At the same time, personal meetings with Putin now hold greater significance for members of the establishment than ever amid the war in Ukraine.

Who will deal with what is happening inside Russia? This is a question posed not only for Volozh to answer, but for all Russian businessmen.

Sources in Putin's circle, the Kremlin, the government, and state-owned companies described panicked flight-booking, self-armament and doomscrolling.

The Kremlin's aim appears to be to convince more Russians to join up as professional servicemen and be deployed to Ukraine.

Alfa Group’s recruitment of opposition figures in its lobbying for sanctions removal appears to have badly backfired.

Talk of a second mobilization wave in Russia has been on everyone’s lips in recent weeks. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov claimed it...

Do Russians support the war in Ukraine? This question has been discussed intensely since the invasion in February. According to surveys from major Russian...

When declaring martial law in Russian-occupied Ukraine last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin also handed special powers to regional authorities...

Independent journalists have almost ceased to exist in Russia.