Category: 8. Opinion

President Vladimir Putin has opened a new front against his own citizens. His latest weapon is not artillery or propaganda, but something more subtle and suffocating: control over every dollar, every…

Russia’s law on “foreign agents” has been tightened again, allowing for criminal prosecution after only a single administrative fine. Previously, a criminal case could be preceded by two…

Russia’s 2025 summer offensive ended in a strategic defeat for the Kremlin. Despite outnumbering the Armed Forces of Ukraine by three to sixfold in certain areas, it only achieved limited tactical…

While activists in the West demand to eat the rich — or at least tax them properly— Russia seems to be taking small steps in that direction. But while some might see it as a good thing, as a…