Irish politicians went against UK in voting for Russia’s return to Europe’s human rights watchdog

Russian leader talks about China, the Skripal poisoning and ‘Donald’ in wide-ranging interview

Russian president has ‘given his own money’ for icon in country’s military theme park

March used to honour slain Russian opposition leader and protest against Putin

The humiliation of Trump is the greatest revenge drama since ‘Hamlet’.

Kremlin officials hail meeting while warning to not expect any ‘breakthrough’ in Helsinki

Serving in opposition like ‘swimming in a pool without water’, says Yabloko Party chief

Russian officials register candidates for March 18th presidential election

Dangers abound in ‘the autumn of the autocracy’

Election to be held on day Russia celebrates annexation of Crimea from neighbour Ukraine

It’s 100 years since the Bolsheviks seized power but the Kremlin appears indifferent

Russia’s opposition leader gathers admirers at home but he may be no friend of the west

Jail terms of 11 to 20 years for Chechen Zaur Dadayev and four compatriot accomplices

Boris Nemtsov was shot dead by Chechen gunman on bridge near the Moscow Kremlin

Russian opposition leader was shot dead near Kremlin two years ago

Think tank says Russia would have targeted US president-elect due to links with oligarchs

Russia has a well-documented record of using kompromat to discredit Kremlin foes

On Christmas Day, 1991, Gorbachev ended the USSR and Boris Yelstin took power

The death of an empire

Former Soviet leader, critical of Putin and Russian society, has a complex legacy