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Polish national accused of passing on information about key airport as part of plan to assassinate Ukrainian president
Tajiks are among those blamed for the massacre but Russia’s war economy depends on immigrant Muslim workers
Jan Marsalek used agents in Vienna to plot break-ins and assassinations by Russian hit squads, prosecutors claim
Alerts of looming Isis threat downplayed by security services distrustful of west
The Russian leader sees an opportunity to re-establish a sphere of influence in Europe
Russian president provides no evidence to support claim Kyiv was involved in deadly assault on concert hall
Shift from ‘special military operation’ blamed by Kremlin on west’s support for Kyiv
UK and EU denounce presidential vote in Russia as bloc readies sanctions over death of Alexei Navalny
Moscow-based insurer Ingosstrakh will not cover claims on tankers evading sanctions
Move will allow securities holders to claw back value of investments frozen over Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine
The course of the Ukraine war will weigh heavily on Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia
Breakaway region of Transnistria is home to 200,000 Russians who asked Moscow for help against Moldovan authorities
Doctrine for tactical nuclear weapons outlined in training scenarios for an invasion by China
Moscow ‘has a strong foothold’ in Italian towns with a far-right presence
Any Russian critical of President Putin is now a potential enemy of the state
Move comes seven months after Putin ordered seizure of French food group’s local operations
Lyudmila Navalnaya travelled to Arctic prison colony to plead with authorities for opposition leader’s remains
FSB said woman, identified by lawyers’ collective as Ksenia Khavana, organised fundraisers for Ukrainian group
Police arrest hundreds of people at spontaneous memorial gatherings for opposition activist who died on Friday
Kremlin said to be developing space-based system but no ‘immediate threat’ posed
Rare protest outside Kremlin sheds light on ‘unfair’ time periods spent on the front by mobilised men
Adoption of satellite internet service by Moscow’s troops ‘systemic’
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Boris Nadezhdin’s long-shot bid has garnered more supporters than expected ahead of elections in March
Failing Soviet utilities are in dire need of investment but the Kremlin is focused on defence spending
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