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  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Lunch with the FT
    Serhii Plokhy: Putin’s imperialist narrative ‘is being crushed’

    The Ukrainian historian on the end of empire, life under a nuclear shadow — and why Putin’s war might end in a new Russia

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    The Big Read
    Ships going dark: Russia’s grain smuggling in the Black Sea

    An FT investigation tracks the vessels exporting food from Crimea in ways that sidestep international sanctions

  • Saturday, 11 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russia turns to Donbas conscripts to fill front lines

    Angry relatives say young men with no military experience are being plucked from the streets and sent to war

  • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russia-backed court sentences UK and Moroccan ‘mercenaries’ to death

    Guilty verdict from Donetsk court dismissed as ‘sham’ by British foreign secretary

  • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
    Russian business & finance
    Russia’s fraying economy: consumers start to feel the pinch of sanctions

    Western action to isolate the Kremlin has changed little on the street but signs of strain are appearing

  • Saturday, 28 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    European leaders urge Putin to unblock Ukraine’s grain supplies

    Russian president says Moscow could end blockade of Odesa if sanctions are lifted

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    ‘Ashamed’ Russian diplomat resigns over war in Ukraine

    Adviser at UN mission in Geneva condemns invasion in social media posts

  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
    Alexander Lebedev
    Canadian sanctions put Lebedevs back in the UK spotlight

    Labour says there is a ‘strong case’ for action against father of peer ennobled by Boris Johnson

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Google LLC
    Google’s Russian unit to file for bankruptcy after seizure of bank account

    US tech group says it has become ‘untenable for our Russia office to function’

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine: free to read
    The Russian network helping Ukrainians flee the country

    Volunteers help people leave displacement camps to build new lives in the west

  • Monday, 16 May, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine claims Russia troops pushed back to border near Kharkiv

    US officials say bombardments and artillery strikes on the city are continuing

  • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
    Russian politics
    World poised to scan Putin’s military showcase for clues to Kremlin intent

    Victory Day parades may not prove the show of strength Moscow intends, say analysts

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    News in-depthRussia
    Russian economy could weather impact of EU oil ban

    Capacity to balance the budget depends on whether producers meet logistics challenge of switch to Asia

  • Monday, 2 May, 2022
    Russian business & finance
    Tinkov claims he was forced to sell bank stake after denouncing ‘crazy war’

    Businessman says he has had to go into hiding following criticism of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    Ukrainians journey ‘into wolf’s mouth’ to rescue orphaned grandchildren

    Missions into rebel-held areas come as Kyiv accuses Moscow of transferring people against their will

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine: free to read
    Missing sailors’ families seek answers over sinking of Russia’s flagship Moskva

    Difficulties in establishing fate of crew underscores Moscow’s desire to control narrative around military losses

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Ukraine to open humanitarian corridor in Mariupol

    Moscow sends Kyiv demands for potential peace treaty but casts doubt on chances of success

  • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
    ExplainerRussian economy
    Russia reaps reward of domestic payment system after Visa and Mastercard withdraw

    Planning highlights risk for western powers that sanctions reorder the international payments landscape

  • Monday, 18 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russian Orthodox Church lends legitimacy to Putin’s war in Ukraine

    Moscow-led institution risks alienating independent-minded clergy at home as well as many Ukrainians

  • Friday, 15 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Russia says warship Moskva has sunk in the Black Sea

    Moscow blames stormy seas for loss of flagship that Ukraine claims was hit by missile

  • Thursday, 14 April, 2022
    Nato
    Russia warns of nuclear expansion in Baltics if Finland and Sweden join Nato

    Former president’s comments are the strongest yet from Moscow on possible response to alliance’s enlargement

  • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
    News in-depthRussian business & finance
    Russia relies on ‘payment theatre’ as bondholders prepare for default

    Moscow says it will sue if western powers force non-payment but legal experts dismiss the effectiveness of such a move

  • Sunday, 10 April, 2022
    Russian economy
    Oil and gas revenues give Russia’s economy $3.4bn cushion

    Yet Moscow downgraded to ‘selective default’ by S&P as it warns country is unlikely to honour foreign debt terms

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    Russian economy
    Russia cuts interest rates to 17% to support shrinking economy

    Central bank says inflationary pressures have eased and turns focus to boosting output

  • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
    War in Ukraine
    Threat of EU coal embargo leaves Russia miners pinning hopes on shift to Asia

    Rail constraints mean output cannot easily be rerouted east but high prices provide a cushion

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