Has Ukraine’s spring offensive begun?
Ukrainian officials claim their forces have retaken land around the eastern city of Bakhmut and...
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A web of lies: Carl Beech and the VIP paedophile ring
In 2014 Carl Beech claimed he had been a victim of child sexual abuse by high-profile...
Why hasn't Boris Johnson released the Russia report?
Parliament’s intelligence and security committee produced a report into alleged Russian...
How the UK finally turned on Roman Abramovich
When Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003, he transformed the club’s fortunes and ushered in a...
A state-sponsored ‘hijacking’ – the arrest of Belarus blogger Raman Pratasevich
Belarusian journalist Hanna Liubakova examines why Alexander Lukashenko, the president of...
Can China broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine? Podcast
They’re longtime strategic partners but Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is testing the strength of...
On 24 February Russia began its assault on Ukraine. The explosions that day marked the end of an...
Walking through a warzone: Igor and Zhu-Zhu’s incredible journey
When the bombardment of Mariupol became unbearable, Igor Pedin set off with his dog Zhu-Zhu to...
Ukraine: counting the cost of a long war
President Zelenskiy has urged G7 leaders to urgently send more heavy weapons to Ukraine to bring...
Is Vladimir Putin really prepared to use nuclear weapons? – podcast
Putin has been hinting he could use nuclear weapons since the beginning of his war in Ukraine....
Putin’s revenge for the Crimea bridge attack
A series of missile attacks killed civilians across Ukraine this week as Russia responded to the...
The artists defying Putin’s war on Ukrainian culture
From poetry to pop music, Ukrainians are using art to take a stand against Russia – and Putin’s...
How Putin’s chef became the second-most powerful man in Russia
Yevgeny Prigozhin went from hot dog seller to the commander of a private army fighting intense...
Putin v Prigozhin: is Wagner too valuable to crush?
When Wagner forces turned their guns against Russian forces it led to panic in Moscow. But after...
Syria, Skripal and MH17: how Bellingcat broke the news – podcast
In 2012, Eliot Higgins began blogging about the news from his front room in Leicester. Seven...
The poisoning of Alexei Navalny
Luke Harding says alleged attack on Russian opposition figure has all the hallmarks of a...
Navalny’s imprisonment: how Putin put his biggest opponent behind bars
The sentencing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny marks a dramatic turning point in Russian...
What happens if Russia invades Ukraine?
With diplomatic talks at an apparent impasse, Vladimir Putin seems prepared to start a war....
How the Ukraine crisis looks from Kyiv
As US intelligence sources warn of an imminent Russian invasion, residents of the Ukrainian...
Russia has launched an invasion of Ukraine on several fronts, raising fears it could escalate...
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