Russia

Speed Read The strike was the second-largest since Russia invaded in 2022

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 29 August 25

Podcast Plus, what can we learn from a new approach to urban renewal? And how much power rests with political spouses?

By The Week UK Published 29 August 25

The Explainer An estimated quarter of the nation – an area the size of England – is contaminated with landmines and unexploded shells from the war

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published 27 August 25

Speed Read President Vladimir Putin has no plans to meet with Zelenskyy for peace talks pushed by President Donald Trump

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 25 August 25

Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day

By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 22 August 25

In Depth Though Vladimir Putin has led Russia to a number of grisly military triumphs, they may have misled him when planning the invasion of Ukraine

By Mark Galeotti Published 18 August 25

Cartoons Friday’s political cartoons include Jeffrey Epstein files distractions, a Nobel Appeasement prize for Trump, and revisionist history in Washington DC

By The Week US Published 15 August 25

Podcast Plus, what does the use of North Korean and Indian labour tell us about the Russian war economy? And why have we all gone crazy for pickles?

By The Week UK Published 15 August 25

Speed Read The incursion may be part of Putin's efforts to boost his bargaining position

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 13 August 25

Today's Big Question Eight decades on from the first atomic bomb 'we have blundered into a new age of nuclear perils'

By The Week UK Published 6 August 25

Speed Read The president said he would raise tariffs on India for buying and selling Russian oil

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 5 August 25

Today's Big Question Despite economic malaise, Russia's currency is up 45% on the year

By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 28 July 25