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A crude windfall: How long can Russia profit from the Iran crisis?

April 25, 2026

The continuing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, announced by Donald Trump on April 12, has…

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Russian MFA spokeswoman accuses Latvia of Nazism due to fake ban on...

April 25, 2026

Доступно на русском On April 24, Russian state-owned media outlet RIA Novosti reported a statement made…

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“Black rain” falls in Russia’s Black Sea town of Tuapse days after...

April 25, 2026

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The blame game: The Trump coalition is fracturing as America’s Iran operation...

April 25, 2026

Earlier this month, Donald Trump threatened Iran with the death of its civilization, but then…

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EU bans sale of CNC machines to Kyrgyzstan in order to prevent...

April 24, 2026

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In Putin’s bad book: Censorship is reshaping Russia’s publishing industry

April 24, 2026

Starting March 1, publishers and booksellers in Russia are required to label books that contain references…

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“Not often, but it does happen”: Putin comments on Russia’s sweeping internet...

April 24, 2026

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CEO and management of Russia’s largest publishing group Eksmo detained and questioned...

April 23, 2026

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Cashing in on the crown: How Trump turned the presidency into a...

April 23, 2026

Donald Trump is the only billionaire ever to occupy the Oval Office, and since returning…

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Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich escorted several more sanctioned tankers through the English...

April 23, 2026

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“Black rain” falls in Russia’s Black Sea town of Tuapse days after Ukraine strikes oil refinery

April 25, 2026

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EU bans sale of CNC machines to Kyrgyzstan in order to prevent re-export to Russia, a route previously exposed by The Insider

April 24, 2026
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“Not often, but it does happen”: Putin comments on Russia’s sweeping internet shutdowns for the first time

April 24, 2026
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CEO and management of Russia’s largest publishing group Eksmo detained and questioned over “distribution of LGBT literature”

April 23, 2026
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Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich escorted several more sanctioned tankers through the English Channel and remains in the strait

April 23, 2026
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Society

In Putin’s bad book: Censorship is reshaping Russia’s publishing industry

April 24, 2026

Starting March 1, publishers and booksellers in Russia are required to label books that contain references …

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Bacteria strike back: Rising antibiotic resistance will claim millions of lives in the coming decades

April 9, 2026
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We have our own Starlink at home: What’s the matter with Russia’s satellite internet projects

April 8, 2026
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The censorship shelf: Why some of Russia’s best films are being pulled from release without ever reaching audiences

March 23, 2026
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“They destroyed all of Moscow’s competitive advantages”: Internet shutdowns are taking their toll on the Russian capital

March 20, 2026
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Politics

The blame game: The Trump coalition is fracturing as America’s Iran operation stalls

April 25, 2026

Earlier this month, Donald Trump threatened Iran with the death of its civilization, but then …

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The art of no deal: Why no middleman in the world has managed to reconcile the U.S. and Iran

April 22, 2026
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Meat grinders with VPNs: How Russia’s Telegram blockade has hampered its own military effort

April 16, 2026
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Ukraine’s “middle strike”: How Kyiv’s forces learned to hit targets up to 300 kilometers behind the front — and why Russia can’t stop them

April 16, 2026
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“We tricked Putin”: Jailed Khabarovsk governor Sergei Furgal’s ex-aide on mafia infighting, an FSB partnership, and the Kremlin’s revenge

April 15, 2026
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Opinion

A crude windfall: How long can Russia profit from the Iran crisis?

April 25, 2026

The continuing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, announced by Donald Trump on April 12, has …

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Going ballistic: Iran’s strike on Diego Garcia shows why medium-range missile controls matter

April 17, 2026
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A backward future: Russia’s economy is reverting to the era of serfdom

April 16, 2026
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Hereditary incompetence: The UK’s reform of the House of Lords has turned it from an aristocratic relic into a symbol of corruption

April 6, 2026
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The axis of self-interest: Russia may be an unreliable partner, but the Putin regime has outlived many of its authoritarian allies

April 2, 2026
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Economics

Farewell to the “May decrees”: Why Russia has abandoned salary targets for doctors and teachers

April 8, 2026

In 2026, Rosstat stopped publishing statistics on Russia’s progress toward the targets set by Vladimir Putin’s …

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The virtual ruble: Why Russia’s digital currency experiment could strengthen the Kremlin’s authoritarian control

March 28, 2026
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The rich get richer: Global inequality and the rise of extreme wealth have hit record highs

March 11, 2026
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The curse of the printing press: How dictators and populists seize control of central banks, and why it always ends badly

February 25, 2026
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Divergent trends: Why a growing economy can still leave many people poorer

February 18, 2026
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Corruption

Cashing in on the crown: How Trump turned the presidency into a personal money machine

April 23, 2026

Donald Trump is the only billionaire ever to occupy the Oval Office, and since returning …

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Sovereign cyberpunk: Despite sanctions, Western components are still being used to build Russia’s cyberwar machine

January 9, 2025
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The regime's minority stakeholders: Key Putin oligarchs still profiting from trade with Europe, despite sanctions

December 22, 2024
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All is fair in steel and war: Italian equipment used in making military armor continues to be supplied to Russia

December 7, 2024
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Hawks on boats: Russia's ex-president Dmitry Medvedev buys new UK-built yacht and profits from livestock and “patriotic” video games

November 29, 2024
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Confession

“I delivered bags of money from Mogilevich to the police chief, and more for Orbán”: Former Budapest gang member László Kovács tells all

April 8, 2026

In the 1990s, bodybuilder László Kovács worked for Igor Korol, one of the most influential …

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“In Russia, you will atone for your guilt before Putin”: Stories of three Russians deported from the United States

February 26, 2026
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“Programs about Christ followed by beatings half to death”: Kherson’s ex-mayor Volodymyr Mykolaienko on his years in Russian captivity

February 6, 2026
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“You must not show that you are afraid”: Tales of captivity in the Kremlin-controlled “People’s Republics”

January 5, 2026
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“They forced me to cook, clean, and fulfill their sexual whims”: Testimony of a Ukrainian woman enslaved by Russian soldiers

December 18, 2025
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Antifake

Russian MFA spokeswoman accuses Latvia of Nazism due to fake ban on speaking Russian in schools

April 25, 2026

Доступно на русском On April 24, Russian state-owned media outlet RIA Novosti reported a statement made …

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Not what she said: Russian spokeswoman’s claim of EU “energy self-castration” turns out not to be accurate

March 13, 2026
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Ukrainian drones mysteriously “attack” Putin’s residence: The chronology of yet another Kremlin lie

January 2, 2026
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FSB tries to spin new fake claiming it foiled British-Ukrainian “intelligence plot” to hijack MiG-31 jet armed with Kinzhal missile

November 14, 2025
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Russia claims NATO is preparing “major sabotage” at the Zaporizhzhia NPP, but the scenario described is technically impossible

November 11, 2025
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