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Friends like these: How the Taliban came to be Moscow’s strategic ally in Central Asia

Friends like these: How the Taliban came to be Moscow’s strategic ally in Central Asia

European Commissioner Kubilius: EU’s Article 42.7 on collective defense may be even more effective than NATO’s Article 5

European Commissioner Kubilius: EU’s Article 42.7 on collective defense may be even more effective than NATO’s Article 5

Serfdom for migrants: Why Russia’s new migration policy is so ineffective

Serfdom for migrants: Why Russia’s new migration policy is so ineffective

Friends like these: How the Taliban came to be Moscow’s strategic ally in Central Asia

Friends like these: How the Taliban came to be Moscow’s strategic ally in Central Asia

European Commissioner Kubilius: EU’s Article 42.7 on collective defense may be even more effective than NATO’s Article 5

European Commissioner Kubilius: EU’s Article 42.7 on collective defense may be even more effective than NATO’s Article 5

Serfdom for migrants: Why Russia’s new migration policy is so ineffective

Serfdom for migrants: Why Russia’s new migration policy is so ineffective

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Confession

“He saw a document — 19,500 losses from the Airborne Forces”: Confessions of a Russian headquarters sergeant who fled the front

Viktoriia Ponomareva
Viktoriia Ponomareva
“He saw a document — 19,500 losses from the Airborne Forces”: Confessions of a Russian headquarters sergeant who fled the front
Confession

“He was burning in the hallway, and they laughed”: Inside Russia’s systematic torture apparatus for Ukrainian POWs

TP
Tetiana Popova
“He was burning in the hallway, and they laughed”: Inside Russia’s systematic torture apparatus for Ukrainian POWs
Confession

“Trying to change Russia from within gets you nowhere”: Former TV Rain journalist Pyotr Ruzavin on serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The Insider
The Insider
“Trying to change Russia from within gets you nowhere”: Former TV Rain journalist Pyotr Ruzavin on serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Confession

“We were told we were developing antidotes”: The inner workings of the St. Petersburg lab where Novichok was tested

MK
Mikhail Kalinin
“We were told we were developing antidotes”: The inner workings of the St. Petersburg lab where Novichok was tested
Confession

“I delivered bags of money from Mogilevich to the police chief, and more for Orbán": Former Budapest gang member László Kovács tells all

The Insider
The Insider
“I delivered bags of money from Mogilevich to the police chief, and more for Orbán": Former Budapest gang member László Kovács tells all
Confession

“In Russia, you will atone for your guilt before Putin”: Stories of three Russians deported from the United States

MK
Mikhail Kalinin
“In Russia, you will atone for your guilt before Putin”: Stories of three Russians deported from the United States
Confession

“Programs about Christ followed by beatings half to death”: Kherson’s ex-mayor Volodymyr Mykolaienko on his years in Russian captivity

Viktoriia Ponomareva
Viktoriia Ponomareva
“Programs about Christ followed by beatings half to death”: Kherson’s ex-mayor Volodymyr Mykolaienko on his years in Russian captivity
Confession

“You must not show that you are afraid”: Tales of captivity in the Kremlin-controlled “People’s Republics”

Viktoriia Ponomareva
Viktoriia Ponomareva
“You must not show that you are afraid”: Tales of captivity in the Kremlin-controlled “People’s Republics”
Confession

“They forced me to cook, clean, and fulfill their sexual whims”: Testimony of a Ukrainian woman enslaved by Russian soldiers

DN
Daria Nilova
“They forced me to cook, clean, and fulfill their sexual whims”: Testimony of a Ukrainian woman enslaved by Russian soldiers
Confession

“This isn’t the Middle Ages, and we aren’t serfs”: Locals in Ukrainian-controlled parts of Donbas react to Putin’s territorial demands

AA
Arden Arkman
“This isn’t the Middle Ages, and we aren’t serfs”: Locals in Ukrainian-controlled parts of Donbas react to Putin’s territorial demands
Confession

Tracked down, coerced, threatened: How Russia hunts down deserters and forces them back to the front lines in Ukraine

Viktoriia Ponomareva
Viktoriia Ponomareva
Tracked down, coerced, threatened: How Russia hunts down deserters and forces them back to the front lines in Ukraine
Confession

“Thou shalt not idolize your motherland”: Russian Orthodox priests on the war in Ukraine and the degradation of their church

VM
Valentina Matrenina
“Thou shalt not idolize your motherland”: Russian Orthodox priests on the war in Ukraine and the degradation of their church
Confession

The Kremlin’s missionary: A former aide shares the secrets of the Russian Orthodox Church in Hungary

Anastasia Mikhaylova
Anastasia Mikhaylova
The Kremlin’s missionary: A former aide shares the secrets of the Russian Orthodox Church in Hungary
Confession

“Our people poisoned Navalny”: Former FSB officer on surveilling opposition figures and running black ops in Russia and Ukraine

MK
Mikhail Kalinin
“Our people poisoned Navalny”: Former FSB officer on surveilling opposition figures and running black ops in Russia and Ukraine
Confession

“We tried to leave as few buildings intact as possible”: Russian-speaking IDF soldiers on their service in Gaza

AL
Alexander Leonidovich
“We tried to leave as few buildings intact as possible”: Russian-speaking IDF soldiers on their service in Gaza
Confession

“Even if the war in Gaza ends, this hatred isn’t going anywhere”: Soviet-born émigré Jews speak out on the rise of antisemitism in the U.S.

