The Guardian view on Putin’s power games: fake democracy
Editorial: The Russian president cements his rule by simulating public choice, but he cannot extinguish hope of the real thing
August 2019
Observer special report
'We have to fight for our rights': is Russia ready to defy Putin?
Discontent and a push for political reforms have led to the largest protests in Moscow in almost a decade
May 2018
The Russian reality TV star who ran against Putin: ‘He has been a tsar for years’
Ksenia Sobchak polled just 1.6% in Russia’s election but she remains a divisive figure – to some a liberaliser who dreams of toppling the current regime, to others an establishment stooge. What’s her true agenda?
Europe needs a collective defence strategy to counter Russia
Guy Verhofstadt
We need to stand together against Putin. If we don’t, he will become emboldened in his war with our liberal democracies, says chief Brexit representative for the European parliament Guy Verhofstadt