Russia

How Russian services gain access to encrypted conversations without breaking the encryption

Politics The Editorial Board - June 27, 2026.

On 26 June, the FBI and CISA released an updated public warning about a campaign in which Russian intelligence actors continue to compromise accounts on...

In the autocrat’s trap, Putin fails to realize that time no longer appears to be on his side

Russia Sergei Guriev - June 25, 2026.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a tough few months. While the Ukraine war never unfolded according to plan, Putin believed, until recently, that time...

Western technology is an increasingly common target for Russia's intelligence agencies

Russia TA | AP Insight - May 30, 2026.

Russia's intelligence agencies have grown more aggressive in their efforts to steal Western technology and defense secrets as sanctions squeeze the country's wartime economy, three...

Moscow military parade highlights weakened yet increasingly aggressive Putin

Russia Oleksandr Levchenko - May 12, 2026.

This year’s 9 May parade on Red Square became a kind of turning point in understanding Russia’s real situation. The Kremlin had hoped to use...

Russia is ramping up its attempts to kill opponents in Europe

Russia TA | AP Insight - May 7, 2026.

When Vladimir Osechkin wants to take his children to school or go to the supermarket, he calls the police. The Russian activist has lived under protection...

Russian households and companies struggle with the costs of the invasion of Ukraine

Economy Oleksandr Levchenko - May 5, 2026.

The fifth year of the full-scale war against Ukraine is having a significant negative impact on the Russian economy. The deepening economic crisis has led to...

Attack on national pride - Russian Victory Day parade without military equipment

Russia TA | AP Insight - April 29, 2026.

Russia’s traditional parade marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II will take place next week without tanks, missiles and other military equipment,...

Pages 1 of 18