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Evan Moffitt
‘Politics camouflaged as art’: Russia returns to the Venice Biennale

Sun 15 Mar 2026

‘Politics camouflaged as art’: Russia returns to the Venice Biennale
Isabel Coles
Zelensky offers to help Gulf states shoot down Iranian drones

Thu 5 Mar 2026

Zelensky offers to help Gulf states shoot down Iranian drones
Francisco Garcia
Prisoner or pariah: A bleak welcome awaits the young Briton who left home to fight Putin’s war

Tue 3 Mar 2026

Prisoner or pariah: A bleak welcome awaits the young Briton who left home to fight Putin’s war
Rogue Brits: Fighting for Putin

39 mins • S1, E349

Rogue Brits: Fighting for Putin
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Russia and Belarus are making an Olympic comeback. So much for the games’ core values

Fri 27 Feb 2026

Russia and Belarus are making an Olympic comeback. So much for the games’ core values
Russia’s war with Ukraine: four years on

10 mins • S1, E1305

Russia’s war with Ukraine: four years on
Zelenskyy accuses Putin of starting World War 3

29 mins • S1, E315

Zelenskyy accuses Putin of starting World War 3
Isabel Coles
Four years and no end in sight in for Ukraine’s existential struggle

Sun 22 Feb 2026

Four years and no end in sight in for Ukraine’s existential struggle
Bernard Gray
A warning from the future: where Putin will set his sights after Ukraine

Sun 22 Feb 2026

A warning from the future: where Putin will set his sights after Ukraine
Russia is accused of poisoning Alexei Navalny

31 mins • S1, E313

Russia is accused of poisoning Alexei Navalny
James Tapper
Deadly frog toxin killed Putin opponent Alexei Navalny in prison

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Deadly frog toxin killed Putin opponent Alexei Navalny in prison
Ian Thomson
The Soviet Union’s long goodbye

Wed 11 Feb 2026

The Soviet Union’s long goodbye
Liz Cookman
‘I try to sleep as much as possible, then you don’t notice the cold’

Mon 9 Feb 2026

‘I try to sleep as much as possible, then you don’t notice the cold’
Russia’s shadow war at sea

30 mins • S1, E345

Russia’s shadow war at sea
Matt Russell
Britain slow to act against Kremlin’s ‘shadow fleet’ of sanction-busting tankers

Tue 3 Feb 2026

Britain slow to act against Kremlin’s ‘shadow fleet’ of sanction-busting tankers
Isabel Coles
‘His missiles hit not only our people, but also the negotiation table’

Sat 24 Jan 2026

‘His missiles hit not only our people, but also the negotiation table’
Becky Pinnington
Russia’s ghost fleet gliding through Channel despite UK’s pledge to act

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Russia’s ghost fleet gliding through Channel despite UK’s pledge to act
The seized oil tankers

9 mins • S1, E1274

The seized oil tankers
How the US seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker

30 mins • S1, E302

How the US seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker
Andrei Soldatov
Russian people are numb to the deaths of their fathers and sons in Ukraine

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Russian people are numb to the deaths of their fathers and sons in Ukraine
Camille Corcoran
UK energy company linked to sanctioned oligarch sues Ukraine

Tue 30 Dec 2025

UK energy company linked to sanctioned oligarch sues Ukraine
Michael McFaul
‘Ukraine is not losing the war, but it cannot fight forever’

Tue 30 Dec 2025

‘Ukraine is not losing the war, but it cannot fight forever’
Isabel Coles
Zelensky stays hopeful on plan for peace ahead of Trump talks

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Zelensky stays hopeful on plan for peace ahead of Trump talks
Isabel Coles
Defiance and denial in besieged Sloviansk as residents resist surrender to Moscow

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Defiance and denial in besieged Sloviansk as residents resist surrender to Moscow
Steve Bloomfield
Putin has failed, says Finland’s leader, but shift in US strategy is a threat to peace

Mon 22 Dec 2025

Putin has failed, says Finland’s leader, but shift in US strategy is a threat to peace
Andrew Rawnsley
Time to sound the alarm: the United States no longer behaves like a friend

Sun 14 Dec 2025

Time to sound the alarm: the United States no longer behaves like a friend
Bernard Gray
Europe is beefing up its armies with military service schemes. Britain is unlikely to follow suit

Wed 10 Dec 2025

Europe is beefing up its armies with military service schemes. Britain is unlikely to follow suit
Netflix - Warner Bros

42 mins • S1, E294

Netflix - Warner Bros
The Observer leader
Putin is laughing at Europe

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Putin is laughing at Europe
Steve Bloomfield
Trump crowns himself world king… but kindly lets Russia and China rule their fiefdoms

