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Failing Soviet utilities are in dire need of investment but the Kremlin is focused on defence spending
Krasnopillya in north-east Ukraine has become an escape route for those fleeing Russian-occupied regions
Bread factory hit with US sanctions for assembling UAVs used in Ukraine invasion
A catering magnate turned brutal mercenary stunned the world by staging the biggest insurrection of the Putin era
Rules aim to make it harder to circumvent measures to limit Kremlin revenues
Asset swap will hand oligarch cash in exchange for his stake in Austria’s Strabag construction firm
Vladimir Putin’s aim of disrupting the US-led international order is closely tied to his war of expansion in Ukraine
Putsch attempt was uncovered last year and was centred on storming parliament in Berlin
Business handed to warlord’s nephew has retained much of the French dairy group’s previous management
A rare look inside a covert Russian-led operation to get strategic technology protected by European export controls into the hands of the state
Giuliano da Empoli’s first novel is a fictional account of the Russian president’s rise, told through the eyes of a shadowy political adviser
Boosted oil revenues as a result of the Ukraine conflict have helped fund the Kremlin’s invasion — but not for much longer
Restrictions on country’s gasoline exports remain in place
Moscow’s ability to play the role of regional power broker has been hobbled by the invasion of Ukraine
Metals oligarch tells FT of his ‘surprise’ at performance of economy in wake of invasion of Ukraine
Shift in seaborne trade suggests Kremlin will benefit from rising prices despite west’s $60-a-barrel cap
Kremlin cites boosting ‘defence potential’ and integrating new regions for raising draft budget to $383bn
Bombardment comes hours after Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged UN to back his peace plan to end ‘genocidal’ war
Trip would be first to the east Asian country by Russian president since 2000 as ties deepen
Vladimir Putin signals talks with North Korea’s leader cover possible supply of weapons
Russia’s leader criticises cold war deployment of tanks to Hungary and Czechoslovakia
First time measures against businessman sanctioned over Ukraine have been revoked
Russian president once close to Wagner warlord stays away from ceremony as security forces keep public away
Belarus leader and Kremlin say Russian president was not involved in death of Prigozhin
Initial intelligence reports come as Russia’s president Vladimir Putin says Wagner leader is dead
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