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President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has come at huge economic costs. By conservative estimates, the Russian economy has taken a US$67 billion annual hit as a result of war expenses and the effects of economic sanctions. In the early stages of the invasion, some analysts put the costs even…

Five UK-based Bulgarians accused of spying for Russia to assist with abduction plots are due to stand trial next year, a court has heard.

Allies of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny say Russian authorities have searched the homes of three lawyers representing him, with one of them detained

Putin is later set to travel to China for a forum on Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative

Marina Ovsyannikova fled to France last year after criticising the Russian invasion

Ukraine says Russia’s failure to capture the city is a major blow to Putin’s plans

Claims that Russia could have been involved, Putin said, were ‘complete rubbish’

The world’s agreement to protect civilians was never perfect. But that’s no excuse for leaders in Russia, the US and the UK to row back from it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

MPs say climate crisis threatens the UK but more research and attention to the polar region is needed to better understand it

Suspension does not affect any Russians who are returning to compete as neutral athletes

“Today we had a busy day in your beautiful city of Odesa, which was dedicated to global and security issues,” Zelensky said