The myth and memory of Yevgeny Prigozhin
The entrepreneur, trollmaster and mercenary impresario may be dead, but the myth is arguably stronger than ever
Sergei Shoigu
Sunday
Prigozhin’s bid for death or glory
His enemies in the military leadership had been progressively backing him into a corner
Friday
Why is Putin purging his generals?
As more and more senior Russian officers and generals are arrested on corruption charges, the rumor mill is in full spin
Friday
Putin and Xi's anti-West alliance is strengthening
Even before the Ukraine war, the balance in the relationship was moving towards China
Monday
What the Shoigu reshuffle means for Putin’s war machine
Andrey Belousov’s experience will be crucial to making the economy an essentially warfighting one
Monday
Why Russia's ‘king of the kickback’ was arrested
The deputy defense minister was well known for his lavish lifestyle
Monday
How likely is Putin to target the Paris Olympics?
France can expect an intensification of the Kremlin’s existing political warfare campaigns against it
Saturday
There’s no worse alternative to Putin
As the killing of Prigozhin indicates, he almost certainly is the worst ruler imaginable
Saturday
Igor Girkin’s arrest was a long time coming
From an early age he was clearly a man with blood on his hands, and in no great hurry to wash them
Saturday
Why Prigozhin rebelled
He is a violent ultranationalist who has repeatedly called for Russian society to be fully mobilized in order to crush Ukraine
Putin faces challenge from his own creation
Like Dr. Frankenstein and his monster, the creator is now locked in a struggle with his creation
Friday
Where’s Putin? The Russian leader is losing control
His absence has emboldened enemies to challenge his authority
Thursday
Putin is lining up a lengthy list of scapegoats for his war
Everyone except for Putin is at fault for Russian failures in Ukraine
Monday
Putin has made Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin eat his words
He is genuinely frustrated by Wagner’s losses in the slow grind across Bakhmut
Wednesday
What’s the truth about the Kremlin drone attack?
Ukraine has been developing longer-range drones and getting closer to Moscow
Monday
Who is behind the murder of Putin's propagandist?
Maxim Fomin was killed by a bomb in St. Petersburg Sunday night
Monday
Wagner's founder Evgeny Prigozhin is in a fight for his life
‘Sometimes our friends themselves behave in such a way that no enemies are needed,’ Putin’s spokesman said recently
Thursday
Russia will be sweating over its withdrawal from Kherson
As the front lines roll back, Crimea comes ever more clearly into play
Saturday
Kremlin crack-up: who’s out to get Putin?
Modern Russia is not just a security state but a state that has been taken over by its own security services
Wednesday
Even Putin knows he is losing
There is little evidence that the military can do what he’s asking of it