Ukraine war: Desperate Russia defaults to attacking civilians

Frank Ledwidge, University of Portsmouth If you wanted an indication of how badly Russia’s war is…

Putin says Ukraine ‘sabotaging’ negotiating process

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of “sabotaging” the negotiating process between the two countries,…

Why India has been soft on Russia?

Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University As global democracies lined up to condemn the actions of Russia in…

Russia’s disappearing independent media: Why they closed

Ilya Yablokov, University of Sheffield and Elisabeth Schimpfössl, Aston University Novaya Gazeta was the only major…

Putin slams sanctions as ‘illegitimate’

President Vladimir Putin has denounced sanctions imposed on Russia as “illegitimate”.

UN chief says Russian soldiers should ‘return to their barracks’

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on soldiers in Russia’s war on Ukraine to “return to…

‘Putin is a killer!’: Thousands rally across Russia in show of dissent

Hours after Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine, Russians across the country took to the streets…

Ukraine: what’s really behind Putin’s deployment of ‘peacekeeping’ troops? Experts explain

Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tatyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy Vladimir Putin’s recognition…