Arrest of opposition filmmaker Andrey Gnyot is seen as a test for Belgrade’s allegiances
Next year’s budget signals Kremlin’s readiness to fight a long war in Ukraine
Also in this newsletter: bloc and UK plan the first joint summit post Brexit
A visual guide to the war
Russian president ratchets up threats as Ukraine’s Nato allies consider supplying Storm Shadow missiles
Key articles on Russia and Ukraine’s battle tactics
Putin faces constraints in responding to possible expanded US and allied military support for Ukraine
Potentially allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles on targets in Russia is latest in a series of ‘salami tactics’
A legal review of rehabilitations combines propaganda with an insatiable impulse to rewrite Russian history
Four suspects held in ‘multi-threaded’ probe into assaults against Russian dissidents as rift opens in opposition ranks
Staff of late Alexei Navalny accuse another dissident of ordering assault on one of their own
Also in this newsletter: EU asylum applications stable amid frenzied immigration debate
Moscow claims it is retaking territory occupied by Kyiv, but Putin has not shifted forces away from Donetsk
Moscow’s move comes ahead of talks between Keir Starmer and Joe Biden on war in Ukraine
Biden and Starmer to meet in Washington as Putin warns of risk of war with Nato
A mix of propaganda, payouts and prison are keeping the Russian population quiet
Move in retaliation over sanctions could affect western nuclear reactors, many of which rely on Russian supplies
Russian authorities have long pushed message that the full-scale invasion of Ukraine is far away from everyday life
Delivery of weaponry to Moscow marks ‘dramatic escalation’ in war against Ukraine, warn Kyiv and western officials
Fighting will drag on while the prospects for diplomacy remain slim
US expansion could play an important role in bringing China and Russia back to the negotiating table
Russia confident Ulan Bator will not act despite being an International Criminal Court member
Mette Frederiksen says Copenhagen is also pushing EU for more action against Russia’s ‘shadow’ fleet
From combat orders to air-raid alerts, app is now vital for both Russian and Ukrainian troops and civilians
French police allege that messaging app led by Pavel Durov has not done enough to tackle criminal activity
