The Latest Breaking News from Boris Akunin

Prominent Kremlin critics and ordinary Russians in self-exile blamed President Vladimir Putin for the "murder" of opposition leader Alexei Navalny Friday.

During President Vladimir Putin’s rule several of his vocal critics have died or been sentenced to lengthy jail terms.

London and Kyiv sign new security treaty during Sunak visit; Ukrainian spy chief says attacks on Crimea ‘just the beginning’

Renowned Russian writer Boris Akunin, who was declared a "terrorist" by Moscow and became the target of a criminal inquiry this week, says he fears the moves signal a new milestone in the country's history under Vladimir Putin.

The popular novelist has criticised Russia’s war on Ukraine and previously called Vladimir Putin a ‘deranged dictator’.

Popular author charged for allegedly ‘spreading fake information’ on Russian army amid crackdown on dissent

From TrueRussia.org, founded by Baryshnikov, prominent Russian writer Boris Akunin, and economist Sergey Guriev (all expats): The "Russian Federation," which has been taken over by a dictator, has unleashed a criminal war. This is a blow to all of us who belong to the Russian culture and who speak Russian.…

Detective fiction novelist Boris Akunin on the war, the cancellation of Russian culture, and a post-Putin future.

Ukraine war news from March 25: Russian general says Moscow will push to fully capture eastern region of Donbas.