Russia may be forced to rethink its claim that any peace deal must take account of who controls territory on the ground
Governor of Belgorod region reports ‘enemy activity on the border’
There is no indication that the Kremlin is ready to negotiate in good faith on Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has taken an increasingly belligerent stance on the Paris Olympics
The demand to ban a satirical novel underlines the shrinking space for free expression under Putin
Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls Indian PM’s trip to Russia a ‘devastating blow to peace efforts’
Vladimir Putin is seeking reckless new ways to impose costs on the US and its allies
Hungarian PM says positions of Moscow and Kyiv remain ‘very far from one another’
Also in this newsletter: Germany and Turkey locked in diplomatic spat over a hand gesture
Hungary’s PM seeks to broker peace talks after opposing western support for Ukraine in Russia’s invasion
Musa Bazhaev, who was placed on western sanctions lists, transferred luxury Forte Village to relative in February 2022
North Korean leader’s deepening ties with Russian president could increase his sense of independence from Beijing
‘This is about succession’: Russian president appoints family members and friends to senior positions
Tensions rise on Korean peninsula after Russian president raises giving Pyongyang high-precision weapons
Mutual defence pledge marks one of Moscow’s strongest commitments in Asia
Despite sanctions, Russian companies are building more than a third of the new reactors around the world, which is gaining Moscow new friends
Russian leader receives lavish welcome on first trip to Pyongyang in more than two decades
Russian president makes first visit to Pyongyang in 24 years as regimes deepen ties in face of international isolation
Kyiv rejects Russian president’s demands to control four Ukrainian regions
A new six-part BBC documentary tells the engrossing tale of the ‘Arctic 30’ activists detained for occupying a Russian oil rig in 2013
Power of Siberia 2 project would offer lifeline to exporter Gazprom as Moscow’s dependence on its neighbour grows
French president calls for restrictions on Kyiv’s use of longer-range munitions supplied by its allies to be eased
Vadim Shamarin accused of taking ‘particularly large bribe’ as series of security figures dismissed or held
Government reshuffle underlines Putin’s militarisation effort as Kyiv fights on with western support
Kyiv claims its forces have ‘stabilised’ Kremlin assault as it launches a massive drone counterstrike
