Fierce critic of Putin and a former political opponent, Grigory Yavlinsky talks to Index about fear, lies and violence in today’s Russia

This is not a question whether the West would pay money to Russia or not. This is not a tool to stop a nuclear power of such a size like Russia

Grigory Yavlinsky’s comments for Sky News on the war threat

Russia’s Geopolitical Prospects

If there is a war between Russia and Ukraine and Russia tries to occupy Ukraine, this will be suicidal for Russia

Why the Americans suffered setbacks in Russia, Iraq and Afghanistan 

Putin’s article represents a clear illustration of the self-defeating nature of Russian foreign policy today – confrontation with the West and aggression towards Ukraine

How did it happen that the heads of the two largest nuclear powers had nothing to talk about at the negotiations except missiles?

To safeguard their democracies and restore their global standing, Western countries must demonstrate that they possess both the awareness and political will to confront the challenges they face

About the political system of modern Russia and its significance to the world