Russia
Explore our coverage of Russia’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
Science and technology
How Ukraine’s new tech foils Russian aerial attacks
It is pioneering acoustic detection, with surprising success
Europe
Vadym Sukharevsky, the man in charge of Ukraine’s drones
Ukraine hopes its new drone command will help it regain the upper hand
Finance and economics
How Vladimir Putin created a housing bubble
Prices have risen by 172% in Russia’s biggest cities over the past three years
The Americas
Cuba’s government has few ideas other than repression
Penury is pushing the island towards Russia and China
Europe
Russia sentences Evan Gershkovich to 16 years on bogus spying charges
The Kremlin wants to barter the American reporter for its spies
Europe
Russia’s vast stocks of Soviet-era weaponry are running out
It may have to scale back its offensive in Ukraine
Europe
A Russian missile hits a children’s hospital in central Kyiv
The Kremlin tries to deny responsibility
Graphic detail
How many Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine?
Four charts illustrate a grim new milestone
By Invitation
NATO must tackle instability in the Balkans, says an ex-head
Russia and China are up to old tricks in the region, argue George Robertson and Andi Hoxhaj
Science and technology
The race to prevent satellite Armageddon
Fears of a Russian nuclear weapon in orbit are inspiring new protective tech
Culture
A clear-eyed account of Ukraine under siege
Do not underestimate the lunacy of aged dictators, a new book argues
Europe
Death and destruction in a Russian city
Russians in the border city of Belgorod have become victims too in the war Vladimir Putin launched against Ukraine
Leaders
Nigel Farage’s claim that NATO provoked Russia is naive and dangerous
It is also a wilful misreading of history
By Invitation
Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine is part of his revolution against the West
He is leading Russia into a new phase of strategic confrontation, says Stephen Covington, a longtime NATO adviser
China
China and Russia have chilling plans for the Arctic
The two autocracies dream of creating a “polar silk road”