The invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has catapulted Russia from hard autoc­racy into dictatorship. The …

President Vladimir Putin escalated Russia's war on Ukraine in September 2022, announcing a partial mobilisation and …

and illegitimate. But even more importantly, contacts with critics of the war inside Russia must be maintained. …

Direct negotiations on a ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine broke down within just a few months. Today, Moscow …. Russia’s war diplomacy aims to weaken the "collective West" at the global level as part of its strategy to bring external … support for Ukraine to a halt. Ukraine is seeking to isolate Russia internationally. Meanwhile, Russia’s illegal war of …