Does Evan Gershkovich’s quick trial suggest a Russia-US prisoner swap is close?
Russian court cases often drag on for months but speed of US journalist’s trial may be sign that long-discussed exchange is in the offing
June 2024
Skripals ask not to appear at Salisbury novichok poisoning inquiry
Former Russian spy Sergei and his daughter, Yulia, fear for their safety if they give evidence at hearing into death of Dawn Sturgess, says barrister
February 2024
Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine was ‘moral corpse’, says Moscow
The mysterious, violent and unsolved deaths of Putin’s foes and critics
September 2023
UK government’s refusal to confirm Skripal spy role is ‘surreal’, lawyers say
Michael Mansfield KC criticises argument for restriction orders before inquiry into 2018 novichok poisoning of Dawn Sturgess
August 2023
Twenty years of ruthlessness: how Russia has silenced Putin’s opponents
From poisonings to shootings to falls from windows and now possibly plane crashes, Kremlin has been accused of numerous lethal attacks
April 2023
Inquiry into novichok death of Dawn Sturgess to begin in autumn 2024
Exclusive: Date set for start of long-awaited hearing into Wiltshire woman’s 2018 poisoning
November 2022
Family of novichok victim raise concerns at lack of inquiry start date
Lawyers for relatives of Dawn Sturgess, who was killed in Wiltshire in 2018, call for process to be speeded up
August 2022
Russian TV news head hints at country’s role in Skripal poisoning
Editor of state-owned RT network Margarita Simonyan appears to contradict Kremlin position in post about Darya Dugina killing
July 2022
Boris Johnson and the Lebedevs: how I exposed the prime minister’s defining scandal
The ties between the PM and an ex-KGB officer, first revealed in the Observer three years ago, could be Johnson’s lasting legacy
June 2022
Russia’s ‘illegals’: the deep-cover spies who can be both clumsy and dangerous
An attempt to infiltrate the ICC draws attention to a scheme launched in the cold war era, active from New York to Salisbury
May 2022
TV review
Once Upon a Time in Londongrad review – a blazing fireball that could topple our democracy
This true-crime documentary looks at 14 London deaths that point the finger at Putin – and how our weak governance has led to a shady system that threatens the very rule of law
March 2022
Putin has already deployed a chemical weapon. In Salisbury
Carole Cadwalladr
Keir Starmer’s clarity on foreign policy will restore trust in Labour
Ben Nunn
December 2021
Roman Abramovich gains EU citizenship via Portuguese passport
Billionaire owner of Chelsea qualifies under Portugal’s naturalisation scheme for descendants of Sephardic Jews
November 2021
Novichok death of Dawn Sturgess to be examined by public inquiry
Existing investigation to be upgraded to allow judge to hear more evidence and probe involvement of Russia
May 2021
Officer poisoned in novichok attack sues Wiltshire police
Nick Bailey begins action over trauma he continues to suffer three years after exposure to nerve agent
April 2021
Bulgarian prosecutors allege Russian links to arms depot explosions
Foreign ministry claims it has established a connection between six Russian nationals and the explosions
Only 10% of Russian spy operations in Europe uncovered, says former MI6 chief
Sir John Sawers made comment after praising Czech authorities for publishing identities of suspects in 2014 munitions dump explosion
Dominic Raab: UK fully supports Czech hunt for Skripal suspects
Foreign secretary hints he believes same Russian cell behind Salisbury poisoning and Czech explosion
