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Two reporters charged with previously working for late opposition leader’s YouTube channel
Sergei Shoigu’s fortunes seem to be turning after deputy is detained on corruption allegations
Moscow’s forces are unlikely to succeed in a massive offensive this year
EU resistance to confiscation is unsustainable
Move follows lawsuit from state-owned bank VTB to recover funds held at America’s largest lender
Another strategic victory for Moscow as African country’s junta joins Sahel neighbours in pivot away from the west
A visual guide to the war
Two men held for alleged plan to sabotage military sites including a base training Ukrainian soldiers
Fears grow in the region that Putin could test Nato’s resolve with provocations or the ‘nightmare scenario’ of an outright attack
Amid rising concerns about the US security guarantee, policymakers mull how to ensure the continent’s defence
Authorities investigating cash payments to MEPs ahead of June vote, says PM Alexander De Croo
Senior official’s trip to Pyongyang signals Beijing’s disquiet about burgeoning ties between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin
Tajiks are among those blamed for the massacre but Russia’s war economy depends on immigrant Muslim workers
The courting of Niger’s military junta epitomises the growing security challenge in this part of Africa
Key articles on Russia and Ukraine’s battle tactics
Agreement to seek ‘more active’ convergence comes days after US warned Beijing not to help Moscow’s war effort
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
De-escalation channels akin to the Washington-Moscow hotline are needed long before a crisis hits
The Russian leader sees an opportunity to re-establish a sphere of influence in Europe
German diplomat says Moscow’s messaging combines greater subtlety and plausibility with automation
More than half of respondents in opinion poll say Kyiv was behind Moscow massacre despite Isis claiming responsibility
Congress also condemns Moscow’s year-long detention of WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich
Czech and Belgian authorities say Viktor Medvedchuk was paying politicians to peddle Kremlin propaganda
With a bullet in his back, Dmitry Saraev made it out of Crocus City Hall alive
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