Heads will roll following the Navalny prank call blunder
The Russian opposition leader rang up one of his would-be assassins and got him to confess on tape
By Mark Galeotti
Russians are wary of Putin’s vaccine
Russians have learnt to be suspicious of bullish official claims
By Mark Galeotti
Putin’s culture war
Putin is trying to mobilize the so-called Great Patriotic War in his drive to assert his country’s greatness
By Mark Galeotti
Putin prepares to send in the troops
Putin has no affection for Lukashenko, a man who for years played Russia against the EU
By Mark Galeotti
Putin’s referendum rigging is a sign of weakness
It is not that Putin necessarily wants to rule until he is 84
By Mark Galeotti
Laughing at the ineptitude of some Russian spies ignores how dangerous most are
The GRU is not a maverick service
By Mark Galeotti
