Putin’s spokesman says detention of opposition activist ‘a completely internal affair’
Three EU countries call for bloc to impose sanctions if Putin critic is not released
Arrest of opposition activist has only elevated his status as a symbol of repression
Activist had just arrived from Germany where he had recovered from assassination attempt
Moscow’s decision effectively cripples the 2002 treaty following US withdrawal last year
West should be ready with sanctions if the activist is thrown in jail
ECHR to give its judgment on Kyiv’s claims of human rights violations in Crimea
Poisoned opposition activist faces legal threats and prospect of jail
Research identifies code overlaps with Turla, a group thought to be linked to the FSB
Moscow’s attitude towards Minsk had cooled in wake of protests against Lukashenko
Kremlin cracks down on opposition as President Vladimir Putin’s popularity wanes
Western support for civil society must be carefully calibrated
Poll offers crucial test of 2-year-old peace deal and Moscow’s push for influence in Africa
State Duma passes law that makes it a crime to reveal personal data about members of security services
Ewa Skoog Haslum says it will take time to build up capabilities as parliament approves defence spending increase
Agents would ‘have finished the job’ had they wanted to kill opposition leader, president tells journalists
More than 100 accounts with fewer than 7,000 followers were ‘linked to French military’, company says
Opposition leader claims squad team tried to kill him ‘several times’
Outside Moscow, hospitals are struggling to cope as infections spiral
Russia president says doctors and teachers will be first to receive Sputnik V jab
Kersti Kaljulaid praises Nato for putting ‘boots on the ground’ in Baltic region
The Russian president is hypersensitive over potential threats and is rushing to smother rising dissent
Speculation rose after parliament passed a law granting immunity from prosecution to former presidents and their families
Warmer relations with Moscow make sense only if the Kremlin is willing to play by the rules
International Edition