AR
Anna Rudnitskaya
“Even if the war in Gaza ends, this hatred isn’t going anywhere”: Soviet-born émigré Jews speak out on the rise of antisemitism in the U.S.
Confession

“Nobody wants to help the army anymore”: Confessions from Russian pro-war volunteers

VM
Valentina Matrenina
“Nobody wants to help the army anymore”: Confessions from Russian pro-war volunteers
Confession

“If a colonel couldn’t do anything, what could I do?”: A Belarusian border guard’s confession

MK
Mikhail Kalinin
“If a colonel couldn’t do anything, what could I do?”: A Belarusian border guard’s confession
Confession

Those who stayed: Stories of Ukrainians who refuse to leave their war-torn towns and villages

DN
Daria Nilova
Those who stayed: Stories of Ukrainians who refuse to leave their war-torn towns and villages
Confession

“GRU officers do time for drugs, the police for protection rackets”: Inside Russia’s prison colony for crooked cops and spooks

Sergey Kanev
Sergey Kanev
“GRU officers do time for drugs, the police for protection rackets”: Inside Russia’s prison colony for crooked cops and spooks
Confession

“The president lives in his own reality”: Confessions of police officers and government officials in Russia’s borderlands

AU
Anastasia Ulyanova
“The president lives in his own reality”: Confessions of police officers and government officials in Russia’s borderlands
Confession

“Everyone wants me to pick a fight with my cousin”: Nate Vance on war, family politics, and the fight for Ukraine

The Insider
The Insider
“Everyone wants me to pick a fight with my cousin”: Nate Vance on war, family politics, and the fight for Ukraine
Confession

“They tied me to a chair with duct tape and started torturing me with electricity”: Testimonies of Ukrainian women abducted by Russia

The Insider
The Insider
“They tied me to a chair with duct tape and started torturing me with electricity”: Testimonies of Ukrainian women abducted by Russia
Confession

“If we got captured, we’d probably be executed”: Confessions of three foreign volunteers fighting for Ukraine

The Insider
The Insider
“If we got captured, we’d probably be executed”: Confessions of three foreign volunteers fighting for Ukraine
Confession

“In emigration, the war was all we ever talked about. In Russia, it’s bad form.” The life of activists who returned to their home country

Iva Tsoy
Iva Tsoy
“In emigration, the war was all we ever talked about. In Russia, it’s bad form.” The life of activists who returned to their home country
Confession

“The officer made it clear we were being deported”: How Trump’s anti-immigration policies impacted Russian asylum seekers

AK
Alex Kreyn
“The officer made it clear we were being deported”: How Trump’s anti-immigration policies impacted Russian asylum seekers
Confession

“Even if you feel opposition inside, you have to demonstrate support”: Confessions of teachers in Belgorod schools

AU
Anastasia Ulyanova
“Even if you feel opposition inside, you have to demonstrate support”: Confessions of teachers in Belgorod schools
Confession

“Photos of Putin and Kadyrov were in the dean’s office, like icons”: Russian students expelled for their anti-war views share their stories

Viktoriia Ponomareva
Viktoriia Ponomareva
“Photos of Putin and Kadyrov were in the dean’s office, like icons”: Russian students expelled for their anti-war views share their stories
Confession

“We ditched our uniforms and hid in a swamp”: Chechen POWs from “Akhmat” share their accounts from Kursk

MK
Mikhail Kalinin
“We ditched our uniforms and hid in a swamp”: Chechen POWs from “Akhmat” share their accounts from Kursk
Confession

“The only way to wash away the shame is with weapons”: Why Russian volunteers choose to fight for Ukraine

VK
Vasily Krestyaninov
“The only way to wash away the shame is with weapons”: Why Russian volunteers choose to fight for Ukraine
Confession

“Their shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ drowned out our footsteps as we approached from the back”: Confessions of Ukrainian scouts

MA
Maxim Akimov
“Their shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ drowned out our footsteps as we approached from the back”: Confessions of Ukrainian scouts
Confession

“For 72 days I was electrocuted, beaten, not allowed to eat or sleep”: how Russian convicts are driven to “meat-grinder assaults”

Viktoriia Ponomareva
Viktoriia Ponomareva
“For 72 days I was electrocuted, beaten, not allowed to eat or sleep”: how Russian convicts are driven to “meat-grinder assaults”
Confession

“They tied me to a tree and said: ‘We’re gonna put you down now.’ There were 30 bodies in a ditch nearby”: Confessions of a Russian deserter

The Insider
The Insider
“They tied me to a tree and said: ‘We’re gonna put you down now.’ There were 30 bodies in a ditch nearby”: Confessions of a Russian deserter
Confession

“Shreds of bodies hung from the branches”: Confessions of “meat grinder” assault veterans

Viktoriia Ponomareva
Viktoriia Ponomareva
“Shreds of bodies hung from the branches”: Confessions of “meat grinder” assault veterans
Confession

“Dying isn’t as bad as being a Russian POW”: Freed Ukrainian soldiers speak out about their time in Russian captivity

Viktoriia Ponomareva
Viktoriia Ponomareva
“Dying isn’t as bad as being a Russian POW”: Freed Ukrainian soldiers speak out about their time in Russian captivity
Confession

“We were handed envelopes with 'incentives' for delivering favorable results”: A Russian election official's confession

NK
Nadezhda Kolobaeva
“We were handed envelopes with 'incentives' for delivering favorable results”: A Russian election official's confession
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