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Trump crowns himself world king… but kindly lets Russia and China rule their fiefdoms
Isabel Coles
Starmer to host Zelensky and EU leaders for Ukraine talks

Sun 7 Dec 2025

Starmer to host Zelensky and EU leaders for Ukraine talks
Deborah Haynes
British fighting power is ‘a mirage’, say former defence secretaries

Thu 4 Dec 2025

British fighting power is ‘a mirage’, say former defence secretaries
Francisco Garcia
Ousted president seeking to tear up Bosnia’s delicate peace

Mon 1 Dec 2025

Ousted president seeking to tear up Bosnia’s delicate peace
Catherine Neilan
Pro-Kremlin posts attacked BBC after Panorama scandal

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Pro-Kremlin posts attacked BBC after Panorama scandal
Kim Willsher
France falls in line to ask its young to face Russian threat

Sun 30 Nov 2025

France falls in line to ask its young to face Russian threat
Liz Cookman
Loss of chief negotiator could see Zelensky play hardball over peace deal

Sun 30 Nov 2025

Loss of chief negotiator could see Zelensky play hardball over peace deal
Isabel Coles
Europe split over Putin’s frozen assets in race to hand Ukraine financial lifeline

Sat 29 Nov 2025

Europe split over Putin’s frozen assets in race to hand Ukraine financial lifeline
Liz Cookman
A peace deal could be imminent. It may not be a good one

Wed 26 Nov 2025

A peace deal could be imminent. It may not be a good one
The US-Russian peace plan for Ukraine

10 mins • S1, E1241

The US-Russian peace plan for Ukraine
Liz Cookman
Europeans rush to foil deal favouring Kremlin

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Europeans rush to foil deal favouring Kremlin
Catherine Neilan
More MEPs investigated over Russian bribes

Sun 23 Nov 2025

More MEPs investigated over Russian bribes
Ivo Daalder
Steve Witkoff’s peace plan is to hand Putin victory

Sun 23 Nov 2025

Steve Witkoff’s peace plan is to hand Putin victory
Russian spy ship near the UK

33 mins • S1, E288

Russian spy ship near the UK
Catherine Neilan
Anger as millions spent on Russian plane

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Anger as millions spent on Russian plane
Isabel Coles
Trump lets Orbán avoid sanctions on Russian oil

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Trump lets Orbán avoid sanctions on Russian oil
Paul Hayward
Abramovich complains about his money, but he is winning, even as a pariah

Sat 8 Nov 2025

Abramovich complains about his money, but he is winning, even as a pariah
Bernard Gray
In the dangerous game of nuclear poker, the US and Russia have the most to lose

Thu 6 Nov 2025

In the dangerous game of nuclear poker, the US and Russia have the most to lose
Alex Preston
Pussy Riot’s guide to Putin’s Russia

Tue 4 Nov 2025

Pussy Riot’s guide to Putin’s Russia
Mina Holland
Georgia on my mind

Sun 2 Nov 2025

Georgia on my mind
Bernard Gray
Russian ‘post-doomsday’ nuclear-powered missile escalates standoff with US

Sat 1 Nov 2025

Russian ‘post-doomsday’ nuclear-powered missile escalates standoff with US
The Observer leader
Use Russia's money to defend Ukraine

Mon 27 Oct 2025

Use Russia's money to defend Ukraine
James Tapper
Climate change clears northern route for first container ship

Sun 26 Oct 2025

Climate change clears northern route for first container ship
Nina Kuryata
Russian ‘blood money’ may be seized to pay for Ukraine’s defence

Thu 23 Oct 2025

Russian ‘blood money’ may be seized to pay for Ukraine’s defence
Bernard Gray
Former Nato chief warns Russia is at war with UK

Tue 14 Oct 2025

Former Nato chief warns Russia is at war with UK
Europe vs. Russian drones

8 mins • S1, E1204

Europe vs. Russian drones
Nina Kuryata
Four nations threatened – Nato scrambles over Russian provocation

Sun 28 Sept 2025

Four nations threatened – Nato scrambles over Russian provocation
Ivo Daalder
How serious is the Russian threat to Europe?

Sun 28 Sept 2025

How serious is the Russian threat to Europe?
Miles Ellingham
Art, raves and four-minute warnings: 24 hours in Kyiv

Fri 26 Sept 2025

Art, raves and four-minute warnings: 24 hours in Kyiv
Nina Kuryata
The Russians are coming – will someone tell Trump?

Thu 18 Sept 2025

The Russians are coming – will someone tell Trump?

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