Karl McDonald

The United States are close allies of Taiwan, but no quite close enough to have full diplomatic relations

Rail tracks used to supply the Kremlin’s army have been wrecked and enlistment offices burnt by BOAK, the shadowy group of anarcho-communists

France’s cheap nuclear energy will insulate many of its consumers from rising bills, but the system isn’t perfect, says expert Renaud Foucart

With his distinctive bearded appearance and fascist, Russian imperialist beliefs, the political philosopher has been labelled ‘Putin’s brain’, Now his daughter has been killed in a car bombing

Maiia Habruk reflects on how Irina’s return to her destroyed house and Olena’s escape from Mariupol inform her view of her country’s future

Russia’s energy ‘blackmail’ comes down to a bet that Europe’s resolve will crack this winter. Its leaders are rushing to ensure that doesn’t happen

Russia’s neighbours want tourism to end - but some in the EU want to keep the door open to dissidents and others

Vehicles with a ‘V’ have replaced the ubiquitous ‘Z’ as Moscow rushes to redeploy troops in the face of Ukrainian attack

The wholesale price cap is ‘designed in a way that Russia finds itself worse off under a gas delivery stop than complying with the price cap’

‘They will get into money lending, loan sharking, pressuring businesses. It’s old-fashioned stuff but that’s what happens’