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Mark Galeotti

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No, Russia is not on the verge of a coup

However much Western leaders inveigh against Russian disinformation (which, yes, is a real issue), we should never pretend this is not a two-way...

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Mark Galeotti

No, Russia is not on the verge of a coup

However much Western leaders inveigh against Russian disinformation (which, yes, is a real issue), we should never pretend this is not a two-way...

previous day 10

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Mark Galeotti

Russia’s nationalists are falling out of love with Putin

Moscow’s Manezh exhibition hall is playing host to a celebration of the life and politics of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the outspoken, unfiltered and...

19.04.2026 10

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Russia’s nationalists are falling out of love with Putin

Moscow’s Manezh exhibition hall is playing host to a celebration of the life and politics of Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the outspoken, unfiltered and...

18.04.2026 10

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The problem with John Healey’s tough talk on Russia

What are the odds that Vladimir Putin is going to be cowed when British Defence Secretary John Healey warns him ‘we see you. We see your activity...

10.04.2026 10

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The chaotic truth about Russia’s internet blackouts

From the modern metropolises of Moscow and St Petersburg to Arkhangelsk on the permafrosted northern coast and Khabarovsk on the Chinese border, for...

17.03.2026 20

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No, Zelensky: World War Three hasn’t started

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says that World War Three has already started. Speaking to the BBC on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the...

24.02.2026 60

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No, Zelensky: World War Three hasn’t started

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says that World War Three has already started. Speaking to the BBC on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the...

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Why Ukraine's peace talks with Russia matter

Another round of trilateral Ukraine peace talks has wrapped up in Geneva with the ritual claims that they were ‘businesslike’ and...

20.02.2026 150

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Why Russia used poison to kill Navalny

When leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny died two years ago, the only real question was not whodunnit, but howdunnit?  His widow,...

16.02.2026 60

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Why Russia used poison to kill Navalny

When leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny died two years ago, the only real question was not whodunnit, but howdunnit?  His widow,...

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Is Putin paving the way for a crackdown?

It may sound like a rather arcane development, but a change in the command structure of the Rosgvardiya, Russia’s National Guard, offers some clues...

15.02.2026 70

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Is Putin paving the way for a crackdown?

It may sound like a rather arcane development, but a change in the command structure of the Rosgvardiya, Russia’s National Guard, offers some clues...

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Can Russia trust its old ‘little brother’ China?

06.02.2026 10

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Ramzan Kadyrov is dying. This spells trouble for Vladimir Putin

30.01.2026 10

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Who is the spook leading Russia's negotiations with Ukraine?

23.01.2026 10

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Will Keir Starmer go after more of Putin's shadow oil tankers?

10.01.2026 30

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Do Putin's New Year platitudes suggest he is tiring of ruling Russia?

31.12.2025 10

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War in Ukraine / Macron is right: Europe should talk to Putin

21.12.2025 30

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War in Ukraine / Macron is right: Europe should talk to Putin

21.12.2025 30

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Macron is right: Europe should talk to Putin

20.12.2025 60

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Are we really preparing for war with Russia?

16.12.2025 10

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How Russia’s National Guard may stymie the latest Ukraine plan

14.12.2025 10

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Secret weapon / Inside the mind of Putin’s real hatchet man

01.12.2025 10

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Secret weapon / Inside the mind of Putin’s real hatchet man

30.11.2025 10

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Inside the mind of Putin’s real hatchet man

30.11.2025 20

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Russia is willing to keep on fighting in Ukraine

24.11.2025 10

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Why is Putin obsessed with nuclear ‘wonder weapons’?

30.10.2025 10

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Fighting talk / Have we gone to war with Russia without realising?

30.09.2025 10

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Why Putin’s military drills are good news for the West

17.09.2025 20

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Putin doesn’t want to live forever

05.09.2025 20

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Beijing buzz / Why is Putin so happy in China?

02.09.2025 10

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Why has Putin gone after the British Council in Kyiv?

28.08.2025 20

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Why Putin wants Donetsk

18.08.2025 10

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How Russia is preparing for Putin’s meeting with Trump

11.08.2025 10

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Why Putin’s elites keep dying

08.07.2025 8

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Will Putin really rein in Russia’s defence spending?

30.06.2025 20

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Putin spies an opportunity in Trump’s attack on Iran

23.06.2025 10

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No, Nato: Brits had not ‘better learn to speak Russian’

11.06.2025 10

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Has Serbia really fallen foul of Moscow?

30.05.2025 10

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Putin and Zelensky just want to appease Trump

12.05.2025 20

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Victory Day has been a good day for Vladimir Putin

09.05.2025 10

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Trump’s Ukraine minerals deal is pure extortion

01.05.2025 10

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Putin is terrified that Ukraine will sabotage Victory Day

30.04.2025 10

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Will the assassination of another Russian general change anything?

26.04.2025 10

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What the exploding DHL packages tell us about the Kremlin

24.04.2025 10

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War games / Why Putin is keeping Trump waiting for a Ukraine deal

19.04.2025 20

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Why Putin is keeping Trump waiting for a Ukraine deal

18.04.2025 10

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Putin’s cronies are enjoying needling the West

17.04.2025 10

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Are Western companies heading back to Russia?

02.04.2025 20

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