Putin's special envoy Kirill Dmitriev thinks a tunnel will boost trade and bring peace. It isn't a new idea — and has never been built for good reasons...

A proposed law to grant Putin powers over Russians' foreign currency transactions would suffocate personal freedom and the economy.

The "foreign agents" law was never fair. But in recent years, it has been turned into a more effective tool to stifle Russian society.

Putin's recent boasts about Russia's supposed progress show how out of touch he is with the reality on the ground.

The Kremlin only cares about the planet when it sees an opportunity to keep the elites and ordinary people in line.

The FSB has branded the Anti-War Committee a terrorist group.The real threat they pose? Having a conscience.

The EU’s own rules and lethargy make it hard to investigate wrongdoing.

In 2022, the Kremlin was counting on Ukraine to prove weak and futile. Now it is counting on NATO to be weak, divided and indecisive.

The headline that Russia withdrew from a plutonium disposal agreement with the U.S. sounds very serious, but it doesn’t tell the whole story.

The region no longer needs to distance itself from Russia or commit to democratic reforms to court American investment.

Desperate to fund the war as the economy flags, the Kremlin is piling pressure on entrepreneurs. Here's the story of one man pondering his future.

Kyiv’s strike campaign against oil refineries has inflicted serious — but likely not critical — damage to the country’s fuel production.

A blackout at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant coincided with World Atomic Week and an IAEA visit, suggesting Moscow is trying to project control.

It seems that Putin chose to curb Krasnov’s enthusiasm and protect the system from his FSB comrades and a young wolf with ideas above his station.

When Metropolitan Tikhon hails Charlie Kirk as a Christian model, it’s less theology than geopolitics.

Russia trumpets any chance to cozy up to China. But for Beijing, Russia is not top of the priority list.

Fuel rationing hits ordinary Russians directly. Though state media blames bad weather, history shows that excuses can only go so far.

Russia’s billionaires once rivaled Microsoft & Bill Gates. Today, just six remain in the global Top 100, trapped at home and stripped of global influence...