Russia’s elites are distancing themselves from Putin, even if they won’t revolt just yet, say analysts.

Russia’s elites are distancing themselves from Putin, even if they won’t revolt just yet, say analysts.
A Rostov native recalls Saturday’s spectacle as Moscow decides what to do with mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Ukraine war has produced ‘entitlement-carrying actors’ who have now clashed, moving the military action inside Russia.
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has angered Putin supporters as he stages mutiny against military command.
Russians reel from a rare drone attack which Putin says was aimed at civilian targets.
Ukraine’s president is denying claims that the eastern city is under Russian control after months of heavy battle.
Pro-Kremlin commentators are sure the drone attack was an attempt on Putin’s life. Liberals are less convinced.
The ex-Soviet allies have grown closer and Lukashenko’s dalliances with the West appear to be over, say analysts.
Almost 500 Russians have been charged under wartime censorship laws. We look at 12 cases.
A 12-year-old was punished over her anti-war artwork, the latest sign of a growing crackdown against young people.