Joshua Yaffa

Alexander Molochnikov’s short film reinterprets an act of protest that called attention to the invasion of Ukraine, and led to the imprisonment of Sasha Skochilenko, a young Russian artist, in 2023.

In 1978, Václav Havel, the Czech playwright, dissident, and future President, wrote an essay, distributed clandestinely, that tells of a greengrocer

How Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out espionage, arson, and other attacks across Europe.

Russia’s President is profiting from rising oil prices, but he’s also facing a hard new reality: he’s no longer the lead disruptor of the postwar global order.

Joshua Yaffa The New Yorker Russia's President is profiting from rising oil prices, but he's also facing a hard new reality: he's no longer the lead disruptor of the postwar global order.

Drone attacks, internet blackouts, and a sudden downturn in the economy have led some prominent Russians to start openly questioning their President's grip on power.

Drone attacks, internet blackouts, and a sudden downturn in the economy have marked one of the worst stretches for Vladimir Putin since the start of the war in Ukraine.

Long-range drone and missile strikes on Russian soil have shifted the balance of the war in Ukraine—will they be enough to end it?

Human-rights groups estimate that more than ten thousand Ukrainian civilians have disappeared into the Russian prison system. This is the story of one cell.

From the daily newsletter: More than 10,000 Ukrainian civilians are estimated to have disappeared into the Russian prison system. This is the story of one cell.