Russia

We spoke to the Russian opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, and started by asking him what he made of video released today, showing Vladimir Putin dunking himself in ice-cold water to mark the Russian Orthodox day of Epiphany – a ceremony that supposedly symbolises a person cleansing themself of sin.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has spent five months in Berlin recovering from a poisoning attack, has been detained by police after arriving back in Moscow in the last hour. The Kremlin critic risks being arrested but told hoards of reporters on board his flight that he was “an innocent person” and he was…

Investigative group Bellingcat has said Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny tricked a Russian FSB state agent into revealing details of an attack on him with the nerve agent Novichok.

As congratulations to Joe Biden flooded in from around the world, there were exceptions – Russia, China and Turkey are yet to recognise the election result. From rejoining the Iran nuclear deal to dealing with nuclear-armed North Korea, the president-elect has his work cut out.

The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being treated in a hospital in Berlin – where he’s said to be in a stable condition.

Vladimir Kara-Murza is vice president of the Free Russia Foundation, an organisation opposed to Vladmir Putin’s government

Doctors in Russia have said the opposition leader Alexei Navalny can be flown to Germany for treatment.

We spoke to Bill Browder, an activist and businessman who has campaigned about Russian interference in international affairs.

Boris Johnson has denied that the Government “actively avoided” looking for evidence of Russian interference in the Brexit Referendum.

We spoke to Dominic Grieve, the former chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee.

Russian spies have been targeting organisations which are trying to develop a coronavirus vaccine in an effort to steal their research, according to security services in the UK, the United States and Canada.

As cases of coronavirus begin surging in Russia, with almost 28,000 infections and 232 deaths – President Putin has announced that the annual celebration of the victory over Nazi Germany on 9 May will be postponed.

Could the impeachment inquiry in Washington end up boosting Russian efforts to undermine American democracy? 

We speak to Mark Warner, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, about the ongoing investigation into alleged collusion between Donald Trump and Russia in the 2016 election.

Standing before Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin the French President warned old demons are resurfacing and condemned nationalism.